At least 15 Auckland beaches now carry ‘do not swim’ alerts.

Tauranga mayor confirms reports of slips at Mount Maunganui from as early as 5am.

Families held a dawn karakia as crews continued recovery efforts into day two.

‘We use those hot pools and we can walk around the Mount … it’s devastating.’

The Broncos say they view their player’s hit as a staged promotional video.

Jack Hargreaves is alleged to have fatally shot his brother, Joshua, last year.

Free or subsidised gym memberships are being pledged by the South Australian Greens as part of their 2026 election push.

Greens MP Robert Simms said the move would be a national first and a way for South Australians to embrace healthy living.

The policy is already in practice in the country of Malta.

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Under the proposal, people in the state aged 18 to 25 will have access to a $250 voucher per year.

The Greens estimate 96,000 people would take up the offer at a cost of $6 million per year.

"There is also a real economic benefit for gyms and local sporting clubs, many of those really struggled during COVID," Simms said.

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Proposed as an extension to the already offered kids sports vouchers, the money can also be used to subsidise other sporting club memberships like football and netball, a move the party believes will be welcome in a cost-of-living crisis

"Being able to join a gym or a sporting club is becoming a bit of a luxury," Simms said.

Trainers believing the policy goes beyond physical wellbeing and is important in improving mental health in young South Australians

"I've noticed in the younger generation, they are very up and down and having a consistent routine working on that can be very beneficial," trainer Sundi Sinouvassane said.

The Greens hope the policy will be adopted by the major party leaders Peter Malinauskas and Ashton Hurn.

"Both Mali and Ashton Hurn are both sports mad, I hope this is an idea they match," Simms said.

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TikTok has finalised the deal that will prevent it from being banned in the US just one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump.

Trump vowed to ban the popular video app during his first term in office, a promise which former president Joe Biden made good on.

In 2024 he signed a law that gave TikTok two choices; remove the US version of the app out from under Chinese parent company ByteDance, or it would be banned nationwide.

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TikTok's more than 200 million American users got a taste of what the ban would look like early last year, when the app briefly went dark in the US.

That is, until Trump kicked off his second term by bringing the app back.

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He has since repeatedly delayed the enforcement of Biden's law and in doing so, given TikTok ample time to secure an American buyer to take over its US assets.

The last extension he gave had a deadline of January 23, 2026 – and the deal came in just under the wire today.

A majority American-owned joint venture has been established to take over TikTok's US assets and create a new US version of the app.

"The majority American-owned joint venture will operate under defined safeguards that protect national security through comprehensive data protections, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurances for US users," the group said, via CNN.

The group's leadership team will include chief executive Adam Presser and chief security officer Will Farrell, both of whom have worked with TikTok before.

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It will also be overseen by a board including TikTok US chief executive Shou Chew and a number of representatives from investment firms in the US and abroad.

Major investors include Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX.

TikTok signed the deal handing over its US user data and most of its US operations last month.

More details are expected to emerge about the deal and how it will affect US TikTok user experience in the days and weeks to come.

Trump told reporters in September last year that he would make the US-controlled TikTok "100 per cent MAGA" if he felt he could.

He has yet to comment on the deal's finalisation.

A former high school swimming coach accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in exchange for a gift card has been released on bail.

Jayden Brian, 31, dropped his head in relief as the decision was handed down in Melbourne Magistrates Court today.

The former Methodist Ladies' College swimming coach allegedly connected with the 13-year-old girl over the social media app Snapchat in September 2025.

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He is accused of posing as a 14-year-old boy and sending increasingly explicit messages to the girl, including a video of himself masturbating.

Police allege Brian then organised to meet up with the child to have sex in exchange for cigarettes and alcohol.

He is accused of kissing and sexually touching the victim in his car on September 25 before giving her a $50 Amazon gift card.

The girl reported the incident to her friends and sister before making a formal complaint to the police two days later.

Brian was arrested, and officers allegedly found child abuse material on his devices, including on his MLC-issued iPad.

He was charged with nine offences, including intentional sexual touching of a child aged under 16, grooming and possessing child abuse material.

Brian was remanded in custody in October but made a bid for bail in Melbourne Magistrates Court last week.

In handing down her decision today, magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz accepted that the allegations were serious and the prosecution's case was strong.

She noted the alleged victim had made a recorded statement to the police, and Brian had admitted it was his email address and Snapchat handle found in the alleged offending.

The 13-year-old girl was clearly a vulnerable young person, and her safety needed to be considered when assessing Brian's risk, Mykytowycz said.

But the magistrate found that a series of very strict bail conditions could reduce that risk to an acceptable level.

They included a 10pm to 6am curfew and a prohibition on using a smartphone or any social media or dating profiles.

He is also banned from stalking the alleged victim, engaging in any predatory behaviour towards her or going near where she lives or attends school.

Brian, who no longer works for MLC, is also prohibited from contacting any current or previous students.

The 31-year-old, who was watching the hearing on a video link from prison, only spoke to confirm he understood his bail conditions.

He is due to return to court in February.

Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

For under 25s: Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800.

Barron Trump, son of the US president, contacted police in London last year after witnessing an alleged assault on a female friend while he and the woman were on a video call, a British court has been told.

A transcript of Trump's emergency call was shown during the trial of Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT), the PA Media news agency reported.

Rumiantsev is accused of assault, actual bodily harm, two counts of rape, intentional strangulation and perverting the course of justice. He denies all charges. Rumiantsev's legal counsel declined to comment when reached by CNN.

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On Wednesday, the woman told the court that Trump's intervention had helped stop Rumiantsev from killing her, according to British media reports.

"He helped save my life. That call was like a sign from God at that moment," she said, the British newspaper Metro reported.

Rumiantsev's legal counsel told the court that the woman's claims were a "complete fabrication," suggesting that the defendant had restrained her due to the fact that she was being "angry and violent," Metro reported.

Trump, now 19, called the police after speaking to the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on January 18, 2025, the court heard, PA Media reported.

"I'm calling from the US, I just got a call from a girl… she's getting beat up," Trump said, according to the transcript of his call with police.

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"This was happening about eight minutes ago. I just figured out how to, how to call someone. It's really an emergency."

Police investigating the allegations later asked Trump if he would be willing to provide a witness statement. Trump wrote in an email to police that what he saw was "very brief indeed but indeed prevalent," the court was told on Thursday.

"I didn't expect her to pick up due to the time difference," Trump wrote in an email sent May 2, 2025.

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"The phone was picked up," he added.

"The individual who answered was a shirtless man with darkish hair. This view lasted maybe one second… then the view flipped to the victim," said Trump, who added that the woman had told him "that this individual was giving her difficulty for a long time".

Police replied to Trump's email, jurors were told, but did not receive a response to that or follow-up correspondence sent on July 1.

The trial continues. CNN has contacted the White House for comment.

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Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

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