An 11-year-old boy watched his father drown at a Far North beach yesterday as he tried to retrieve the boy's boogie board.

Australian police hold grave fears for a New Zealand fisherman missing off the coast of Tasmania.

Figures released today showed 98 people drowned last year, the second lowest annual toll since records began in 1980.

Surf lifesavers are pleading with the public to take care in the water after a spate of drownings.

A grieving son whose father drowned after holding him above water has paid tribute to the loving family man.

A father gave his life to save his son in the sea south of Auckland yesterday afternoon.

A teenager's New Year's Day fun turned to tragedy after he jumped from a 24m waterfall and never surfaced.

A notoriously dangerous stretch of Northland beach has claimed the life of an Auckland man trying to pull his grandchildren from a rip.

Sea lice bites, swimmers' rash, summer rash - whatever you want to call it, it's rife at this time of year and drives swimmers crazy.