Maxwell McDonald has died after going for a swim on the West Coast during his birthday.

A child has drowned in the Auckland suburb of Epsom tonight.

The 57-year-old got into trouble last night while swimming.

A man who drowned was convicted of manslaughter in August after incident in 2015.

Five-year-old Haoran Chen died after falling into water at Torpedo Bay wharf.

A child is a in a critical condition following an incident at a swimming pool in Mangere.

Olympian Michael Phelps and his son bring star power to water-safety lessons.

Youngster slips from rescuers' hands in chilly harbour waters.

The woman was stuck in an inflatable boat in the middle of the lake, without a lifejacket.

A summer without our favourite beaches? Lifeguards are facing an unprecedented crisis.

The surf life-saving season starts. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Six months have passed since Leslie Gelberger died while swimming at Narrow Neck Beach.

Police say it's 'a shame' half the rescued waka ama crew weren't wearing lifejackets.

A backpacker was swept away by a strong current while wading across the Glenorchy delta.

Police are searching for a 60-year-old fisherman who has been missing all day.

The Labour Party is wrong to target irrigation, says Irrigation New Zealand.

Fishermen rescued off rock after getting caught by rising tide near Orere Pt.

North Shore man Leslie Gelberger died while out for a swim in mid April

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.

"Someone's going to drown soon," says man after another rescue at popular beach.

Almost 1000 people hospitalised from recreational water activities in the past 5 years.

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