Trio suffer hypothermia after boat sinks with a 'full bin of fish'
Three men were in the 3m-4m boat.
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'He would've died if he didn't have a life jacket' - Coastguard
A man spent a nightmare 45 minutes in the Manukau Harbour after being swept out to sea.
Group rescued off Waiheke after vessel start to sink
A total of 13 people were rescued off a boat near Waiheke yesterday.
Local Focus: GPS is great for fishing... and for finding people
Too few boaties know what they are doing at sea. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Man overboard: Intoxicated passenger jumps off Auckland ferry
Witness claims "drunken" passengers were acting unsafely before the incident.
Flare accidentally set off sparks full emergency response
A flare accidentally set off sparked a full emergency response off Whangaparāoa.
Locals lead the rescue of six stranded boaties in Northland
Locals led the rescue operation.
Three boaties spent hours in the sea before one died
Three men were in the water for hours after their boat overturned at the Manukau Heads.
Harbour tragedy: Pair's harrowing survival as companion drowns
Two people managed to swim to shore while a third person died at Manukau Heads last night.
Rescue after trio jump from sinking boat
When a rescue helicopter arrived, the boat was on fire.
White Island a 'memorial' for heroic tour guide killed saving others
Whakaari tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman's family remember his heroics and generosity.
Rescued twice in three days: Bay of Plenty yachties' disastrous week at sea
Two people on a yacht had to be rescued a second time this week.
Children saved from potentially 'deadly' lake
Lake Rotorua is unpredictable and potentially deadly, warn long-term visitors.
Homunga Bay rescue: Coastguard tows boat to safety amid massive chop
There was a "massive amount of chop" making the search for the small boat difficult.
Lifejackets save boaties after their boat crashes off a sandbar near Pukehina Coast
"They were extremely lucky".
Coastguard rescue craft vandalised day before search operation
Celia Knowles voyaged 40 miles to search area - one of it's longest-ever ventures
Search halted for man who jumped off cruise ship
CCTV footage has shown a 62-year-old Australian jumping overboard from the Norwegian Jewel
Search underway for passenger who jumped overboard
The search for a missing cruise ship passenger in the Hawke's Bay will resume today.
Man in serious condition after fall on vessel near Waiheke
A man was airlifted to hospital after suffering a suspected spinal injury near Waiheke.
Fight to save drowned woman's life: 'He did CPR for half an hour'
Tragedy played out over VHF radio.
Our grim toll: Drowning deaths reach four in three days
The water is incredibly inviting and incredibly unforgiving, water safety boss says.
Water safety urged after yacht rescue of pair without radio
The pair were sailing along remote South Island coastline without a Marine VHS radio.
Injured orca freed from crayfish line
Orca tangled in crayfish line has been freed after four days.
Amazing rescue: Mum swept down river while son, 6, walks 2km for help
Boy, 6, found walking on highway at 2am. Mum found hours later on beach near river mouth.
White Island eruption: 'It looked like a bomb had gone off'
"All I could think was, if it can do that to metal, what can it do to human skin?"
Terror on the volcano: 'People ran into the sea... everyone was horrifically burnt'
A man who gave first aid to the White Island victims speaks of the horror.
Bad weather hampers search for fisherman swept off rocks
The search will continue around Ninepin Rock at Whatipu Beach today.
Search continues off Great Barrier Island for missing kayaker
Police received a report about 8.55pm that a kayaker had not returned when due.
'I owe them my soul' - NZ Coastguard starts 2019 annual appeal
Coastguard requires $20 million to operate each year, and saved 6774 lives in 2018.
Swimmers, boaties and kids: Water Safety Month aims to save lives
Already this year, 57 people have died in the water in preventable incidents.
Traumatic rescue after boat flips on Manukau Bar
The rescuers spotted the men in their bright yellow life jackets waving at them.
Boatie who died crossing Manukau Bar named
Joe Tetou Williams, 56, died when the boat he was in flipped crossing the Manukau Bar
The heroic rescue that saved lives and the environment
Scottish couple issued a mayday call after their anchor snapped in rough seas.
Person dead after boat flips crossing Manukau Bar
Police said a member of the public had helped pull two people from the water.