Three young lifeguards were in the right place at the right time yesterday, reviving a man who had shown no signs of life for 20 minutes.

Two teenagers involved in a jetski incident in which Rotorua teenager Bishop Thompson died will face charges.

Tonga's biggest criminal trial, the Priness Ashika ferry sinking, has re-started in Nuku'alofa

A rescue boat skipper made one of the toughest decisions of his life today as he tried to rescue two boaties from the boiling surf at Kawhia on the North Island's west coast.

Police say four people are lucky to be alive after two boats capsized on the Kawhia bar in Waikato today and are praising two local boaties and two commercial vessels for their quick rescue.

One man is dead after a jet boat collided with a marker buoy in Tauranga Harbour this afternoon.

Eight people hurt in a collision between two boats in the Marlborough Sounds yesterday have been discharged from hospital.

An elderly yachtie missing, presumed drowned, off the Far North coast did everything wrong and was an accident waiting to happen, say police.

A missing yachtie presumed drowned should not have sailed because his boat was probably unseaworthy, marine experts say.

Education not legislation is the answer to improve safety on the water, Maritime NZ safety inspector Jim Lilley says.

Navy divers using sophisticated sonar equipment have begun an attempt to find the body of teenage boy presumed dead after a jetski accident.

A teenager who allegedly ran over another on his jetski has been helping in the search for his missing schoolmate.

The dangers on the water are the same as on the roads, so boaties should be licensed just like drivers, says the Pauanui-Tairua harbourmaster.