Focus Live: Water quality results after the SkyCity fire
Focus Live: Water quality results after the SkyCity fire
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'I owe them my soul' - NZ Coastguard starts 2019 annual appeal
Coastguard requires $20 million to operate each year, and saved 6774 lives in 2018.
'We don't feel safe': Dragon boat crews impacted by fears of toxic water in harbour
The Auckland Council's Safeswim website issued a safety warning for St Marys Bay.
Swimmers, boaties and kids: Water Safety Month aims to save lives
Already this year, 57 people have died in the water in preventable incidents.
Car removed from Wairoa River with body inside
The crash happened in the Lower Kaimai last night off State Highway 29
Well-known Tauranga sailor dies in tragic yachting incident
Stuart Pedersen died after a yacht he and three others were in sank north of Cape Brett.
Body found near Auckland ferry terminal
Police have pulled a body from the water next to the Auckland ferry terminal.
Cornwallis sea rescue: Family thank French firefighter; children still scarred
Greg Dixon was chuffed to be able to thank the French firefighter for her actions.
Cornwallis sea rescue: Heroic French woman identified
French firefighter and athlete Marie Duvivier has been praised for her heroics.
Police dive squad continue search for man near ferry terminal
The Police Dive Squad will continue to search the Auckland waterfront for a missing man.
Search continues for man missing near ferry terminal
Police boat and Eagle helicopter still in area assisting search.
75 hours lost at sea: Why Rob Hewitt's back in the water
Rob Hewitt spent 75 hours at sea. He survived and now shares his story to help others
'It's a cop-out': Frustrated father pleads for swim ban
If councils can outlaw dog poo, they can ban swimming in danger zone says grieving father.
Oranga Tamariki apologise for delay alerting mum to pool emergency
'What must my daughter be going through thinking that her mummy doesn't want her?'
'Contagious personality': Givealittle set up for family of swept away Emily
A fundraising page aims to support Emily's family and preserve her memory.
'Incomprehensible': Family in shock after Emily, 9, swept away
Couple's only child had been spending holidays with extended family in Hokitika.
Cruise ship rescues three men adrift in Pacific Ocean
The sailors abandoned their stricken yacht because it was taking on water.
Boating tragedy: Man died getting fish for family funeral
A slight misjudgment while turning his boat on a wave cost Joe Williams his life.
'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."
Traumatic rescue after boat flips on Manukau Bar
The rescuers spotted the men in their bright yellow life jackets waving at them.
Boatie who died crossing Manukau Bar named
Joe Tetou Williams, 56, died when the boat he was in flipped crossing the Manukau Bar
Focus: Person dead after boat flips crossing Manukau Bar
Focus: Person dead after boat flips crossing Manukau Bar. Video / Michael Craig
Fears for man who was last seen snorkelling with friends
Dive squad heading to Gisborne to search for man last seen snorkelling with friends.
Boating tragedy: Victim 'extremely safety conscious', say grieving family
Peter McKenzie and his two friends were returning from a whitebaiting trip.
Double tragedy for family of man who died in Fiordland boating accident
Peter McKenzie was the co-founder of a well-known jet boating company.
Swamped: One dead in Fiordland boating tragedy
One person died on the beach after the boat was swamped in Fiordland.
Two bodies discovered on West Auckland beaches have been identified
The two bodies were found at Piha and Muriwai within 24 hours this week.
'Mum, I'm scared. I can't feel anything': Teen paralysed after freak accident
Lech-Walensa Lo Tam, 15, was left paralysed in an accident at an Auckland swimming pool.
Tragic death: Patient died searching for Taylor Swift
The man's grieving mother does not blame unit staff for her son's death.
10 metre-plus waves: Wild weather on way for weekend
'There is a heightened risk for those people that may get in trouble in the water.'
'Tsunami' wave injures 44 at Chinese water park
'Tsunami' wave injures 44 at Chinese water park. Video / Newsflare
Two people rescued by helicopter in Kawakawa Bay
Two people rescued by helicopter in Kawakawa Bay. Video / Supplied
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.
Six hours trapped in water: Man critical after incident in Northland
Rescuers pulled the man from the water just before 6am today.