Alfred Helge Hansen, 82, and Gaye Carole Hansen, 81 were found dead in their Waitākere paddock by their son who went looking for them after he hadn’t heard from the pair, family spokesman Dean Burrell said.
“Unfortunately, they both lost their lives in a tragic accident. They are nice people and didn’t deserve this,” Burrell said yesterday.
“Everyone’s in shock as to what’s happened. They’re very upset. I feel like I was dreaming it actually, it was a bit of shock, being told what had happened and I just didn’t believe it.”
Burrell’s father had phoned him to tell him the news.
The couple ran sheep, chicken and cattle on their Anzac Valley Rd hobby farm.