Firefighter describes condition of cold, wet and hypothermic baby just after ocean rescue.

An asbestos removal company could still trade despite numerous serious breaches.

Spear fisher who was injured at sea had to rent out his house to survive.

Drowning rate among under-fives a "genuine and serious concern", Water Safety NZ says.

Friends and family of Jack Sutton have barely left the beach where the teen was last seen.

Whanganui mum Holly Toohill said she has nightmares about the day her son nearly drowned.

Each death a 'heartbreaking tragedy', Water Safety NZ's Jonty Mills says.

Parents have gone to court in Australia over whether he should be buried or cremated.

Numbers picking our most dangerous beaches show many of them are also our most popular.

The deaths of 21 young Kiwi men who drowned in our waterways last year were preventable, Water Safety New Zealand says.

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.

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.

The holiday drowning toll is a "huge disappointment", Water Safety New Zealand says.

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."

Police have named three people who have died in water-related accidents so far this holiday season.

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.

A grieving mother is pleading with parents never to leave their young children alone in water after her infant son drowned in a bath.

Boaties need to take responsibility to prevent more deaths at sea and remember what they are risking, a water safety expert says.

A man's fatal decision to go swimming after drinking at a party has his family urging others not to make the same mistake.

The national drowning toll for the first two months of the year rose to 35, after 15 drownings in February.

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.

The drowning death toll will rise if school swimming lessons aren't made compulsory, the Government has been warned.

Figures released today showed 98 people drowned last year, the second lowest annual toll since records began in 1980.