Hypothermia, drinking suspected cause of Lake Taupō deaths - mayor
Taupo Mayor says "it's so unusual two would die together".
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Two women and a man were seen at the lakeside pools where two people died overnight.
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Two dead: Lifeguards plead for more care on the beaches.
Fatal water incident at West Auckland beach, search continues for missing fisherman
Surf life savers rescued the woman from the water but she couldn't be revived.
Student swept to her death: Calls for swimming ban after tragedy
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Child dead after kayak capsizes with siblings, father at Miranda
One child died while another remains in Starship Hospital.
Tahj Mowry's heartbreaking tribute to Naya Rivera
The 'Baby Daddy' star posted a heartbreaking message to his ex-girlfriend.
Footage released of underwater hunt for Naya Rivera's body
The heartbroken mother of Naya Rivera can be seen crumpled on the shore of the lake.
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Bystander guides distressed woman back to shore
'I just kept her talking and held her hand.'
Farm pond tragedy: Family mourn Nanny Bev, Luka and JJ
Bev Hiscox and her two grandsons Luka and JJ Sirett have been named as the trio who died.
Grandad freed himself from submerged vehicle, couldn't save wife and boys, 10 and 5
Three others, a 66-year-old grandmother and her two grandchildren, died
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Portia De Luen, 14, died shortly after an incident at Karekare Beach on Tuesday.
Body discovered in the water at Evans Bay in Wellington
Police are working to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.
Man drowns tending to fishing net off Petone beach
Cries for help were heard from the shore but emergency services couldn't reach him in time
Kayaker dies after falling from kayak in Tasman District
Paramedics worked to give the man CPR, but he could not be revived.
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Jaden Chhayrann, 17, is missing presumed drowned at Waihī Beach.
Drownings report: 'While our waterways are our playground, they can be unforgiving'
Twelve more people died by drowning last year than in 2018.
Drowned teen too shy to say he couldn't swim, says mum
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Teenager named as drowning victim found in Whanganui River
Chase Swanson, 15, has been named as the drowning victim in Whanganui last week.
School-trip beach tragedy: 'Kind, funny' teen missing after being swept to sea
Six people have been lost in water-related tragedies since Thursday.
Search for missing teen off Waihī Beach enters third day
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Drowning tragedy: Boy dies at Karioitahi Beach
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'Struggling to cope': Family's grief after father and son drown in snorkelling tragedy
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Surf lifesaver's Christmas Day search effort recognised
Because of the lifeguards' actions, the dead man returned to his family that day.
Search resumes for person missing at Karekare
A man who failed to resurface at a swimming hole has not yet been found.
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The turn-off to the swimming spot at Mosquito Point has been cordoned off.