From the outside, the Bain family seemed to have settled into a new life in Dunedin.

Eldest son David was on a new path, while sister Laniet appeared to have given up prostitution and Arawa was thriving as a budding teacher.

But in the six months before the shootings, cracks began to emerge.

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