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A star is rising - young swimmer smashes Rebecca Perrott's old record.
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Rogue beach wave: Hero dies saving partner, boy
Man saved partner and neighbour's son, but did not have energy left to save his own.
Swimmer dies at Kerikeri's Rainbow Falls
Police were called just after 2pm to Rainbow Falls but swimmer could not be revived.
Rangitikei College sport
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Horizons chairman apologises for blast at staff
Horizons chairman Bruce Gordon apologises for any harm caused by his Dudding Lake actions
Old for new lifejacket campaign trade a success over summer
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Surfer attacked, father asks for compassion
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Safe Swim website 'not alerted' to sewage spill
Takapuna beach deemed safe on website because of ignorance of sewage spill.
Boozed Brighton beachgoers rescued from rip
"The other guy thought that he'd be a saviour and he got taken out as well".
Struggling to stay afloat: Primary school's $276k pool repair bill
Children are being deprived of water safety skills as schools struggle to fund pools.
How man almost drank himself to death: twice
From liquor to lap pool: How swimming saved alcoholic's life
Local Focus: Westshore Beach is Hawke's Bay's empty swimming haven
Westshore Beach needs more swimmers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Men who died at separate waterfalls in South Auckland named
A police spokesman said sympathies were with both families at this difficult time.
Dolphins delight families in Bay of Islands
Dolphins cause a spectacle for holiday makers in the Bay of Islands.
Wanaka woman becomes first to swim length of the lake
She is believed to be the first person to complete a solo swim of the length of the lake.
Life in the slow lane
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Slip, slop and slap - but still getting sunburnt
More people have shared their sunburnt stories despite actively using sunscreen.
Younger brother's big swim for chopper service
"I tumbled backward, pin-balling down the rock."
Reminder for water users on 'potentially lethal' craft
Crafts such as jetskis are becoming cheaper and more accessible to the public.
Local Focus: Legendary lifeguard's career spans 40 years
This 61 year old lifeguard has no plans of stopping. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Safety warning after near-drowning at Paremata
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Woman found dead on Mangawhai beach farewelled
The woman who died at Mangawhai over Christmas has been named.
Love's lost ring to rejoin its owner
Owner of lost ring found at a Waiheke Island beach has come forward
68 people - mostly men - drowned in 2018
In 2018, 24 fewer people died from preventable drowning than year before.
Schoolgirl, 15, swims length of Lake Rotoiti
Georgia Bavington left Okere Falls at 6.45am and made it to Korokitewao Bay by 11.15am.
Sight, mobility go but dad's grit remains
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Attacked by stingray: 'Steve Irwin came to mind'
Jamie Cunningham stood on stingray while boogie-boarding.
Shellfish collector saved from drowning by fishermen and swimmer
Man saved from drowning by fishermen and passer-by