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Pools To Schools™ - A winner

Friday, 26 March 2010, 5:06 pm | Watersafe Auckland

Students at Red Hill Primary in Papakura are used to having to bus to the local public pool for their aquatic education but now they just have to walk across the playground. More >>

FREE Whanau Nui Water Safety Lessons

Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 5:20 pm | Watersafe Auckland

With drowning still the third highest cause of unintentional death in New Zealand, Manukau families are urged to take advantage of Whanau Nui family water safety and confidence lessons returning to Counties Manukau next week. More >>

Learn to swim

Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:39 am | Watersafe Auckland

For Otahuhu Primary School, developing an aquatics programme that is not soley based around learn to swim has seen some very positive outcomes in meeting the needs of their students and community More >>

Water safety education for Pasifika

Monday, 17 August 2009, 1:01 pm | Watersafe Auckland

The release of the Coroner’s findings into Warrior Sonny Fai’s drowning highlights the need for more than just learning to swim in meeting the water safety needs of Pacific peoples. More >>

FREE family swim lessons are back!

Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 9:43 am | Watersafe Auckland

Whanau Swim, with its five free swimming lessons, makes a welcomed return at swim schools in Onehunga, Mt Roskill and Panmure next week, July 13-17. More >>

Rock Fishers Urged to Wear Lifejackets

Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 12:16 pm | Watersafe Auckland

A double-drowning on Auckland’s rugged west coast re-confirms rock fishing as one of New Zealand’s most dangerous activities. More >>

Learn to swim – Is it one size fits all?

Saturday, 6 December 2008, 10:45 am | Watersafe Auckland

What is the key to building a water safety culture and continuing the downward trend in the Auckland region’s drowning toll? Is it just learning to swim or is it a whole-school and community approach to aquatics and water safety education?  More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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