Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Water Safety New Zealand for InfoPages here.
Water Safety New Zealand - Latest News [Page 4]
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 >>
Holiday Drowning Toll up on Five Year Average
Tuesday, 5 January 2016, 10:40 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Ten people died by drowning in New Zealand waters this official Christmas holiday period (4pm Christmas Eve until 6am this morning) – the same as last year’s grim holiday toll and three more deaths than the five-year average of seven. More >>
Water Safety Leaders Hoping for Better than Average Holiday
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 2:48 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Seven people will lose their lives to drowning between 4pm today (Christmas Eve) and the end of the official Christmas holiday period (6am on 5 January) if the average drowning toll for the past five years is anything to go by. More >>
New Water Safety Campaign Urges Kiwis to Stop And Think
Friday, 18 December 2015, 10:33 am | Water Safety New Zealand
A new campaign, launched today, is calling on all New Zealanders to stop and think about water safety in a bid to reduce New Zealand’s high drowning toll – and the millions of dollars spent on preventable deaths by drowning. More >>
Public urged to have its say on proposed fencing changes
Thursday, 29 October 2015, 10:34 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Water safety leaders are calling on New Zealand’s public to take an active interest in the proposed repeal of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987, amidst fears that if the changes go ahead more pre-schoolers will drown. More >>
Water Safety Sector Announces Ambitious New Targets
Tuesday, 22 September 2015, 3:14 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Water safety organisations have joined together to develop a collaborative plan to address New Zealand’s high drowning toll – setting ambitious new targets in the process. More >>
Garnier Help Keep School Pools Afloat
Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 11:03 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand’s (WSNZ) campaign to save New Zealand’s school pools from closing has received a major boost thanks to global beauty brand Garnier. More >>
Lauren Boyle to Help Keep School Pools Open
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 10:45 am | Water Safety New Zealand
World Champion silver medalist and two-time Olympian, Lauren Boyle is lending her support to a campaign to keep New Zealand’s school pools open. More >>
Half-Year Drownings up Thirty Percent
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 7:57 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Preliminary drowning figures show 61 people have drowned in New Zealand waters so far this year, up a third on the same time last year (46) and the highest year to date toll since 2011. More >>
Summer Over But Water Safety Still an Issue
Friday, 3 April 2015, 10:41 am | Water Safety New Zealand
With the Surf Life Saving New Zealand patrol season officially ending this Easter weekend, and many boaties still out on the water, Water Safety leaders are urging New Zealanders not to become complacent when it comes to water safety. More >>
2014 Provisional Drowning Toll at 90 Deaths
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 9:37 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Ninety people – mostly men and including eight pre-school children - drowned in New Zealand in 2014. More >>
Holiday Drowning Toll Up
Monday, 5 January 2015, 9:49 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Seven people drowned in New Zealand waters this official Christmas holiday period (4pm Christmas Eve until 6am this morning) - two deaths more than the same period last year. More >>
