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Body of missing teenage swimmer found on Christchurch beach
The 19-year-old male went missing about 3pm yesterday.

Gizzy surf athletes set to fire at the Mount
Midway, Waikanae and Wainui will have athletes ready to fire at the Mount.

Family rescued after getting into difficulty at Piha beach
Surf Lifesaving New Zealand is warning beachgoers to swim between the flags.

Midway all the day: Juniors too strong on home sand
'It was fantastic to see so many juniors from our Gisborne clubs'

Body believed to be of missing fisherman found on West Auckland beach
A man fishing off rocks at Piha’s southern end had fallen into the water.

Still no sign of missing fisherman who fell from rocks at Piha Beach
Police are appealing for any information relating to the missing man.

Swimmers urged to stay alert after recent shark sightings
The warning comes after multiple shark sightings on the North Island's east coast.

Mount Maunganui beach evacuated by two-metre shark
It is the latest in a flurry of shark sightings across NZ beaches this summer.

Search under way for man missing at notorious Piha Beach
Authorities are appealing for any sightings of the fisherman before he fell off the rocks.

Four people swept away in rip rescued by helicopter
They were pulled away from the beach by strong tides at Cape Farewell.

Popular Mount Maunganui beach closes after 2m shark swims through flags
The shark was first sighted by patrol crews 100m to the right of the flags.

'Silliness': Incidents prompt warning for beachgoers in 'most dangerous month'
Holidaymakers urged to stay cautious; lifeguards report manageable issues.

16 rescued from water on New Year’s Day as most dangerous month begins
Surf Life Saving teams worked nearly 5100 hours over New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

A fatal tumble, a heroic act, snorkelling in paradise: Three deaths on Northland’s coastline sparks warning
The deaths on unmanned beaches begs the question, do we need more patrols?

Person dies after being found unresponsive in water at popular Northland bay
A rāhui has been placed on Bland Bay and will be lifted at 12pm on Thursday.

Bad news for festival-goers: Gisborne beaches closed, thousands expected for RnV
Holidaymakers have been warned to steer clear of the water after heavy rainfall.

Paid surf lifeguards are on the job
The paid surf lifeguards have begun work protecting three city beaches Monday to Friday.

Surfer dies in Raglan despite CPR efforts by lifeguards
Emergency services were called to the scene around 2.25pm.

Success at Whangamatā Classic for Gisborne surf lifesavers
Midway’s Ella Sutton and Yahni Brown were standouts.

A shark sighting, a missing kite surfer and a plane crash
All in a weekend's work for Eastern Region surf lifeguards.

Would be dead today: 11yo owes his life to off-duty lifeguards in dramatic rescue
Lifeguards were cooking on the barbie when they had to rush to save a mum and three sons.