A man who drowned off a Horowhenua beach had turned down the offer of a life jacket.

A man's body was found in the Kaituna River near Rotorua today.

Tevita Kava was lost overboard in a birthday party tragedy. Now, he's home.

Tevita Kava hasn't been seen since he fell into the Waitemata Harbour. This is his story.

The friends of missing Tevita Kava say they did not get a safety briefing on the boat.

Tevita Kava didn't know how to swim and hasn't been seen since falling into the harbour.

Husband fighting for life after Auckland woman dies in boat collision in Bermuda.

A man has been charged with the drowning deaths of a toddler and 66yo near Harihari.

Man plucked from sea at the Auckland waterfront after falling into water while kayaking.

Dad of two, Leslie Gelberger, went for a swim one day and never came home, what happened?

A body has been found in Wattle Bay, Manukau Heads, police say.

Heartbroken wife "blown away" by tremendous kindness during the worst days of her life.

Lower Hutt's water supply will be chlorinated while bacterial activity is investigated.

A father is still missing in the Manukau Harbour, an air search continues this afternoon.

Searchers will take to the skies at low tide to look for a missing fisherman.

A night time trip hit a snag - and two boaties were left up a river without a paddle.

Emergency services rushed to help occupants of a boat which flipped in Tairua.

The man was speaking to emergency services on his phone - until it cut out.

Members of the public risked their lives to stop a person drowning this afternoon.

A public pool is being partially closed one night a week to give Muslim women the opportunity to learn to swim.

A Herculean effort by his three mates brought Sam Brown's body back to his family.

The search for three men who went missing in separate water incidents over the weekend has resumed today.

A search is underway for a 21-year-old swimmer who failed to resurface near Waipuke Reserve, say police.

Police are working to notify relatives and complete formal identification of the body.

Three men saved by a passing vessel when a bar crossing goes horribly wrong.

As preventable summer drownings hit a six-year high, Labour are calling for greater swimming education at schools to keep young Kiwia safe in our waterways.

Police divers have found and recovered a body from Lake Rotoiti, believed to be the person who went missing on the lake on Sunday.

Rachael De Jong drowned near Taupo on Waitangi Day - one of 31 drownings so far. Ahead of her funeral today, her family have written this tribute.

'She'll be right' attitude will be the death of young men in our waters.

A woman has been rescued after getting into trouble in a Napier waterway this afternoon.