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MISPLACED CONFIDENCE - WHY NZERS ARE DROWNING | RNZ

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New Zealanders are over-confident in the water, say surf lifesavers - something
that's helped us to our appalling drowning statistics. Keep Reading

 


DATA SHOWS 30% OF NZERS CANNOT SWIM OR FLOAT IN THE OCEAN FOR MORE THAN A FEW
MINUTES

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New data from the Beach and Coastal Safety Report - shows 30 per cent of New
Zealanders cannot swim or float in the ocean for more than a few minutes.  Our
Keep Reading

 


WATER SAFETY NEWS LINKS JULY 2021 TO JUNE 2022

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WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

Editor

Sun 06 Feb 2022, 03:21 pm

Safe Behaviour



 


A collection and archive of news relating to Water Safety New Zealand and issues
involving water safety, better water skills and drowning prevention.   Keep
Reading

 


PEOPLE URGED NOT TO OVERESTIMATE ABILITIES IN WATER, DATA SHOWS OVER-65S MOST AT
RISK | STUFF.CO.NZ

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Water safety authorities are urging people to exercise caution if they're
heading to the beach this Waitangi weekend, after an early spike in drownings
this year. Keep Reading

 


OMICRON, WEATHER PROMPT WARNING FOR LONG WEEKEND | OTAGO DAILY TIMES ONLINE NEWS

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Kiwis are being urged to take a safety first approach this long weekend, with
wild weather forecast and Omicron circulating in the community. The... Keep
Reading

 


‘A NATIONAL TRAGEDY’: MĀORI DROWNING RATE CAUSES ALARM IN NEW ZEALAND | NEW
ZEALAND | THE GUARDIAN

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Māori have a strong ancestral relationship to the ocean involving hunting and
fishing for seafood, but that can come at a cost Keep Reading

 


SURF LIFE SAVERS, WATER SAFETY AUTHORITIES URGE CAUTION FROM OLDER MEN THIS LONG
WEEKEND - NZ HERALD

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There have been 18 preventable drownings so far in 2022, a quarter of last
year's total. Keep Reading

 


GOVERNMENT URGED TO TACKLE 'COMPLEX' DROWNING ISSUES FOLLOWING DOZENS OF DEATHS
IN 2021 | RNZ NEWS

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Swimming New Zealand chief executive Steve Johns and Drowning Prevention
Auckland chief executive Nicola Keen-Biggelaar want to see water safety made
compulsory in the New Zealand Curriculum. Keep Reading

 


SEVENTY-FOUR NEW ZEALANDERS DROWNED IN 2021 - DESPITE LOCKDOWNS

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Water Safety New Zealand

Tue 18 Jan 2022, 09:47 am

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Seventy-four New Zealanders drowned in 2021 - despite lockdowns The 2021
Drowning Report released by Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) today has the
provisional preventable[1] drowning toll for last year at 74, the same as the
previous year, despite much of the country being in lockdown. While the toll is
7.5 per cent down on the 2015-2019... Keep Reading

 


RESPECT FOR WATER PARAMOUNT TO PREVENTING DROWNINGS | TE AO MĀORI NEWS

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An Otago University professor who specialises in Māori water safety research
says fatal drownings can be prevented if people have a greater understanding
of... Keep Reading

 


FOURTEEN PEOPLE DROWN OVER THE OFFICIAL HOLIDAY PERIOD – UP 180%

Media Release

WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

Editor

Thu 06 Jan 2022, 01:35 pm

Reporting



 


Fourteen people drown over the official holiday period – up 180% Preliminary
figures from Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) indicate that the preventable fatal
drowning toll[1] for the official holiday period is 14, a 180 per cent increase
on the five-year average. The five-year average preventable drowning death
totals for the previous... Keep Reading

 


THINK WATER SAFETY THIS SUMMER AND PREVENT DROWNING

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WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

Editor

Mon 20 Dec 2021, 12:00 pm

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Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is reminding Kiwis to stay safe this summer as
they hit the beaches, lakes and rivers this holiday season. WSNZ’s Chief
Executive, Daniel Gerrard, says: “While we want everyone to enjoy the summer
break, unfortunately, too many New Zealanders are still drowning. There have
been five preventable drowning... Keep Reading

 


KNOW THE WATER SAFETY CODE TO STAY SAFE IN THE WATER THIS SUMMER

Media Release

WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

Editor

Thu 11 Nov 2021, 11:17 am

Active Recreation



 


November is Water Safety Awareness month and, with summer approaching, Water
Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) is cautioning New Zealanders that more fatalities
occur in spring and summer than at any other time during the year. Warmer
weather will see more New Zealanders heading to our beaches, lakes and rivers.
Keep Reading

 


$2MILLION INVESTED IN COMMUNITY DROWNING PREVENTION PROGRAMMES

Media Release

WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

Editor

Wed 03 Nov 2021, 08:30 am

Community Services



 


Water Safety New Zealand has announced the recipients of its 2021/2022 annual
contestable funding round, investing over $2.0 million in community drowning
prevention programmes. WSNZ’s annual contestable funding round is funded
primarily by the New Zealand Lotteries Grants Board and ACC. Keep Reading

 


HOME SWIMMING POOLS POSE HIGHEST RISK OF DROWNING FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE

Media Release

WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

Editor

Mon 20 Sep 2021, 09:39 am

Pre School

Wellington

 


Research conducted by Karen Richardson of Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) and
published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health today
(Quantifying fatal and non-fatal drowning in children under five in Aotearoa,
New Zealand) underlines the need for closer supervision of children under five
to prevent infant drowning. Keep Reading

 


MĀORI GIFT NEW NAME FOR COASTGUARD NEW ZEALAND

News

WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

Editor

Wed 01 Sep 2021, 04:42 pm

Maori



 


Water Safety New Zealand congratulates Coastguard New Zealand, who have been
gifted a new ingoa (name) in Māori.  The organisation will now be known as
Tautiaki Moana Aotearoa.  Keep Reading

 


2020 PREVENTABLE DROWNING DEATHS REDUCE SLIGHTLY ON 2019

News

WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

Editor

Wed 01 Sep 2021, 03:44 pm

Reporting



 


The 2020 Drowning Report is now published on our website. It relies on
information from 276 drowning incidents (74 preventable fatalities and 202 non
fatal, hospitalisations) gathered from coronial findings, police and DHB
incident reports. Keep Reading

 


KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THE CURRENT TAKES YOU AWAY

Article

WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

Sheridan Bruce

Tue 25 May 2021, 08:21 pm

Safe Behaviour

Wellington

 


Todd Russell is a man who knows only too well, the power of ocean currents in
the Cook Strait. In December 2019 Todd was separated from his two other diving
companions and the boat off Red Rocks, when a current caught him as he surfaced.
He was found five to six nautical miles from the designated exit point after
spending three hours bobbing... Keep Reading

 
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DROWNING STATS

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WATER SAFETY NEW ZEALAND

 

With any water comes risk and sadly every year far too many people lose their
lives or are injured in, on or around the water. The tragedy is that most
drownings and injuries are preventable. Keep Reading

 


UNDER-FIVE DROWNINGS

20 years of data shows home Under Fives drowning deaths reducing. Twenty years
ago, in 2000, the average rate for Under Fives drowning was 12 children per
year. Of these, there were an average of eight (67%) who drowned around the home
environment which includes baths, pools, buckets and other vessels. In 2019, the
average rate for Under Five drownings was four per year, of which two (50%)
occurred in the home environment. 







 

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