Ordinary individuals find extraordinary courage. On 13 -- 14 November 1990 that madness came in the shape of a lone gunman having a rifle, a little New Zealand beachfront city, into Aramoana. As he stalked his victims that the confused and terrified residents were trapped for twenty four hours while a handful of under-armed and under-resourced local policemen risked their lives attempting to find him and save the survivors. Based on true events.