A man is believed to have suffered a medical event at a public swimming pool in east Auckland.

The swimmers tried to jump to safety in front of horrified witnesses.

A man has been airlifted to hospital with moderate injuries after jumping off the top of Omanawa Falls.

Mercury Energy is reviewing its procedures to see if there is a way of improving safety after a woman was swept to her death on the Waikato River.

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A health warning has been issued for a toxic algae bloom in a Canterbury river.

Wildlife experts concerned dolphin wearing a T-shirt may be in trouble.

A pregnant woman watched helplessly as rescuers tried to save her fiance after he was pulled from a Northland beach.

The teenage lifeguard who saved three young boys from a rip, admits he was terrified someone was about to die.

The state of our rivers and lakes has predictably come under intensified focus this summer, as Kiwis head to their favourite watering holes.

It's one of the jewels in the City of Sails' tourism push - but what lies beneath the Auckland Harbour is a very dirty secret.

Popular stop-off for motorists and a favourite for holidaymakers, Lake Tūtira, is no longer a safe swimming spot due to its poor water quality. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Some day, young Kiwi swimming star Annabelle Paterson wants to represent her country at the Olympic Games.

If you and your family want to spend all day sizzling in the summer sun, you could drain a $26 bottle of sunscreen.

Billy Turner waited until after he'd been for a 20-minute swim with a 2.7m shark at Pauanui to tell his mother what he'd done.

Muslims girls in Switzerland must not be exempt from mixed swimming lessons, the European Court of Human Rights has said in a groundbreaking ruling.

A woman is in a critical condition following a near drowning on Auckland's North Shore.

A controversial Greenpeace TV ad has been given the green light after the dairy industry attempted to shut it down.

Scott Newman manages a stable of elite athletes, including Olympic bronze medalists Eliza McCartney and Tom Walsh.

Uncle tells of the moment he found his 4-year-old autistic nephew floating in his neighbour's pool.

Kathryn Nevatt can hold her breath for more than 7 minutes.

Aimee Spicer had been waiting for an engagement ring for three years - but when she was finally given one, it wasn't what she expected.

Auckland's mayor has said he's open to building a pontoon-like structure whose consent was put on hold by the council earlier this month.

A woman was playing in the hot pools at De Bretts Hot Springs near Taupo when she collapsed.

As summer starts to heat up, Kiwis are getting creative in a bid to stay cool.

Pregnant woman who was told to leave the pool because she was not wearing the correct swimwear has been given a pre-Christmas surprise.

Kaitaia-based Highway Patrol constable Darren Critchley thought his working day was over at four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon but it was only just beginning...

A grassroots environment group is ramping up a lobbying campaign for more stringent "bottom line" rules around freshwater quality.

The man in his mid 20s disappeared near Lion Rock just after 6pm last night.

In the Games' lead-up, Lauren Boyle had been touted to become the first New Zealander since Danyon Loader in 1996 to earn an Olympic medal in the sport.