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Calling on Kiwis to share their stories this World Drowning Prevention Day

Children need us to protect them around water

Drowning in New Zealand: A Solvable Problem

Drowning Deaths Down: How New Zealand is leading the charge

Don’t Drink and Dive

Can we make this summer the safest on record?

Drowning Deaths Drop 26% - How Kiwis Are Turning the Tide on Tragedy

Alcohol and rivers a deadly mix – Coroner backs safety advice

Knowing the basics saves lives – new tips from water safety agencies

93% of Boating Tragedies This Year Involved No Lifejacket – Has the Bay of Plenty Got it Right?

Water Skills For Life

Going local in Gore

World Drowning Prevention Day 2024 - How Many is Too Many?

Water Skills For Life

Are our kids learning to swim? Or are they learning to survive?

Drowning Crisis Unveiled: WSNZ's 2023 Data Shows Devastating Trend in Water Safety

Just Wear It to save lives on the water this summer

Urgent Call to Action: Community Meeting to Tackle Drowning Crisis on Auckland's West Coast

94 lives lost to drowning in 2022. The most drowning deaths in a decade

Predictive Modelling Warns: Worst Year for Drowning this Century.

What Māori place names can tell us about water safety

Power of the river demands drowning prevention moves

Calls grow for rāhui to have greater legal recognition

Māori gift new name for Coastguard New Zealand

Using Te Reo to prevent under-fives drowning

Research into under fives fatal and non-fatal drownings

Know what to do when the current takes you away

Rob Hewitt – extraordinary water safety kaihautū

My story - accidental drowning at home in September 2019

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