From Mosquito Point to Bason Botanic Gardens, Whanganui was out in force.

There has been a spike of rescues at Karioitahi Beach in the south of Auckland.

Piha Surf Life Saver Jonathan Webber tells how to stay safe in the water this summer. Video / Michael Craig

A dinghy has been found but a missing fisherman was not with it

The surf life-saving season starts. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Two women have praised the life-saving efforts of Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust.

Drones to help Lifesavers at the famously dangerous Muriwai Beach.

Drones are making themselves useful for saving lives.

Lifeguards warn campaigns to attract visitors to the regions increase the drowning risk.

A building jobs drive is underway in the Bay of Plenty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Jetboats struggled against the flow of water through Edgecumbe today.

Three good Samaritans have saved a pregnant woman from drowning at Port Waikato.

Hauraki Mayor John Tregidga met with locals in Whiritoa, as they band together after being hit with 260mm of rain in the past 24 hours. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Former rugby league international Mark Bourneville will find himself in unfamiliar territory at the World Masters Games.

Sharks have been caught sun-bathing in the calm tepid waters off Ruakaka - in northern New Zealand.

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In just two months almost 23,000 people in this southeast Queensland tourist hot spot have been stung by jellyfish.

The teenage lifeguard who saved three young boys from a rip, admits he was terrified someone was about to die.

It's the candle that smells like chicken. And it's back for a good cause.

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Surf lifeguards say they're increasingly being asked to respond to emergencies outside their core brief, and warning that it is simply not sustainable.

Kaitaia-based Highway Patrol constable Darren Critchley thought his working day was over at four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon but it was only just beginning...

The man in his mid 20s disappeared near Lion Rock just after 6pm last night.

Conditions were "messy" were two people got into trouble at Piha yesterday, a resident said.

A man came close to drowning before being rescued by members of the public in what has been a dramatic day at the country's beaches.

Two men have been taken to hospital after they fell metres off a cliff while mountain biking at Port Waikato.

A wife is distraught after her husband died at the beach where he posed for his wedding photo just seven months earlier.

Drones and GPS-tracking dummies are being deployed at Kiwi beaches to boost our understanding of the country's deadliest rips.

Lifeguards have cautioned motorists to drive to conditions on Northland beaches this summer following a crash between two cars put

Water Safety New Zealand issues warning after a disturbing series of images showing someone being swept off their feet by a crashing wave.