{"id":642841,"date":"2026-10-27T14:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/642841\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T14:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:02:11","slug":"man-accused-of-base-jumping-from-auckland-buildings-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/642841\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of base jumping from Auckland buildings in court"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man accused of base jumping from two Auckland buildings has appeared in court. <\/p>\n

Ilies Nait El Cadi, from Belgium, appeared in the Auckland District Court today on two burglary charges in relation to base jumping incidents in central Auckland. <\/p>\n

He did not enter a plea and has been remanded on bail. <\/p>\n

Base jumping is not illegal but the circumstances around what has taken place determine what action is taken at the time.<\/p>\n

The charges allege the 22-year-old entered Hotel Indigo on Albert Street<\/a> last Tuesday and the under-construction Seascape Tower on Custom Street West in June without authority and with intent to commit an imprisonable offence.<\/p>\n

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Base jumper Ilies Nait El Cadi (Source: Pool: NZME)<\/p>\n

Firefighters smashed a glass panel worth $20,000 to reach him 23 floors up Hotel Indigo last Tuesday night after he became stuck.<\/p>\n

He later told 1News the jump didn’t go as planned when his parachute became stuck and twisted on the outside of the building.<\/p>\n

Police allege he is the same peson who filmed himself<\/a> leaping 187 metres from the Seascape Tower on June 25 and posted it online at the start of this month. <\/p>\n

Inspector Grae Anderson said shortly after the latest incident the man’s actions were unacceptable.<\/p>\n

“Now instead of leaving New Zealand and carrying on with his travel plans he will stay here and face the consequences of his actions.”<\/p>\n

He will reappear next Monday. <\/p>\n

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