High fives on landing on the ice gave way to “an overwhelming sense of peace” for retired Inspector Stuart Leighton, back in Antarctica for the first time in 40 years to commemorate the crash...More
This is the first of a series of four stories commemorating Operation Overdue, the New Zealand Police response to the crash of Air NZ Flight TE901 in...More
They started body recovery at 2am on December 4.
Before that Greg, Stu and new arrival Constable Bruce Thompson had to sit out a storm which saw a temperature...More
Evidence wasn’t what they were there to look for, but Constable Stu Leighton knew he’d found something significant the moment he picked up the black folder, metres...More
The second phase of Operation Overdue - identifying the victims, liaising with families and repatriating remains - involved 10 times as many police as the ice phase...More
“I wanted to earn my way into college and earn my right to be a cop. I had to pass the same tests as everyone else. Yes, my hand doesn’t work the same as everyone else...More
