Lucky escape after girl, 12, swept down Motueka River
Girl survives by holding on to branch after being swept down Motueka River.
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Man dies in suspected drowning in West Auckland
Police say first aid was carried out on the victim but sadly he could not be revived.
Rapid rise in new boaties concerning: Water Safety NZ
Surge in the number of inexperienced Auckland boaties prompts new water safety strategy.
Baby's miraculous ocean rescue: What happened next
Firefighter describes condition of cold, wet and hypothermic baby just after ocean rescue.
Mother of son plucked from ocean: 'I don't think my heart worked'
Fisherman who saved toddler from the ocean at Matata Beach first thought it was a doll.
'Incredible tragedy': Toddler who drowned in pool 'loved, cherished by all'
Family and friends rally after a Central Hawke's Bay toddler drowned.
'It felt like a washing machine'
EXCLUSIVE: Young woman who drowned in Waikato River praised for helping friend to safety.
From grief to joy: Mother who lost 2yo daughter gives birth to boy
Chantal Kerlin fell pregnant shortly after losing her 2-year-old daughter in a drowning.
Orphans' tributes to parents who drowned at Muriwai
Mourners remember happy, sociable couple survived by nine children.
Over $12k donated to support drowning victims' children
The nine siblings are sticking together after losing both their parents in the tragedy.
Muriwai drowning: Children plan joint funeral
Kay Dah Ukay and Mu Thu Pa will be farewelled by their nine children at funeral on Friday.
Couple swept off Muriwai leave behind nine children
Former refugees Kay Dah Ukay and his wife Mu Thu Pa were fishing when tragedy struck.
Two people have died after being swept off rocks at Muriwai Beach
A man and woman have drowned after being swept off rocks at Muriwai Beach in West Auckland.
'People just keep underestimating how dangerous it is out there'.
A man and woman have drowned after being swept off rocks at Muriwai Beach.
Home swimming pool drownings on rise
Drowning rate among under-fives a "genuine and serious concern", Water Safety NZ says.
Drowning widow: 'Please let me stay'
Widow faced "torturous" cultural prosecution when she returned to India after the tragedy
'You will be missed': Tributes flow for drowned man
Roxburgh Volunteer Fire Brigade paid a heartfelt tribute to their fallen station officer.
Heroic Pakiri Beach rescuer: 'It's just too easy to die'
"I couldn't find him, I didn't know where he was, I just lost sight of him."
He saw an arm in the air, then it vanished beneath the waves
"I couldn't find him, I didn't know where he was."
Drowning victim a proud father of five
Imtiaz Aziz, 40, drowned at a beach at Awhitu Regional Park on Sunday afternoon.
Dramatic escape in Waitakere tragedy
Three people died over the weekend in drowning incidents in the Auckland region.
Children saved as father drowns at Auckland beach
Rescuer Simon Chaplin speaks to the Herald about the tragic events on the Awhitu peninsula. Video/Greg Bowker
'Where is your dad?' Tragedy as heroic campers save kids
Couple tell of taking kayak out to save children, but it was too late for their father.
Swept away: Mum returned as soon as downpour hit kids
Pair who died at Cascade Falls were keen football players at Massey High School.
Near-drowning on popular North Shore beach
Person plucked from water at popular Auckland beach.
Our 'unforgiving playground' claims 88 lives
More women, children and elderly died in New Zealand waters.
Woman drowns at Kai Iwi lakes in Omamari
A 37-year-old woman has drowned at Taharoa Domain, Omamari, in Northland.
Lifeguards 'shattered' following record beach numbers
Record numbers of beach goers and rescues this summer have left lifeguards shattered.
Rescuers thanked by friends of drowned man
Rescuer meets friends of Hemin Limbachiya who drowned after asking that his wife be saved.
App designed to reduce summer drownings
Former lifeguard tired of pleading with parents to supervise kids, so she designed an app.
Overworked lifeguards 'limping off beach'
Volunteer lifeguards hailed after dozens of surf rescues over the weekend.
Body of missing teen pulled from river
Body recovered after 16-year-old feared swept away.