Water safety experts are begging young men to stop overestimating their abilities or underestimating conditions after a deadly day on New Zealand's waters.

Witnesses report a body has been found off the Beach Haven wharf.

The seriously injured man was taken to Middlemore Hospital for treatment.

He was Lino Costy Hellesoe, 53, from Red Beach in Auckland.

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A Hamilton father has spoken of the choice he had to make when he discovered two people struggling at Hot Water Beach.

A group of off-duty junior lifeguards rescued three adults caught in a rip at Hot Water Beach. A fourth man died after being pulled in.

Hamish Rieger spent his last lifeguard shift helping a 5-year-old with a blue-bottle jellyfish sting, and helping one of his mates out of the surf.

A man in his 30s has been rescued from a near-drowning in Piha this afternoon.

A young Auckland man got caught up in a rip and was dragged 20m out to sea.

Two teenage girls had to be rescued from the Manukau Harbour after drifting 1.5km off-shore on an inflatable swan.

A candlelight vigil has been held at Castlecliff Beach for teenager Jordan James Marshall who drowned there on Christmas Day.

Tamahou Wanoa's whanau have been left wondering what went wrong after he drowned while freediving for kaimoana off the East Cape yesterday.

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The 12-year-old boy who died in a boating accident will leave 'a bloody huge hole in the family' his father says.

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The off-duty police constable was with her partner and their children when she spotted a hand in the air in the ocean frantically waving for help.

Cory Edgecombe Lilley was swept away while swimming at Raglan on Thursday. His family are still holding out hope of finding him.

With Labour Weekend sun also comes the start of the surf life saving patrol season.

The Waikato District Council has failed in its High Court bid to oust the current Waingaro Hot Springs owners after years of repairs to the site went ignored.

Water slides at a Melbourne pool have been shut down after 12 people were overcome by strong chlorine fumes.

The Coastguard is issuing a reminder to all boaties to carry out maintenance and safety checks after ten different boats called for assistance.

Searchers have found debris today after two friends went missing at sea on Wednesday.

Something is obviously awry when a country with one of the worst drowning rates in the developed world is struggling to save the very places where many youngsters learn to swim.

Police have located a body floating in the water between Waiheke and Motuihe Islands.

The Nelson Marlborough Rescue helicopter was sent to help a fishing boat about 48km off Westport, Westland, yesterday afternoon.

Terrifying footage of a mega shark attacking a tiny boat in New Zealand waters is making fresh waves online.

Sonny Bill Williams has posted a picture of his daughter on social media last night, sharing her first swim with his 443,000 followers on Twitter.

The body of a female has been recovered from Rangitata beach in the South Island.