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Centre boss says system failures led to tragedy

OPC manager tells inquest canyon rescue too dangerous

An outdoor pursuits centre field manager told an inquest today it was too dangerous for him to rescue a group of students from a gorge.

'I wish I'd told her not to go into the gorge', manager tells inquest

An outdoor pursuits field manager has told an inquest he wishes an instructor had not taken students into a gorge where they died canyoning.

Instructor in tears as she tells of rising water levels

Tearful instructor recounts canyoning trip disaster

An instructor tells an inquest about the day six students and a teacher died during a canyoning trip she was leading in the Mangatepopo Gorge.

Jurors see where teen died

Queensland flood toll mounts

January drownings fewest in at least 30 years

Man drowns on 90 Mile Beach

NZer feared drowned off Tasmania

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

Teen who drowned in Hutt River named

2009 drownings second lowest on record – Water Safety NZ

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

Drowned woman not a strong swimmer

Be wary of Manukau dangers, warn boaties

Man drowns in harbour

One fisherman drowned and three others spent hours clinging to their boat after it capsized in the mouth of the Manukau Harbour.

NZ swimmer's body found on Gold Coast