'No one is stronger than a rip': How to spot one and what to do
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Why do so many people die at our beaches?
People don't have enough respect for the sea and the result is often deadly.
Our grim toll: Drowning deaths reach four in three days
The water is incredibly inviting and incredibly unforgiving, water safety boss says.
Water safety urged after yacht rescue of pair without radio
The pair were sailing along remote South Island coastline without a Marine VHS radio.
Drowning deaths: The age-group raising concerns
The number of people aged over 65 drowning in preventable deaths has skyrocketed.
New technology able to predict 'drowniest' days of summer
Water Safety New Zealand, who developed the technology, believe it will make a difference.
Fisherman swept off rocks at Whatipu Beach presumed dead
Other fishermen tried desperately to save the man but he was quickly sucked out to sea.
Sucked out to sea: Four exhausted swimmers plucked from rip
Off-duty lifeguards save four from the water after they were swept out by rip.
'I will never get over this': drowned toddler's mum
"I never thought it would happen to me... I can't really function at all."
Boating tragedy: Victim 'extremely safety conscious', say grieving family
Peter McKenzie and his two friends were returning from a whitebaiting trip.
Coroner inquest hears details of Polynesian Spa drowning
A coroner is hearing details about the death of a French tourist in a hot pool in Rotorua.
Chilean woman who drowned had planned to move home
Millaray Ramos' friends raise enough money to send her body home.
'Kai gathering' drownings account for nearly half of all 2019 drownings
Eighteen people have drowned so far this year, compared to 22 same time last year.
Editorial: Picture this: The killer selfie
Comment: It's time for some common sense and basic etiquette around selfies.
'Stop and think' warning issued on water safety
Warning issued as start of Kiwi summer marked by water-related incidents.
Beaches across Auckland marked as no-swim zones
At least 12 beaches across Auckland are ones to avoid today.
Body found in Northland river after 'boating incident'
The body of a 65-year-old man was discovered in the Wairoa River this morning.
Exhausted teen drowned after getting five-year-old girl to safety
Ben Gardner drowned a couple of weeks before Christmas while saving a young girl.
Lucky escape after girl, 12, swept down Motueka River
Girl survives by holding on to branch after being swept down Motueka River.
Rapid rise in new boaties concerning: Water Safety NZ
Surge in the number of inexperienced Auckland boaties prompts new water safety strategy.
Baby's miraculous ocean rescue: What happened next
Firefighter describes condition of cold, wet and hypothermic baby just after ocean rescue.
Asbestos breach but it was business as usual
An asbestos removal company could still trade despite numerous serious breaches.
'I've been run over by a boat': Fisherman's harrowing words
Spear fisher who was injured at sea had to rent out his house to survive.
Home swimming pool drownings on rise
Drowning rate among under-fives a "genuine and serious concern", Water Safety NZ says.
Distraught family's beachside vigil: 'I'm not going home until he's home'
Friends and family of Jack Sutton have barely left the beach where the teen was last seen.
High cost of near-drownings
Whanganui mum Holly Toohill said she has nightmares about the day her son nearly drowned.
Drownings of toddlers treble year on year
Each death a 'heartbreaking tragedy', Water Safety NZ's Jonty Mills says.
Aussie court to rule on tikanga tug of war over teen's body
Parents have gone to court in Australia over whether he should be buried or cremated.
Mapped: Our most dangerous beaches
Numbers picking our most dangerous beaches show many of them are also our most popular.
Swimming lessons urged to stop deaths
As preventable summer drownings hit a six-year high, Labour are calling for greater swimming education at schools to keep young Kiwia safe in our waterways.
Summer's drowning toll 6 year high
'She'll be right' attitude will be the death of young men in our waters.
Grim message for young men
The deaths of 21 young Kiwi men who drowned in our waterways last year were preventable, Water Safety New Zealand says.
Fury at changes to pool laws
The Government wants to repeal the Swimming Pool Fencing Act of 1987, a comprehensive act that has saved at least 21 children since its introduction.
'Drowning isn't seasonal'
With the Surf Life Saving New Zealand patrol season officially ending this Easter weekend, and many boaties still out on the water, New Zealanders are being urged not to be complacent about safety.