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In the shallows: Death at Ocean Beach and early rip rescues spark summer warning

The man was identified by police on Monday as 26-year-old Hyuckjun Kown, of Auckland.

What's the easiest Olympic sport?

NZ Herald sports journalist Bonnie Jansen hit the streets to ask the public what they think the easiest Olympic Sport is. Video / Alyse Wright

Did the cyclone affect Hawke's Bay's hidden natural hot springs?

The springs are one of the few places left to enjoy thermal pools for free.

Making a splash: An expert's guide to doing the perfect bomb/manu

Those judged as having the best manu could head to the world championships.

Black flags: Popular Auckland beaches blacklisted due to sewage

Safeswim has advised against swimming the beaches along Castor Bay.

Hometown hero targets Ironman World Championships in Taupō next year

All eyes now turn to the Ironman World Championships in Taupō next year.

He went to Bora Bora for a romantic holiday with his wife. He left with a world record

“My wife wasn’t overjoyed," Nick Edwards said of his commitment to the gruelling feat.

'Real people, preventable deaths': Drowning prevention charity wins life-saving Xmas bonus

Drowning Prevention Auckland gets a Christmas grant from Auckland Airport.

Kiwi Olympic medal hopeful to join rivals in Paris buildup

Lewis Clareburt is at the world-renowned aquatic programme at Arizona State University.

Paul Lewis: Clareburt move sad reflection of underfunded country

Opinion: If Kiwi swimmer gets among medals, he will have done so by beating bureaucracy.

'Tough life lesson': Coach’s emotional farewell to departing Clareburt

Lewis Clareburt’s longtime swimming coach Gary Hollywood has bid an emotional farewell.

Comm Games swimming champion ditches capital for Auckland

Lewis Clareburt is tired of council pool headaches as he prepares for Paris Olympics.

'Ladies only': New initiative teaching ethnic women to swim

'When I go on a holiday, I can swim with my girls ... and have fun with the family.'

Manu World Champions to be crowned in Aotearoa this summer

No one dive bombs like the Kiwis.

Paralympian Cameron Leslie helps launch campaign to change disability narrative

Leslie hopes to normalise impairment and what is possible.

Millions needed to fully upgrade Whanganui East Pool

Relocating the outdoor facility could be an option in the future.

Urge to splurge dries out in new card spending data

Pools are tanking, but Barbenheimer and some hardy perennial fixes were star performers.

Kiwi Erika Fairweather breaks World Cup 400m freestyle record in Berlin

The 19-year-old’s time eclipsed the eight-year-old record by three seconds.