Now, he’s had his licence cancelled by the Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority after it found him guilty of misconduct and unsuitable to work in the security industry. Stewart admitted to making the video but claimed he didn’t mean for it to go public, and that the white powder was actually just Panadol and flour. Authority head Trish McConnell said that while the video was filmed outside of work hours, Stewart was in full uniform with his employer’s company name and logo visible. “It was clear during the hearing that Mr Stewart is not currently suitable to return to security work,” she said. Jeremy Wilkinson is an Open Justice reporter based in Manawatū, covering courts and justice issues with an interest in tribunals.

A memorial ceremony for young landslide victim Max Furse-Kee will be livestreamed, his mother said on Sunday, to remember an impactful life cut short. The teenager died, along with his girlfriend 15-year-old Sharon Maccanico and four others, after a landslide struck a Mt Maunganui campground on Thursday 22 January. Max's family was now trying to come to terms with life without him, his mother Hannah Furse said in a statement on Sunday. "We take great comfort in knowing that Max spent his final days with Sharon, someone he loved so deeply, and with her family, who loved him too." "We have seen how deeply this has affected everyone involved, and your compassion and kindness will help carry us through the days ahead."

One of many friend requests on social media that Sarah received over the years. “All I’ve wanted to do is just live my life.”Following the discovery of the affair, Sarah left her husband and unsuccessfully applied for a restraining order against the woman. She also attempted to get a restraining order through the civil jurisdiction in 2023, but was unsuccessful. The undertaking also meant the woman could not make social media accounts in the name of the victim or her children. Sarah told NZME after the sentencing that as a victim, it felt like a small win.

So, what’s a reverse mortgage? A reverse mortgage converts home equity into spending money in retirement. So, to really benefit from property wealth in retirement, there are two mainstream choices: sell up, or take out a reverse mortgage. How would taking out a reverse mortgage make your lives better? Talk through your options with them, regardless, including alternatives if a reverse mortgage doesn’t fit.

So Hipkins can’t be blamed for trying to seize the moment. Regardless of whether you think the climate really is changing - or whether you think a changing climate was the reason for the slip - you can’t debate the cost. Climate change or not, we are forking out huge amounts of money to fix up what the weather is doing to this country. Some $4 billion for the Auckland Anniversary Day floods and Cyclone Gabrielle within weeks of each other in 2023. The recovery efforts for those lost during a landslip at Mount Maunganui continue around the clock, with teams working through thick, muddy conditions.

CCTV image of a blood-smeared man during a violent incident in Mt Wellington in which an armed intruder was fatally stabbed in August 2024. Parts of the “furious and frenzied” patio attack were captured on CCTV. Mobile phone footage played at the murder trial showed the moment Finauga Faatoia stormed the couple's Mt Wellington bedroom armed with a large 'survival knife'. Photo / SuppliedThe court heard the boyfriend stabbed Faatoia from behind to protect his girlfriend, later telling police, “I stabbed his throat out. As the boyfriend stomped, kicked and stabbed Faatoia, the girlfriend admitted yelling, “Get him, get him before he gets us”.

Photo: ODT filesOne person has died and another is in a serious condition after a crash in Glenorchy this morning, prompting a "firm message" from Southern police. Police staff, including the Serious Crash Unit, are at the scene and the road is partially blocked. The message follows a tragic weekend, with two fatal crashes in Southern District between 7am Friday and 7am this morning. The other fatal crash occurred in Port Chalmers, while there were critically injuries in an Outram crash and serious injuries in a motorcycle accident near St Bathans. It is expected to significantly increase traffic volumes throughout the wider Southern District.

Weather: Auckland to get sticky 20C night while South Island braces for heavy rainAucklanders are being advised to be considerate of their colleagues as they return to work tomorrow, with a hot, sticky – and potentially sleepless – night in store. The City of Sails is forecast to reach 29C tomorrow, with an overnight temperature tonight of 20C, which MetService meteorologist Clare O’Connor said could make getting a good sleep rather difficult. “Be extra nice to everyone tomorrow morning when you get into work, because there may not be a lot of sleeping going on with those temperatures.”Today, conditions across the country are mostly fine apart from Northland, Fiordland and Southland, which are expected to get rain.

