A year after the accident, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) filed two charges against Skydive Auckland Ltd, and two against the company’s director, Tony Green. At the time, Green said: “Skydive Auckland broke no rules, no regulations and did nothing outside its mandate on that jump and they know that”. A CAA spokeswoman said Skydive Auckland had pleaded guilty to an offence under the Civil Aviation Act, which carried a maximum penalty of $100,000. He said the Health and Safety at Work Act charges against Skydive Auckland were also withdrawn, leaving one Civil Aviation Act charge against the company. “I probably won’t entertain beach jumps again.”Sarah-Jane Bayram died in a skydiving accident on March 10, 2022 off Muriwai.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 23, 2026 19:00 UTC