'In less than 10 minutes he would have drowned'
Lifeguard Jimmy Kendrick speaks of saving three lives in one rescue in West Auckland.
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"I had a quick look out the window and could see four heads floating."
Why do so many people die at our beaches?
People don't have enough respect for the sea and the result is often deadly.
Fight to save drowned woman's life: 'He did CPR for half an hour'
Tragedy played out over VHF radio.
Our grim toll: Drowning deaths reach four in three days
The water is incredibly inviting and incredibly unforgiving, water safety boss says.
Water safety urged after yacht rescue of pair without radio
The pair were sailing along remote South Island coastline without a Marine VHS radio.
Surf rescue: 'I thought she was gone'
Chaz Gibbons-Campbell desperately searched underwater for girl he was trying to save.
It costs a young lifeguard $50 each time she goes on weekend patrol
Lifeguard knows the dangers all too well after nearly being swept away as a child.
Unfunded lifeguards need your help to save lives this summer
It's costing volunteers lifeguards personally to keep us safe at the beach.
Between The Flags: Draevyn Joyce plucked from the waves
Focus: 12-year-old Draevyn Joyce, who cannot swim, is lucky to be alive after two strangers rescued him after he was swept out to sea at Himitangi Beach. Video / Mark Mitchell
Toddler dies in hospital on Christmas Eve
The 14-month-old's mother found him lying unconscious in their garden.
Beachgoers persistently putting themselves in danger, say surf lifesavers
A dozen people were rescued or helped around Auckland and Northland yesterday.
Man caught in rip dies in Coromandel in the season's third tragic water death
Dramatic attempts to revive the man were unsuccessful.
Christmas Day water chaos: Sharks, orca sightings close Auckland beaches
Several paddleboarders reported seeing 2m-long shark close to shore.
Water tragedy: Second Christmas Day drowning in Northland
A person has drowned near Lake Taharoa in what is the second Christmas Day water death.
'Do not swim' warning: Shark sighted at Orewa Beach
Swimmers urged to avoid Orewa, Red and Hatfields Beaches after shark sighting.
Person dies after beach tragedy at Waipu in Northland
Tragic outcome after swimmer is swept out to sea at Waipu.
'Freak wave': Man killed after being swept into the sea
A man has died after being swept off the rocks.
'Maximum capacity': Malls heaving as shoppers spend
New Zealand's malls are teeming with people in the lead-up to Christmas ... in four days.
New technology able to predict 'drowniest' days of summer
Water Safety New Zealand, who developed the technology, believe it will make a difference.
The 'bad boys' of the beach that Surf Life Saving NZ wants banned
Warning: Keep your inflatable beach toys at home.
Piha lifeguard training turns real after fisherman swept off rocks
The lifeguards managed to save the fisherman's life at Piha on Sunday morning.
Work trip tragedy: Dive victim was a father of 8
Tauranga man William 'Wolfie' Marupo was a father of 8 children.
Work trip tragedy: Man dies as mates risk lives trying to save him
Man's workmates frantically try to save him after dragging him on to rocks.
Fisherman swept off rocks at Whatipu Beach presumed dead
Other fishermen tried desperately to save the man but he was quickly sucked out to sea.
Sucked out to sea: Four exhausted swimmers plucked from rip
Off-duty lifeguards save four from the water after they were swept out by rip.
Focus Live: Water quality results after the SkyCity fire
Focus Live: Water quality results after the SkyCity fire
'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.