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Drinking boatie's accidents

Boat tragedy 'unbelievable'

Boaties need to take responsibility to prevent more deaths at sea and remember what they are risking, a water safety expert says.

Learn-to-swim programme a bid to end drownings

Drink warning after fatal swim

A man's fatal decision to go swimming after drinking at a party has his family urging others not to make the same mistake.

Drowning toll rises by 46 per cent

The national drowning toll for the first two months of the year rose to 35, after 15 drownings in February.

Under-5s drowning toll already at six

Six preschoolers have drowned so far this year - equalling the total for 2010 - and water safety campaigners say it is a shocking start to the year.

Ministry 'avoiding' water risks

The drowning death toll will rise if school swimming lessons aren't made compulsory, the Government has been warned.

Russian dies while on diving trip to Sounds

2009 drownings second lowest on record – Water Safety NZ

Figures released today showed 98 people drowned last year, the second lowest annual toll since records began in 1980.