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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 >>
Water Safety Leaders Call for Caution This Christmas
Monday, 22 December 2014, 10:45 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Eighty-four New Zealanders have drowned so far this year – including seven pre-school children, up on the 2013 total of five. More >>
Award Winner Delivers Water Safety to Kids through Song
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 3:00 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Entertainer and water safety evangelist Mark de Lacy, aka the Minstrel, has been named New Zealand’s supreme champion of water safety for his work delivering water safety messages – through his interactive show Hiwi the Kiwi Goes Fishing – to ... More >>
Half Year Drowning Toll Lowest on Record
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 9:57 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Preliminary drowning figures show thirty-five people drowned during the first six months of 2014 (to 30 June) – New Zealand’s lowest mid-year drowning toll since records began in 1980. More >>
Summer Drownings up on Last Year
Monday, 31 March 2014, 9:24 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Thirty-five people drowned in New Zealand this summer- up four on last summer and the equivalent of three drownings every week. More >>
Record Low Drowning Toll But Children’s Deaths Concern
Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 12:26 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Eighty-one people drowned in New Zealand waters in 2013 – down from 98 in 2012 and the lowest number since records began in 1980. More >>
Fishermen Dominate Holiday Drowning Toll
Friday, 3 January 2014, 3:03 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Five men drowned – four of them while fishing or gathering seafood – this official Christmas holiday period (that began on 24 December at 4pm and finished at 6am this morning). More >>
Water Safety Experts Urge Caution This Christmas
Monday, 23 December 2013, 10:37 am | Water Safety New Zealand
Seventy-seven New Zealanders have already lost their lives to drowning this year, with Water Safety New Zealand urging holidaymakers to ensure the number doesn’t rise further over the Christmas season. More >>
Delving deeper - Information from Water Safety NZ
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 3:53 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Welcome to Delving deeper, Water Safety New Zealand’s new information and statistics newsletter. Research and information is a core part of creating and continuing efficient sector strategy into what is the third highest cause of accidental death New Zealand. ... More >>
Drowning of Wellington Child a Tragic Reminder
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 7:49 pm | Water Safety New Zealand
Water Safety New Zealand CEO Matt Claridge says the drowning of a Wellington toddler in the bath is a tragic reminder of what can happen when a child is left alone even briefly. “The message for parents – especially the parents of pre-schoolers - ... More >>
