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People swimming at Auckland’s Mission Bay despite sewage overflow
Friday's downpours have washed sewage and other nasties into the water.
Friday's downpours have washed sewage and other nasties into the water.
Surf Life-Saving New Zealand's report looks at NZ drowning toll.
The sighting comes a week after a shark attack in Southland.
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There have been 86 deaths by drowning this year and modelling predicts another six.
The diver was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition.
Eru Smith said he has now given up fighting the council over the use of his land.
The Abel Tasman park campsite is fully booked from now until mid-February.
The man was identified by police on Monday as 26-year-old Hyuckjun Kown, of Auckland.
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Only 16 people were selected to take part in the three-day programme.
Safeswim has advised against swimming the beaches along Castor Bay.
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The capital of New Caledona has lifted a 7-month swimming ban at the city’s beaches.
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Storms and river level fluctuations this year have caused the jetty to collapse.
Perhaps swimmers and beachgoers should be a bit careful this summer.
Spots in Piha and Waiheke pose a high risk of illness to swimmers this summer.
It took only one step for this Auckland woman to be in serious trouble.
Vanessa Bray had to react instantly when she stepped into treacherous quicksand on Milford Beach. Video / Vanessa Bray
She's no longer making sunscreen in her kitchen.
'There’s a culture now ... the noise, the mess - awful, awful, awful.'
This unusual-looking west coast tower has won a national architecture award. Video / Crosson Architects
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