Water Safety

This summer's crop of rule breakers on the water are flouting rules meant to prevent fatalities, a harbourmaster says, including speeding and taking children on boats without lifejackets.

Police say a body has been found in the Boyle River during a search and rescue operation.

With drowning numbers creeping up, a water safety expert explains why so many of these deaths are avoidable.

Some Waiheke Island residents are concerned by the practice of feeding sharks in one of the island's busy bays.

A spate of water-related deaths in the past 24 hours is a tragedy, Water Safety New Zealand says.

Nelson's mayor has hit back at "disinformation" being spread on social media about fluoride in the city's water.

The call for more education comes after a body of one of two men who went missing while fishing from rocks north of Whangārei Heads was found on Friday.

Shark sightings has prompted reminders for swimmers to take caution. Audio

A body has been recovered after emergency services rushed to try to rescue a man from the water at Matakatia Bay in Auckland, while a diver is missing off the Canterbury coast.

New Zealand has one of the highest drowning rates in the OECD, and people of Asian ethnicity rank high in those statistics.

New Zealand has one of the highest drowning rates in the OECD, and people of Asian ethnicity rank high in those statistics Audio

Three people have been rescued from a sinking boat in Auckland's Gulf Harbour after their runabout began filling up with water.