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.

The deaths of 21 young Kiwi men who drowned in our waterways last year were preventable, Water Safety New Zealand says.

A man has been resuscitated after getting into trouble in the water at a popular Northland campground this afternoon.

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.

A woman has died at Taipa Beach in the Far North tonight.

Join Tristram Clayton as he finds out what the laws around wearing life jackets in New Zealand are from Coastguard Northern Region's Operations Manager Ray Burge.

Volunteer lifeguards battled waves up to 7m high as they desperately searched for survivors of the Kaipara charter boat tragedy.

The skipper of the doomed fishing charter vessel Francie is among those who died in yesterday's tragedy.

Choppy conditions face searchers looking for three people missing after a fishing charter trip turned to tragedy on the Kaipara Harbour yesterday.

A dinghy found floating near Brown's Island may be connected to the mysterious fire there, police have confirmed.

A wife is distraught after her husband died at the beach where he posed for his wedding photo just seven months earlier.

Water Safety New Zealand issues warning after a disturbing series of images showing someone being swept off their feet by a crashing wave.

Learning how to swim and being safe around water are important lessons many New Zealand children learn early on.

A 9-year-old suffered minor injuries after being caught in a rip at Ngarunui Beach at Raglan yesterday.

A raft of changes to safety rules for swimming pools will save lives, the Government says - but some are not convinced.

The familiar red and gold colours of surf lifesavers are about to make a return to Northland beaches this weekend as the weather and