Swimmers, boaties and kids: Water Safety Month aims to save lives
Already this year, 57 people have died in the water in preventable incidents.
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Kiwi tourist dies while snorkelling off Queensland
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HB surfer Dale Cromhout fifth in maiden Billabong series
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Kayakers thought missing in Hawke's Bay reported safe
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Schoolgirl, 15, swims length of Lake Rotoiti
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