Fight to save drowned woman's life: 'He did CPR for half an hour'
Tragedy played out over VHF radio.
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Our grim toll: Drowning deaths reach four in three days
The water is incredibly inviting and incredibly unforgiving, water safety boss says.
Local Focus: The lake getting weired
Saving Whakakī, the lake that's sometimes an estuary. Made with Funding from NZ On Air.
Christmas Day water chaos: Sharks, orca sightings close Auckland beaches
Several paddleboarders reported seeing 2m-long shark close to shore.
Three rescued from sinking boat off Canterbury coast
Three rescued after boat in distress near Christchurch late last night.
Swimming ban: Sewage keeps flowing into Wellington harbour
Local iwi have placed a rāhui on the entire Wellington harbour.
Napier draws up plans to fix dirty water woes in worst affected areas of city
Residents of one Napier suburb in particular have "really, really struggled". Here's why.
Amazing rescue: Mum swept down river while son, 6, walks 2km for help
Boy, 6, found walking on highway at 2am. Mum found hours later on beach near river mouth.
Three decades of milk processing at Fonterra Kauri site
Fonterra Kauri has been processing milk from Northland farmers for 30 years.
Outlook rosy down on the farm
Stock prices hold despite lack of support from banks and threat of potential regulations.
Climate Change: Greenland ice melt is 'accelerating fast'
Greenland is now shedding more than seven times as much ice each year.
United: We want the port, say Northland's elected leaders
Kaipara mayor Jason Smith: "There is nothing stronger than an idea whose time has come."
Piha lifeguard training turns real after fisherman swept off rocks
The lifeguards managed to save the fisherman's life at Piha on Sunday morning.
Weather chaos: Flooding, roads closed, internet down as storm batters nation
After the South Island was slammed by summer storm, the chaos shifts northward.
Ready, set, swim: Seven-year-old lines up with ocean swimmers
The King of the Bays ocean swim event is back, and young Kyla's signed up.
Work trip tragedy: Dive victim was a father of 8
Tauranga man William 'Wolfie' Marupo was a father of 8 children.
Suspected poaching: Divers' legal crayfish takes tipped out
"Locals have taken the kōura catch and tipped it back into the water."
Work trip tragedy: Man dies as mates risk lives trying to save him
Man's workmates frantically try to save him after dragging him on to rocks.
Green with envy? Soaring temps blamed for deterioration of Napier streams
Hot temperatures have turned some of Napier's urban streams to bright shades of green.
Second water fault affecting Auckland residents after earlier outage this week
A second water fault is affecting some Auckland residents in Mt Wellington today.
Burst water main on track to be fixed today
Watercare due to finish restoration work late today.
'Save water': Warning to Aucklanders after major water main bursts
The ruptured water main is one of the biggest in the CBD.
Local Focus: The broken bridge of Whakakī that no one owns
Closure requires mourners to walk 700m to the urupā. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Company fined $28k for turning river white with dumped chemicals
The dumped chemical turned the Whau River a milky white.
High Court reserves ruling on Northland appeal
Ngati Kuri Research Unit attempt to block water take for avocado in the Far North
Helicopter rescue for teen injured at Northland waterfall
Teen's back struck rock ledge before he hit water.
Local Focus: Sprinklers blamed for early water restrictions
Council asks community to use water efficiently. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Letters: Cranstone muddies the waters
For town and country, the financial costs of healthy water are part of our mutual future.
Local Focus: Napier stormwater citizens have their say
Public see pros and cons to new bylaw. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Low-flying chopper with unusual load to buzz over Bay
A groundbreaking multi-million dollar project will look a little odd this summer.
'National interest test' for foreign buyers
Government to have power to block foreign sales of key infrastructure, security assets.
Work starts to stop sewage seeping onto Auckland beach
Problem has been traced to two pipes leaking into the stormwater network.
Conservation Comment: Don't vilify farmers
Government is ignoring the democratic process with proposed action on water regulations.