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![Editorial: Uplifting survival tale also highlights water safety basics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Editorial: Uplifting survival tale also highlights water safety basics
OPINION: Our editorial on the critical issues raised by Will Fransen's survival story.
!['Nick of time': Group using plastic bottles to float down Waikato River prompt police warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Nick of time': Group using plastic bottles to float down Waikato River prompt police warning
Police have renewed their warnings about lifejackets after another near-miss.
!['Strange bond': Two men's near-identical ordeals surviving alone in the ocean](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Strange bond': Two men's near-identical ordeals surviving alone in the ocean
Rob Hewitt has reflected on his own ordeal of floating alone at sea for 72 hours.
![Drownings in Waikato lead to call for action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Drownings in Waikato lead to call for action
The region saw a significant increase in drownings in 2023, according to a new report.
![Rāhui in place, search continues for swimmer missing from popular beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Rāhui in place, search continues for swimmer missing from popular beach
Surf life saver patrols in place south of where swimmer went missing.
![A call for responsible driving and water safety](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
A call for responsible driving and water safety
Opinion: A plea for mindful driving and water safety this summer.
![Jet skier saves lives in water incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Jet skier saves lives in water incident
Two children and an adult fetching cray pots were in difficulty after their kayak flipped.
![‘I’ve got a family, I cannot die’: Kayaker's warning after surviving plunge into Wellington Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
‘I’ve got a family, I cannot die’: Kayaker's warning after surviving plunge into Wellington Harbour
His kayak flipped, his lifejacket broke and his phone sank - how did Chris Casey survive?
![Rescues, drownings and traumatic scenes – keeping swimmers safe not just a day at the beach for lifeguards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Rescues, drownings and traumatic scenes – keeping swimmers safe not just a day at the beach for lifeguards
Who's looking out for the lifeguards?
![School group involved in mass rescue on Waikato River](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
School group involved in mass rescue on Waikato River
Ten people have drowned in the Waikato River between Lake Taupō and Huka Falls since 2008.
![Newmarket Olympic Pools: police investigating after 9-year-old dragged underwater](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Newmarket Olympic Pools: police investigating after 9-year-old dragged underwater
The child was swimming in a lane when he bumped into another swimmer.
![Black flags: Popular Auckland beaches blacklisted due to sewage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Black flags: Popular Auckland beaches blacklisted due to sewage
Safeswim has advised against swimming the beaches along Castor Bay.
![Man who died in water-related incident at North Shore beach was young father](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Man who died in water-related incident at North Shore beach was young father
Jadi Iolamo has been identified as the young man who died at a North Shore beach.
![Want a poo-free summer swim? Avoid these NZ spots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Want a poo-free summer swim? Avoid these NZ spots
Spots in Piha and Waiheke pose a high risk of illness to swimmers this summer.
![Fountain tragedy: $90k upgrade after 4-year-old's suspected drowning death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Fountain tragedy: $90k upgrade after 4-year-old's suspected drowning death
The child died just three days before their 5th birthday.
![Editorial: Let's all stay alive in the water this summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Editorial: Let's all stay alive in the water this summer
OPINION: Some of our best swim spots become locations of great tragedy every summer.
!['Kick in the guts': Coastguard volunteer hit by thieves during fatal distress call](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Kick in the guts': Coastguard volunteer hit by thieves during fatal distress call
A volunteer involved in rescue during fatal yacht race had work gear stolen.
![Breaking the 'drowning link': Lifeguards warn of 'new norm' after hectic season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Breaking the 'drowning link': Lifeguards warn of 'new norm' after hectic season
Water Safety NZ reported there were nine drownings in the Bay of Plenty in 2022.
![Deadly waters: Urgent call for new lifejacket laws after 'staggering' stats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Deadly waters: Urgent call for new lifejacket laws after 'staggering' stats
Coastguard boss says too many volunteers have had to "pull dead bodies from the sea".
![Risking it all for kaimoana: Māori men putting lives on line in the water as cost of living rises](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Risking it all for kaimoana: Māori men putting lives on line in the water as cost of living rises
“Your whānau would rather have you there without that kaimoana, than you not there."
![Brent Eastwood: Massive thank you to Top Energy for the generous support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Brent Eastwood: Massive thank you to Top Energy for the generous support
It’s always nice when those sponsors are local ones.