The two people found dead after a shooting at a rural Wairarapa home yesterday were Jody Ratima and James Teddy.
A person at the Masterton-Castlepoint Rd home called 111 just after 5am to say there had been a gunshot and one person had been killed.
The armed offenders squad descended upon the rural area, arriving to discover a double tragedy - the couple both lay dead inside the house.
Ratima was 48 and Teddy 54.
Officers were met outside by three adults, all in their mid 20s, when they arrived.