Opito Bay: snorkelling, diving, boating, fishing, shellfish hunting, picnicking, paddling

Former lifeguard tired of pleading with parents to supervise kids, so she designed an app.

Beachgoers have spotted dolphins, jellyfish, stringrays - and something more ominous.

A study at Mt Maunganui beach suggests rip currents are far more complex than we think.

Twice as many Aucklanders drowned in preventable tragedies last year than in 2016.

Beachgoers were met by a strange sight at one of Auckland's most popular beaches today.

Stroke scare nudges 63-year-old to face predators decades after surfing drama.

St John attended the incident but the person died.

Scientists have begun a sprawling health check of hundreds of New Zealand lakes.

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

Why can't we swim at so many Auckland beaches - and what's being done about it?

Takapuna Beach was closed after stormwater flowed into the swimming area.

He was showing his wife how easily his ring could come off at beach before it became lost.

Double gold medallist Pascoe is showing the way for 19-strong national aquatics team.

Queensland man spent nine hours lost at sea to survive with jocks, crocs and chocs.

Ten beach sites in Auckland among those listed as unsafe.

The 31-year-old went missing around 1pm on Sunday afternoon.

1yo who fell into freezing waters had been taught what to do — and it saved her life.

Waterworld will close for six months for renovations, but the creche may never reopen.

A man in his fifties has been lost at a river junction near Westport.

1300 people are set to swim the Auckland Harbour Crossing today.

Search teams will focus on inshore waters off the Makara coast.

A child is a in a critical condition following an incident at a swimming pool in Mangere.

Olympian Michael Phelps and his son bring star power to water-safety lessons.

Hamilton firm creates a world first. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Evidence came from former Russian drug tester chief now in witness protection

Former swimming coach Scott Volkers has been charged with multiple child sex offences.

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

Lifeguards gave the child CPR while an ambulance arrived.

Sophie Pascoe has broken two more world Para swimming short course records