A pregnant woman watched helplessly as rescuers tried to save her fiance after he was pulled from a Northland beach.

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

Kiwis "must be vigilant" about swimming in our rivers, a freshwater scientist says, with data often showing high levels of E. coli in waterways.

Liam Lawrence thought his baby girl was going to grow up without a father after he was caught in a rip at Muriwai Beach. Then, his saviour arrived.

The state of our rivers and lakes has predictably come under intensified focus this summer, as Kiwis head to their favourite watering holes.

It's one of the jewels in the City of Sails' tourism push - but what lies beneath the Auckland Harbour is a very dirty secret.

Popular stop-off for motorists and a favourite for holidaymakers, Lake Tūtira, is no longer a safe swimming spot due to its poor water quality. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Some day, young Kiwi swimming star Annabelle Paterson wants to represent her country at the Olympic Games.

If you and your family want to spend all day sizzling in the summer sun, you could drain a $26 bottle of sunscreen.

A woman is in a critical condition following a near drowning on Auckland's North Shore.

A controversial Greenpeace TV ad has been given the green light after the dairy industry attempted to shut it down.

The 38-year-old man suffered a neck injury when he plunged into a Te Puke pool yesterday,

Yesterday the Police Search and Rescue Dive Squad spent more than eight hours unsuccessfully searching the depths of Lake Rotoiti for the man.

Scott Newman manages a stable of elite athletes, including Olympic bronze medalists Eliza McCartney and Tom Walsh.

Uncle tells of the moment he found his 4-year-old autistic nephew floating in his neighbour's pool.

Kathryn Nevatt can hold her breath for more than 7 minutes.

Aimee Spicer had been waiting for an engagement ring for three years - but when she was finally given one, it wasn't what she expected.

Auckland's mayor has said he's open to building a pontoon-like structure whose consent was put on hold by the council earlier this month.

Pregnant woman who was told to leave the pool because she was not wearing the correct swimwear has been given a pre-Christmas surprise.

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...

A grassroots environment group is ramping up a lobbying campaign for more stringent "bottom line" rules around freshwater quality.

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

In the Games' lead-up, Lauren Boyle had been touted to become the first New Zealander since Danyon Loader in 1996 to earn an Olympic medal in the sport.

Mark ­Foster has been spotted making several trips to a popular site where strangers have public sex.

A Robin Hood sentiment pervades the 2017 High Performance Sport New Zealand funding budget.

High Performance Sport New Zealand has released its funding allocation for next year with triathlon, cycling and swimming the big losers. Join Guy Heveldt for more.

Ongare Point, just north of Katikati is home to a massive community effort to clean up the waterways. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Despite tragedy at the weekend, it is one of the "safest" lakes around, the harbourmaster says, because of the clearly-defined areas for passive recreation, such as swimming.

Kaikoura's fur seals famously splashed and frolicked in a pool at the foot of a waterfall. And then the earthquake came.

Stopping the flow of pollutants into urban Whangarei's 6000 stormwater traps and planting trees along the waterways could all help