Our grim toll: Drowning deaths reach four in three days
The water is incredibly inviting and incredibly unforgiving, water safety boss says.
The water is incredibly inviting and incredibly unforgiving, water safety boss says.
The pair were sailing along remote South Island coastline without a Marine VHS radio.
One person experienced difficulty in the water near Marine Parade.
Surf Live Saving clubs have to pay for everything from band-aids to bodybags.
Search our interactive graphic to see how many rescues your club carried out last summer.
Chaz Gibbons-Campbell desperately searched underwater for girl he was trying to save.
Lifeguard knows the dangers all too well after nearly being swept away as a child.
Focus: 12-year-old Draevyn Joyce, who cannot swim, is lucky to be alive after two strangers rescued him after he was swept out to sea at Himitangi Beach. Video / Mark Mitchell
It's costing volunteers lifeguards personally to keep us safe at the beach.
Several paddleboarders reported seeing 2m-long shark close to shore.
A man crabbing and a snorkeller have died in the water on Christmas Day.
A person has drowned near Lake Taharoa in what is the second Christmas Day water death.
Swimmers urged to avoid Orewa, Red and Hatfields Beaches after shark sighting.
Cayleen Bester's life saving instincts kicked in when she spotted a man stuck on rocks.
Woman walked out of surf hours later and 10km away. Her son, 6, had walked 2km for help
The lifeguards managed to save the fisherman's life at Piha on Sunday morning.
Wanting to go for a boogie board, he ended up saving two stranded swimmers.
Offshore wind picks up as teens were playing just beyond the waves.
Already this year, 57 people have died in the water in preventable incidents.
Scottish couple issued a mayday call after their anchor snapped in rough seas.
At least one of the bodies believed to be that of a fisherman.
'There is a heightened risk for those people that may get in trouble in the water.'
Surf Life Savers who rescued 10 people in a massive beach rescue have been honoured.
"Her initial response was 'thank god you guys were here, I thought I was gone'."
Remopita Pongi owes his life to a piece of driftwood and his waterproof iPhone.
Emergency service worker said it was one of the most challenging jobs of his career.
The woman was so cold she went into cardiac arrest en-route to Auckland Hospital.
"They certainly saved lives."
Emergency services were initially told people had been seen "being swept off rocks".
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