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'I couldn't stop crying': Tourist recounts bid to save Kiwi who drowned in Rarotonga

Guests and staff of the upmarket Edgewater Resort did everything they could to revive her.

Luke Kirkness: From tragedy to triumph: How we can reshape water safety in New Zealand

Surfers making a splash in water safety show giving power to the people is key.

Surf Life Saving’s $16m funding hole: Fears beaches could be unpatrolled next summer

They save us. Can we save them?

Surf lifesaving hours may be reduced after funding knockback

A funding boost of $15,000 won't be enough to keep staff, administrator says.

Deadly waters: Urgent call for new lifejacket laws after 'staggering' stats

Coastguard boss says too many volunteers have had to "pull dead bodies from the sea".

Risking it all for kaimoana: Māori men putting lives on line in the water as cost of living rises

“Your whānau would rather have you there without that kaimoana, than you not there."

Child drowns at Memorial Park in Tauranga

The death will be referred to the coroner.

Abbey Caves tragedy: Student making final journey to the Northland marae

Tangi and other details yet to be announced.

'We just had joy for 25 years': Parents speak of grief at son's Wellington Harbour death

His parents say the pain of their son's death will remain with them for years to come.

$400k donation to help Hawke's Bay youngsters stay safe in the water

Donation follows spate of drownings.

Boy’s death after being struck by log at beach: ‘Wake-up’ call for tree-slash operations

The youngster was climbing and standing on the floating log in the shallows, says witness.

Beach tragedy: Boy killed in surf log fall, mayor vows inquiry into wood debris

The youngster was climbing and standing on the floating log in the shallows: witness.

Piha drowning pair couldn't swim, didn't realise beach wasn't patrolled

The two young men were swept into the ocean and lost their lives on Saturday.

Speeding boaties and lack of lifejackets still a problem in Northland

Regional harbourmaster on continuous flouting of bylaws by boaties.

Focus: How to stay safe in NZ's dangerous waters

New Zealand's drowning toll continues to rise so what's gone wrong and how can Kiwis stay safe in the water? Video / NZ Herald

Hero who died saving drowning boy remembered for kindness, ‘eternal’ love for fiancée

Friends say Jonny Young always made time for others.

Tragic drowning: 'Beautiful boy' farewelled in packed service

Teen drowned after toilet stop near river.

Two things could prevent fatal drownings. Why is New Zealand not doing them?

Opinion: Dozens of human lives would be saved this year. Here's how.