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.

Rachael Louise De Jong's life was tragically cut short when she was swept down the Waikato River on Monday.

The swimmers tried to jump to safety in front of horrified witnesses.

Stricken paddleboarder plucked from Auckland's Waitemata Harbour after losing his way home.

A pregnant woman watched helplessly as rescuers tried to save her fiance after he was pulled from a Northland beach.

Liam Lawrence thought his baby girl was going to grow up without a father after he was caught in a rip at Muriwai Beach. Then, his saviour arrived.

A search is under way for a man seen getting into the Waikato River overnight.

The search for a missing boatie in Otaki is based at Te Horo Beach this morning. Two Surf Life Saving boats are combing the waves

Police have named the teenager who drowned in a Taranaki river yesterday.

Experts warn we shouldn't swim at any beach in the Auckland region after heavy rain. Simon Collins finds out why.

Two kayakers can thank the swift actions of the emergency services after they fell into the water and started drifting out to sea.

Onlookers appeared more fascinated than frightened when four menacing fins surfaced in the shallows at Coopers Beach two days in a row.

A couple got into trouble while swimming at a notoriously dangerous west coast beach late at night.

Emergency services are responding to reports of a person found unconscious in water in Northland.

The warning follows reports of two near-drownings in Australia from using the popular Christmas gifts in the water.

A person needs medical treatment after an accident at Kai Iwi Lakes.

A NZ family is mourning the loss of their2-year-old girl after she tragically drowned after she was found unconscious in a backyard swimming pool.

A family of four has been rescued after their boat sank in Lake Taupo this morning.

One person has died in a water rescue at Doves Bay Marina, near Kerikeri in the Far North.

Uncle tells of the moment he found his 4-year-old autistic nephew floating in his neighbour's pool.

The man drowned while kayaking to Donut Island off Whangamata.

Seven people, including an infant, went out on a small boat yesterday, but just the skipper was wearing a lifejacket.

As summer starts to heat up, Kiwis are getting creative in a bid to stay cool.

Conditions were "messy" were two people got into trouble at Piha yesterday, a resident said.