
Body located in search for missing person off Kariotahi Beach
This comes after a swimmer was reported missing at the beach on Friday evening.
This comes after a swimmer was reported missing at the beach on Friday evening.
It's been the deadliest holiday period in New Zealand waters in nearly 25 years.
Police will make inquiries in relation to the death on behalf of the Coroner.
St John said two vehicles attended and the person was taken to Tauranga Hospital.
Shakib Tahir was one of 30 people who have died in water-related incidents this summer.
A member of the public found the remains on Leithfield Beach yesterday.
A man also died after getting into difficulty in the water at Mount Maunganui yesterday.
The toll takes in every age range, water activity and ethnicity.
As of this evening, there have been 28 water-related deaths across NZ.
Water Safety NZ’s Rob Hewitt tells Newstalk ZB's Tim Beverage how Kiwis can stay safe in the water this summer. Audio / Newstalk ZB
Young boy retrieved from Lake Wakatipu fully limp, blue in the lips and not breathing.
Video taken from another angle of a bodyboarder engaging with a protected wild Sea Lion at Dunedin's St Clair beach. Video / Simon Weekes
Three people have died in water-related incidents today.
There have been 22 drownings across the country for the period.
A beachgoer confronted the juvenile New Zealand sea lion at a Dunedin beach. Video / Darryl Jones
Coastguard says it was low tide at the time the boat capsized.
Emergency services called to Waihī and Hahei this afternoon.
Swimmers as young as 10 up to those in their 50s were rescued yesterday.
Diver who died off East Coast was a rugby hero of the province
One body recovered; search continues today for 25-year-old woman
The toddler remains critical but stable in Waikato Hospital.
The 18-year-old has been missing since last Wednesday.
The two-year-old was initially hospitalised in a critical condition.
Since Thursday, six people have died in water related incidents.
Surf lifeguards are increasingly seeing people with water toys not meant for the ocean.
Police will make inquiries into the death on behalf of the Coroner.
Yesterday, a total of five people were rescued as Kiwis spent the day at the beach.
Five-year-old was minutes from death as dad struggled to keep both above water.
Emergency services said the incident was reported just before 6pm.
A teen entered the water at Waimakariri River on Wednesday but never resurfaced.