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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.
'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.
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
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.
Teenage hero saves woman from drowning at Waimarama
The 16-year-old nearly drowned trying to save two swimmers on Sunday.
'One minute you're safe... next minute someone is drowning'
Twice as many Aucklanders drowned in preventable tragedies last year than in 2016.
Tragic Thailand drowning: Victim 'vibrant and quirky'
Renee Hodgkinson is being remembered as an intelligent, quirky, and vibrant person.
High cost of near-drownings
Whanganui mum Holly Toohill said she has nightmares about the day her son nearly drowned.
Friends pay tribute to 'beautiful soul'
The free-spirited woman who died at Maruia Falls was a "beautiful soul", friends say.
Woman who drowned at notorious waterfall named
The Motukea woman who drowned at Maruia Falls on Saturday has been named.
'It just sucks you under': Woman drowns at deadly falls
Woman drowns at Maruia Falls in upper South Island.
'We all knew he wasn't a great swimmer' Sykes and Cook on Sonny Fai
Peter Sykes and Avalina Cook at the Mangere East Hawks rugby league club rooms talk about the late New Zealand Warrior Rugby League player Sonny Fai.
Local surfer tried to save drowned Gisborne man
The coroner has now released her findings into the 2015 double drowning.
Twelve days of Christmas: WaterSafe Auckland
Drowning is the fourth biggest unintentional cause of death in New Zealand.
Drownings of toddlers treble year on year
Each death a 'heartbreaking tragedy', Water Safety NZ's Jonty Mills says.
The Swim Reaper opens drowning season
The Swim Reaper will be targeting young men who mix alcohol and water sports this summer.
Birthday tragedy: 'He was the best swimmer in the family'
Maxwell McDonald has died after going for a swim on the West Coast during his birthday.
Child drowns in pool in Epsom
A child has drowned in the Auckland suburb of Epsom tonight.
Man who drowned off Taranaki coast a newlywed
A man who drowned was convicted of manslaughter in August after incident in 2015.
Boy, 5, who drowned at Torpedo Bay wharf named
A 5-year-old boy who drowned after falling from the Devonport wharf has been named.
Devonport drowning: Boy slipped from rescuers' hands
Youngster slips from rescuers' hands in chilly harbour waters.
2yo in drowning tragedy: Dad's heartfelt plea
Tragedy strikes family after 2-year-old found unconscious in friend's pool.