Tapanui man believed to have been shot while hunting on Stewart Island

Monday 7 July 2025 · 7 outlets · 6 reports · updated Mon 7 Jul 2025, 1:35pm

Jock Davies, a 21-year-old from Tapanui, was reportedly shot and killed while hunting near Lords River on Saturday. Police are investigating the incident, which was reported around midday. Davies was a childhood cancer survivor.

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1. RNZMon 7 Jul 2025, 11:35am

   Man who died while hunting on Stewart Island was shot, RNZ understands (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldMon 7 Jul 2025, 11:58am

   Dead Stewart Island hunter understood to have been shot (opens in new tab)

3. Otago Daily TimesMon 7 Jul 2025, 12:43pm

   Otago child cancer survivor believed to be man shot (opens in new tab)

   • Man believed to be shot in Stewart Island hunting death (opens in new tab) Mon 7 Jul 2025, 12:43pm
4. StuffMon 7 Jul 2025, 1:23pm

   Tapanui man Jock Davies shot and killed in Stewart Island hunting incident (opens in new tab)

5. The PressMon 7 Jul 2025, 1:35pm

   Man shot dead in Stewart Island hunting trip was 21 years old (opens in new tab)

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