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

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.

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.

Despite tragedy at the weekend, it is one of the "safest" lakes around, the harbourmaster says, because of the clearly-defined areas for passive recreation, such as swimming.

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.

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

A kitesurfer has cheated possible death after becoming tangled in his kite lines at Muriwai Beach.

Hawke's Bay iwi Ngāti Kahungunu say it warned authorities for decades about the risk of water contamination.

Four people have survived after their boat capsized near Wellington this morning.

The uncle of a Taranaki teen missing since his boat capsized six days ago has praised the support of the community, as the search continues for the 18-year-old's body.

A scuba diving company has been ordered to pay $70,000 in reparations for failing to keep a Taiwanese tourist safe after she died while on a dive in the Coromandel.

There was no slow-motion running down a Californian beach for dozens of young Kiwi lifeguards who oversaw up to 10,000 beachgoers each day.

Three inexperienced surfers are counting their lucky starfish after getting caught in a rip and being sucked out to sea yesterday.

COMMENT: The Govt is revising the 1987 Swimming Pools Act to make it more effective in saving kids and more practical for pool owners and councils.