A collection and archive of news relating to Water Safety New Zealand and issues involving water safety, better water skills and drowning prevention.
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A fugitive with gang links drowned while fleeing police in a Taranaki creek he earlier named as one of his “favourite escape routes from police”.
NZ Herald
Swimmer Leslie Gelberger died 'rapidly, if not instantaneously' after being hit by a boat.
Stuff
The man who went missing after fishing at a West Auckland beach remains unaccounted for.
Stuff
Emily Branje's mum says a coroner's report left her “proud” her daughter remembered important water safety skills in her final moments.
Otago Daily Times Online News
The tragic death of Christchurch nine-year-old Emily Branje, who was swept out to sea while watching her grandad whitebait, has been detailed by...
Stuff
A 7-year-old boy who drowned in the sea off Napier may have been playing a game against crashing waves before they washed him away.
NZ Herald
Participants of a boat safety programme learnt how to keep safe at sea.
Stuff
It is unknown how they came to be in the water, and police are working to identify them and locate their next of kin.
Stuff
The man had to be rescued after he was caught out without a life jacket and without a way to call ashore for help.
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A significant milestone of Water Skills for Life in Auckland has been marked - more than one million free lessons across the region in ten years. Water Skills for Life is managed in Tāmaki Makaurau by Aktive, in partnership with community delivery ...
Stuff
Police received reports the man fell ill after swimming and diving near Pitt Island/Rangiauria, about 800 kilometres east of the South Island.
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Click the image above to watch the videoIt’s estimated that 90 per cent of all injuries are preventable.ACC...
Stuff
A 7-year-old boy who drowned in the sea off Napier may have been playing a game against crashing waves before they washed him away.
NZ Herald
Council cops criticism for lack of warning signs at Far North beach
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Surf Life Saving New Zealand is calling for greater investment in beach and coastal safety education following a report...
RNZ
A Samoan-NZ lifeguard is encouraging Pasifika to take up swimming lessons in the wake of a report highlighting their over-representation in drowning statistics.
1 NEWS
On average, 36 people drown every year on New Zealand's coastlines, the report found.
Stuff
The number of preventable fatal drownings around the country's coast has increased by 18% in the last five years.
Stuff
The number of preventable fatal drownings around the country's coast has increased by 18% in the last five years.
Stuff
Tauranga City Council is proposing to open the chequebook to create safe access after a man died there this year.
Newshub
And the figure is on the increase.
RNZ
Surf Life Saving New Zealand is calling for more public education about water safety following a report which outlines New Zealand's poor drowning rates.
NZ Herald
Fatal drownings have increased by almost 20 percent in the last five years.
Stuff
The number of preventable fatal drownings around the country has increased by 18% in the last five years.
Stuff
The number of preventable fatal drownings around the country's coast has increased by 18% in the last five years.
