Water Safety
Learning water skills outside the pool essential
With warmer weather quickly approaching - fingers crossed - many of us will be flocking to rivers, lakes, and beaches around the country. To help combat the number of drowning deaths and injuries… Audio
Water Safety NZ's message after Opoutere drowning
Yesterday's drowning at Opoutere beach in Coromandel adds to a growing death toll over the summer period. In one of the biggest rescue efforts this summer six people were pulled from the water… Audio
Lifeguards busy at Bethells Beach, missing boys located
Lifeguards sprung into action to help 31 people to safety at Bethells Beach west of Auckland yesterday, while further north two missing children were found.
Rāhui placed at Whakatāne after drowning
A rāhui is in place for the Whakatāne heads after a drowning there last night.
Coromandel lifeguard calls for caution after horror week
A lifeguard at Pauanui on the Coromandel Peninsula says people must be extremely careful, after three serious boat incidents there this week.
Taking action on water safety
There have been at least 25 water-related and suspected drownings since the start of December, including three yesterday. It's a somber statistic which raises the question of what can be done to… Audio
Lifeguards warn pool toys can be a danger in the sea
Surf lifeguards are increasingly seeing people hit the water with toys that can get them or others into danger and are not meant for the ocean.
How to keep safe in the water this summer
Jonty Mills, CEO of Water Safety New Zealand, shares some tips about how to safe out on the water. Audio
Lifeguards Bracing Themselves for the Busiest Summer on Record
Surf Lifeguards around the country are bracing themselves for what could be the busiest lifesaving season on record as New Zealanders face a summer without the option of overseas holidays. Covid-19… Audio
New Crown agency will enforce water safety standards
In the wake of the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak in 2016, a new Crown agency is being set up to regulate drinking water.
'Drifters' getting caught in rips for safer swimming
University of Canterbury Coastal Geomorphologist Dr Seb Pitman is developing a way of mapping rip tides on Muriwai beach. He explains to Kathryn Ryan how GPS "drifters" could predict rips and make sea… Video, Audio
Summer rush to beaches: Advice and tips to escape wave rips
Relax, Raise and Ride - that's the message from TSB Bank and Surf Life Saving New Zealand to anyone caught in a rip current this summer.
Water safety initiative launched
Eighty-two people have died from drowning so far in 2018, and water safety groups today launched an initiative to try and prevent further such tragedies. Audio
Woman drowns at Nelson beach
A woman has drowned after getting into difficulties during a night-time swim at a Nelson beach.
Search set to resume for teen missing in Rangitikei River
It's one of a number of water incidents around the country over the weekend, our reporter Sarah Robson joins us with an update. Audio
The provisional drowning toll for 2017 is 86 up from the previous year's 81
Provisional numbers of drownings last year up from the previous year. Audio
Northland camping ground bans paddling pools
A popular Northland camping ground has banned paddling pools.
Beaches packed in scorching December weather
The hotter than usual December weather has seen swimmers flocking to beaches up and down New Zealand, and that's meant an early start to the summer too for the country's surf lifesavers. Yesterday a… Audio
Drunk log-ship skipper fined $3000
The British captain of a log ship caught drunk at the wheel has been convicted and fined $3000 in Whangarei District Court.
Boat skipper convicted of manslaughter in landmark case
In a landmark case, a Taranaki skipper has been convicted of manslaughter following the death of a passenger on his boat who was not wearing a lifejacket.