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From celebrations to tragedy
A man and his nephew who drowned while trying to save a little girl were preparing for a big week of celebrations, including the young victim's eighth birthday.
A man and his nephew who drowned while trying to save a little girl were preparing for a big week of celebrations, including the young victim's eighth birthday.
A 7-year-old boy and his 22-year-old uncle who drowned in northern Hawke's Bay yesterday have been named by police.
A 7-year-old boy and his 22-year-old uncle drowned when they went to rescue a young relative who was swept into the sea on the East Coast this afternoon.
This summer, water safety messages will be seen on 600,000 tray mats in KFC restaurants around the country.
A dangerous Coromandel beach is proving so popular with tourists it is feared lives will be lost unless it is patrolled for six months each year.
An off-duty teen lifeguard saved four people within an hour during a day of high drama at a popular beach yesterday.
A push to make wearing lifejackets compulsory on the Waitemata Harbour to save lives is expected to be strongly opposed by boaties.
Mystery continues to surround the death of a young man whose body was found on Ninety Mile Beach in 2011, an inquest heard today.
A man has drowned after being swept away while fishing in Raglan overnight.
A father has been convicted and discharged for failing to look after his daughter in dangerous surf - after a teenage hero drowned trying to save her.
Victor Hemi Pikari, 56, of Waltham, Christchurch, died while swimming at the Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre in Lyttelton Street, Somerfield.
A seaside holiday turned to tragedy for a New Zealand woman who drowned after saving her fiance when he slipped off rocks at a West Australian beach.
A man is in critical condition after being revived following a near-drowning in Northland this afternoon.
One of the sunniest summers in more than 50 years saw almost 600 extra people rescued from NZ beaches during the patrol season compared to the year before.
A man who died at Piha beach on Tuesday was a British tourist believed to be holidaying in New Zealand with his family.
A 30-year-old man, believed to be on a family holiday, drowned at Piha beach this evening.
Thirty-one people drowned in New Zealand during the official summer period - about one every three days.
A soldier who died after falling into a Waiouru lake during a training exercise should have been able to release a 20kg gun easily, the former Chief of Army says.
A 17-year-old boy has drowned at Kai Iwi Lakes near Dargaville despite desperate attempts by his three young friends to revive him.
The difficulties in getting foreign vessels to adhere to NZ standards before going out to sea has been highlighted by a coroner's report into the sinking of Oyang 70.
A man is in a critical condition after a near drowning in Whangamata, on the southeast coast of the Coromandel Peninsula.
The three young men caught in a "strong unforgiving rip" on Auckland's notorious Piha Beach were wearing jeans and totally unaware of the danger they were in.
Two men have drowned in the surf at Piha Beach and a third man rescued from the water is in a serious condition.
Heartfelt messages from friends are reaching out to a grieving expatriate Kiwi man whose son fell into a freezing pond while feeding ducks with his gran.