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'Extremely lucky': Four teens swept out to sea rescued by Coastguard volunteers

The group of four teenagers were being carried out to sea by a strong current.

Member of the public rescue Bay of Island boaties from water after 111 call disconnects

The three people were stranded after their 7m boat sank.

'Nick of time': Group using plastic bottles to float down Waikato River prompt police warning

Police have renewed their warnings about lifejackets after another near-miss.

Search continues for swimmer missing at Karioitahi Beach

The missing person is one of three who got into trouble in the water.

Search continues for missing diver in Far North

"Our thoughts are with the family of the missing diver during this difficult time."

School group involved in mass rescue on Waikato River

Ten people have drowned in the Waikato River between Lake Taupō and Huka Falls since 2008.

'We were literally in mid-air': Rescued man's stormy sea ordeal on 30-tonne boat

The seafarer says 'boiling' water conditions were like nothing he had ever seen.

Abandoned boat washes ashore after two rescued during rough swells

Three people on a 40ft boat got into trouble when rough conditions injured two.

Whanganui-built boat heading to Tauranga for search and rescue role

Construction on the boat began around July last year.