He said his jump at the Funny Farm skydiving facility was normal until the last ten metres, when he overcorrected his landing and hit the ground at high speed.

“It’s every parent’s worst nightmare,” said Sheralee 7News.

“I begged him not to do it. It’s hard enough when my husband does it.”

Brett, who is himself an experienced skydiver with over 15,000 jumps, said 7News His son did everything he could to make the skydiving safe.

The Daily Mail said Newman was born in Taupō and lives in Brisbane.

According to his social media content, Newman was an experienced skydiver.

Newman worked at the indoor skydiving facility iFLY in Brisbane. The company said it was “incredibly sad” about his death.

Cody Mason, a close friend of Newman, started a Gofundme campaign that has raised over $16,000.

“(Newman) was a man who dared to push boundaries and whose heart was set on reaching the world,” Mason wrote on the site.

“(Newman) has been my best friend for 20 years, he’s my brother and it breaks my heart to be in this situation.”

Other friends on social media remembered Newman as “adventurous and fearless” and said he was “loved by so many.”

The Australian Parachute Association said 7News An investigation was launched. It was said that Newman had successfully landed over 600 times.

According to a 2022 social media post from the association, Newman received his skydiving license in September of that year after spending his childhood revolving around skydiving.

“Whether I was doing imaginary tandem skydives with Dad from the living room sofa or sitting on the sidelines watching him land after a jump, I always knew that one day I would take to the skies with him,” Newman said at the time.

“Jumping alone for the first time was one of the most beautiful moments of my life and I knew that this was the beginning of a long career in this sport. I will try to live up to the legacy that my father so brilliantly laid out for me.”

Rachel Maher is an Auckland-based breaking news reporter who worked for the Herald since 2022.