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Safety agencies urge day trippers to be prepared
Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 4:57 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
The preventable drowning of an international student at Tauranga's Omanawa Falls has highlighted how New Zealand’s natural beauty can mask the danger that exists in our great outdoors. More >>
WSNZ annual funding round opens
Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 1:48 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is looking to broaden the reach of Water Skills for Life and fund research to fill knowledge gaps on New Zealand’s drowning problem. More >>
Hoping for a drowning free Easter weekend
Thursday, 29 March 2018, 11:43 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is calling on Kiwis to think about water safety this Easter. More >>
Rise in preventable drownings and water safety sector
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 9:32 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Provisional figures from Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) for 2017 show a 13% increase in preventable drownings on the previous year. There were 88 preventable drownings in 2017 versus 78 in 2016. More >>
Partnership to improve water safety skills of Maori youth
Sunday, 21 January 2018, 2:58 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
100 Maori youth will paddle down the Mohaka river on Wednesday as part of a programme to improve water safety and create the next generation of leaders. More >>
Water Safety NZ - Holiday period drowning toll at three
Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 11:33 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Figures from Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) indicate the preventable fatal drowning* toll for the official holiday period (running from 4.00pm 22nd December 2017 to 6.00am 3rd January 2018) is three. More >>
Water Safety NZ invests $1.66m into water safety education
Monday, 13 November 2017, 4:57 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
As the lead agency in the water safety sector Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is tasked with delivering funding strategies to tackle our nations drowning problem. New Zealand is towards the upper end of drowning death rates in the OECD. In 2016 ... More >>
Risky Behaviour Around Water Slow to Change
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 10:36 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand’s (WSNZ) Public Attitude and Behaviour Survey for 2017 has revealed while safety messages are getting through risky behaviour is slow to change. More >>
Water Safety New Zealand applauds Kiwi volunteers
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 9:58 am | Water Safety New Zealand
As leader of a sector that relies predominantly on a volunteer base to save lives, Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) during National Volunteer Week is acknowledging the great contribution they make to our society. “By nature, Kiwis like to give of ... More >>
Time to address declining levels of aquatic education
Monday, 15 May 2017, 11:05 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is getting behind International Water Safety Day and its mission to raise awareness around water safety education. More >>
Drowning Prevention Investment Programme
Thursday, 20 April 2017, 1:24 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is looking to invest in partnerships that deliver drowning prevention interventions to help bring down New Zealand’s high drowning toll. More >>
Water Safety backs Metservice warnings for Easter weekend
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 10:08 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is calling for all Kiwis to take extra caution this Easter in the wake of severe weather warnings across the country. More >>
Water Skills for Life initiative
Wednesday, 15 February 2017, 2:40 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Our preventable fatal drowning toll is too high and too many New Zealanders continue to die in our waterways - 31 deaths since Dec 1st 2016. More >>
Growing pressure on water safety sector
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 11:05 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) says the deaths of four people in preventable drowning incidents over Waitangi weekend reflects the challenges faced by the water safety sector. More >>
Water Safety urges extreme caution around rising rivers
Friday, 20 January 2017, 3:45 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand is urging extreme caution around New Zealand rivers as torrential rain across the country causes a surge in river levels. More >>
Spike in River Deaths the Stand Out in 2016 Stats
Thursday, 12 January 2017, 10:48 am | Water Safety New Zealand
A dramatic rise in river drowning deaths and an increase in fatal incidents involving ‘other’ nationalities are features of the 2016 toll. More >>
Holiday period drowning toll stands at eight
Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 11:34 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Figures from Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) indicate the preventable drowning* toll for the official holiday period (running from 4.00pm 23rd December to 6.00am 4th January 2017) is eight. More >>
Water Safety calls for all Kiwis to take responsibility
Friday, 23 December 2016, 11:10 am | Water Safety New Zealand
During what has traditionally been the highest period for preventable drownings, Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is calling for all Kiwis to be extra vigilant in, on and around the water over Christmas and New Year. More >>
WSNZ & ACC confront high risk group with the ‘Swim Reaper’
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 11:37 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ), in collaboration with ACC has today launched its summer awareness campaign aimed specifically at young Kiwi males in an attempt to bring down New Zealand’s high drowning toll. More >>
Water Safety New Zealand calls for compulsory lifejackets
Friday, 16 December 2016, 10:08 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is calling for the compulsory wearing of lifejackets on recreational water vessels under six metres. More >>
