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.
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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.
Drowning toll 'huge disappointment'
The holiday drowning toll is a "huge disappointment", Water Safety New Zealand says.
'You don't think about your emotions'
Family tells how their holiday sightseeing trip turned into rescue operation after spotting stricken men in the water: "You just think about trying to find the next person."
Water tragedies: Victims named
Police have named three people who have died in water-related accidents so far this holiday season.
Family's vigil for missing teen
Family members of a missing teenager were keeping an emotional vigil on a Northland beach last night - the latest incident in a horror start to the holiday season in the water.
Mum's plea of anguish
A grieving mother is pleading with parents never to leave their young children alone in water after her infant son drowned in a bath.
Garner full throttle on safety
Media personality Duncan Garner is swapping his blazer for a lifejacket this summer - and is calling on boaties to remember theirs too.
New Zealand's water safety champion named
A Bluff woman has been named New Zealand's champion of water safety.
Boat tragedy 'unbelievable'
Boaties need to take responsibility to prevent more deaths at sea and remember what they are risking, a water safety expert says.
Drink warning after fatal swim
A man's fatal decision to go swimming after drinking at a party has his family urging others not to make the same mistake.
Drowning toll rises by 46 per cent
The national drowning toll for the first two months of the year rose to 35, after 15 drownings in February.
Under-5s drowning toll already at six
Six preschoolers have drowned so far this year - equalling the total for 2010 - and water safety campaigners say it is a shocking start to the year.
Ministry 'avoiding' water risks
The drowning death toll will rise if school swimming lessons aren't made compulsory, the Government has been warned.
2009 drownings second lowest on record – Water Safety NZ
Figures released today showed 98 people drowned last year, the second lowest annual toll since records began in 1980.