
Emergency services responding to incident on Lake Wānaka
A police spokesperson said someone was possibly missing in the water.
A police spokesperson said someone was possibly missing in the water.
Search efforts ongoing for over two weeks after boat capsize on Manukau Harbour suspended.
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Rescue agencies responded to a water emergency at Pt Chevalier.
One group of people accounts for 80 per cent of drowning deaths.
The man died at Spencer Park on Sunday.
"He’s a good bloke and no one deserves to go out like that.”
Kiwi men urged to take better care in and around the water this summer.
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So far this year, 68 people have died in preventable drownings.
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The figure could grow even further, reaching a 46 million cubic metre shortfall by 2060.
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Northland has recorded 12 drownings in the past year, figures shows.
Search and rescue teams have been dispatched to Maruia Falls in Shenandoah near Murchison.
Police were called last night after the boat capsized.
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The man needed to be resuscitated twice.
Emergency services were called at 8.15am.
It's the fourth death at Ports of Auckland since 2017.
The search for an Ōpōtiki fisherman will continue tomorrow morning.
Four people were flown to hospital following the incident.
'They will be sorely missed by their families and friends.'
The alarm was raised after the jet-skier didn't return from his trip the previous night.
The rāhui will remain in place until 3pm today.