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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.

'Coastguard found him just in time': Rescue in pitch-black

Urgent Algies Bay water rescue made in the pitch-black.

Thirty seconds from drowning: Dramatic water rescue earns award

"Her initial response was 'thank god you guys were here, I thought I was gone'."

Body of missing jet boater washes up on West Coast beach

A local fisherman found the body on a remote beach on the West Coast this morning.

He used Google Maps for a shortcut home - and was washed 2.5km out to sea

The fully-clothed man spent three hours in the water clinging to a log.

Emails query council response to pollution issues at Auckland beaches

A 4-year-old girl was infected at an Auckland beach marked safe for swimming.

Watch: Incredible moment 10-year-old girl saved sister from drowning

The 10-year-old girl wasted no time once she spotted her 3-year-old sister under water.

Kiwi tourist dies while snorkelling off Queensland

The man got into trouble in the water off Lady Elliot Island, about 1.45pm on Monday.

Flooding fear sparked 'drain the lake' plan

Auckland Council dismissed installing a pipe to drain the lake, which would cost millions.

Acutely hypothermic but alive; successful rescue from Port Waikato coast

The woman was so cold she went into cardiac arrest en-route to Auckland Hospital.