Michael Tamatea had just knocked off his shift cooking at a Levin restaurant and headed to the pub next door. Twelve hours later he was found dead at a beach 15 minutes` drive away. Read...

You probably share your password for Netflix. Or a delivery service. Maybe you’ve got a group or joint email address, too.  Many people stop there. But others go further—as far as sharing the password to a personal email address or even a bank account. And that’s dangerous territory. Why? Trust is fragile. The people closest to you can change. (Just ask divorce lawyers.)  But possibly far worse—our kids are picking up the wrong messages from our habits. As adults, we understand the risks of password sharing. Someone could lose the account info, causing a lockout. Or someone could get angry and change the password, also causing a lockout. Many of us calculate this risk and decide that a streaming service can be written off, but not a personal email address that ties our entire online life together. But our kids may not yet have the tools or life experience (or both) to distinguish between a true friend and a friend-for-now. Or even be able to predict who will remain a good friend through life’s changes. They may know to choose a good password (I recently heard Ayelet Biger-Levin, CEO of RangersAI, say in an RSAC Conference panel that fifth-graders can instantly list reasons for why to choose a strong password), but not why they shouldn’t give access to their email address to their best friend. So how can you help your kids build better habits? By doing these things in your own life: Keep your personal email account secure and private with a strong, unique password that you don’t share with anyone. Memorize it, even if you also use a password manager. Have at least one bank account that you alone control. Creating emergency access for these private accounts, in case you’re incapacitated or die. For example, Google has its Inactive Account Manager feature, and Apple lets you set a Legacy Contact. Many password managers also let you designate contacts with emergency access. Most importantly, walk your kids through what they could stand to lose. Biger-Levin says when initially asked, fifth-graders don’t think they have anything important to lose. But after discussing it longer, they realize they have messages, photos, and other things they wouldn’t want others to see or use against them. You do, too. Read...

The street racer said he had written apology letters to people disrupted by the event and was selling the now impounded car he used to do a burnout. Read...

An illegal street racer says he`s formally apologised to many residents and wants to sell his impounded car. Read...

At the street race 10 people were arrested and seven were injured. Read...

Six people appeared in the Levin District Court on Wednesday facing charges in relation to the incident. Read...

Those taking part in a large boy racer gathering that erupted into a riot on Levin’s main street are being accused of deliberately trying to incite and provoke violence. Read...

Hundreds of people and cars descended on the Horowhenua town on Friday night, driving recklessly and disrupting the community, Bernie Wanden said. Read...

Last year a gathering of more than 200 people and cars turned violent, with a crowd blocking the town`s main street and projectiles thrown at police. Read...

This time last year, a gathering of more than 200 people and cars turned violent, with a crowd blocking the town`s main street and officers reporting projectiles were thrown at them. Read...