A senior member of Whakatane's Maori university, Mark Laws, drowned yesterday at the East Cape settlement of Te Kaha.

The second death in two years at a popular marine reserve has prompted calls for lifeguard patrols.

The mother of a girl who helped to rescue a friend of Raphael Alualu, who drowned after leaping into a swimming hole on Auckland's North Shore, say she is very proud of what her daughter did.

Raphael Alualu was just beginning to make something of his life when it was tragically cut short.

Divers are looking for a 16-year-old who disappeared after jumping into the water from a cliff.

A Kiwi dad is in mourning after his son was allegedly drowned by the toddler's mother off the coast of Western Australia.

To protect the occupants from the elements, tarpaulins are strung up between the poles to create makeshift walls.

Janet Moses died as a result of accidental drowning by way of manslaughter, Wellington regional coroner Ian Smith has found.