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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.

Kerre Woodham: Respect the sea or pay the price

Pool death brings call for action

Discovery of woman's body in the pool of a Mt Eden apartment complex alarms water safety campaigners.

Drowning toll at eight-year high

Body of drowned 15-year-old found

Search for missing Auckland teen continues

Deadly rips - how to beat them

Body of Titahi Bay swimmer found

Cousins caught in rip were 'a minute away from death'

Family's desperate bid to save life

Alesana Seneka drowned at Papamoa Beach on Tuesday after trying to retrieve cray pots from the water. His family say his death was "something we didn't expect to happen."

Family suspect heart attack in beach death

Rescuer: He was face down... it looked like a rock

Venomous visitors pop in for a Kiwi holiday

Toddler found in pool

Ship passenger counts changed for obesity

Beachgoers and boaties keep rescuers busy