But my dad saw it happen, along with thousands of others, and with those thousands of others, went to help the stricken Americans. Just not cricketI watched the third T20 cricket game between India and New Zealand on Sunday night until 1am on Monday. Very exciting but completely strange, as New Zealand took the first India wicket before India scored their first run. Of course, India soon recovered well for an enormous win at exactly the end of the 10th over of New Zealand batting. So, it is no longer a T20 but surely should be called a T10 from now on, perfect common sense.

Kiwi teenager Sam Ruthe has smashed the U18 world record for the mile and put the athletics world on notice with a phenomenal run at an indoor meet in Boston. Ruthe's time is also the 11th quickest run indoors by any athlete, although he is still 3.70sec outside the extraordinary world record posted a year ago by Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Sam Ruthe breaks the New Zealand indoor mile record in Boston. Ruthe said it was his first race on an indoor track, as New Zealand didn't have them. The Boston race is the first of four of the mile races Ruthe plans to contest this month, before returning to New Zealand for the national championships in early March.

Extensive damage to the roof of Fiordland Lodge could be seen this morning. Photo: SuppliedOne of the owners of the five-star Fiordland Lodge hit by a major fire last night says she's relieved everyone got out "safe and well". Fenz assistant commander Nic McQuillan said they had contained the fire to one wing of Fiordland Lodge, but work was continuing to suppress a flare-up and monitor hotspots this morning. Fiordland Lodge has 10 suites, a restaurant and bar and has hosted numerous celebrities, including Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, Virat Kohli and Peter Jackson. Imperium Collection also own multiple hotels in the Queenstown area, including Eichardt's Hotel, The Spire and Pacific Gem.

Ethan Vickery, co-founder of Kai Co Supermarket at the Redwood Supa Centre in Christchurch. “I think we’ve increased our grocery lines by 30% in the three weeks we’ve been open.”It has taken a huge effort to get this far. Ethan Vickery (right) and his uncle Steve (left) at Kai Co supermarket at the Redwood Supa Centre in Christchurch. I think I squealed when she got to my calves.”Ethan Vickery and his father Shane ahead of opening the independent Christchurch supermarket Kai Co in the Northwood Supa Centre. Dad is really good at fixing stuff and he’s quite good with the legal stuff.

File photo: Getty ImagesTwelve-month prescriptions for long-term medications take effect from today. Patients can now get a script for up to 12 months of medication - up from three - with their doctor's permission. People with 12-month prescriptions will still need to collect their medication every three months, so the changes will not reduce their overall number of visits. "There has been a decline in the number of pharmacies in New Zealand, and there's a serious workforce issue. "Be kind to your pharmacy if you're popping in to talk about a 12-month script and what to expect, because we're all under a lot of pressure at the moment."

He is writing from an American perspective, but the same is true from our view in New Zealand. This week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said New Zealand would not be joining Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza “in its current form”. There is, of course, nothing for New Zealand to gain by admonishing Trump’s idea. We have been lucky enough to have lived in a post-Cold War world where there was just one true superpower. And with it the rules-based order that accompanied it, first established after World War II.

NZ Herald Morning News Update | At least 200 dead in mine collapse in Congo, boat capsizes in Akaroa, Israel kills 28 in Gaza strike. Video / NZ HeraldBy RNZTwelve-month prescriptions for long-term medications take effect from Sunday. Patients can now get a script for up to 12 months of medication – up from three – with their doctor’s permission. People with 12-month prescriptions will still need to collect their medication every three months, so the changes will not reduce their overall number of visits. Some have previously told RNZ that explaining the changes, and getting used to a new system, will only add to their already heavy workload when staff are in short supply.