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The cost of making our rivers swimmable

Lifting "swimmability" of our lakes and rivers to 78 per cent may cost $217m a year.

Taranaki cop ditches Cook Strait swimming attempt

Senior Sergeant Karley Hunt had been planning to set off from Ohau Point, Wellington.

Tri brings whanau together

Event aims to promote health and fitness

John Krasinski almost drowned saving a woman's life

"The girl was asking me to let her die."

Hauraki Gulf headache: Snapper, sharks, trevally stocks collapse

Slow action and conflict are dogging efforts to stop the Hauraki Gulf's steady decline.

Defying beach warnings could make you ill

COMMENT: Rash of signs may at last prod council and public into fixing the issue.

Water quality fears: 'King of the Bays' venue switch

King of the Bays event director Scott Rice said he refused to compromise swimmer safety.

Region's water quality improving - study

Study finds multiple factors contributing to faster-than-expected small improvement

Teen added to Commonwealth Games squad

Teen Lewis Clareburt has been added to NZ's Commonwealth Games swimming squad

App designed to reduce summer drownings

Former lifeguard tired of pleading with parents to supervise kids, so she designed an app.

Sharks in the shallows 'totally harmless'

Beachgoers have spotted dolphins, jellyfish, stringrays - and something more ominous.

Rip re-think: What we didn't know about deadly currents

A study at Mt Maunganui beach suggests rip currents are far more complex than we think.

'One minute you're safe... next minute someone is drowning'

Twice as many Aucklanders drowned in preventable tragedies last year than in 2016.

Water runs red at popular beach fountain

Beachgoers were met by a strange sight at one of Auckland's most popular beaches today.

Shark attack survivor faces fear: 'They limit, you know, the death thing'

Stroke scare nudges 63-year-old to face predators decades after surfing drama.

Elderly woman drowns in Pauanui

St John attended the incident but the person died.

NZ's 'bad' lakes: Where you should avoid

Scientists have begun a sprawling health check of hundreds of New Zealand lakes.

Shark rescuer: 'I held it like a baby'

The 3m shark was spotted close to shore at Te Arai Pt in Auckland.