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Be RiverSafe DVD and Tool Box

New Zealanders love to spend time in, on or around rivers. However more people drown in rivers than in any other aquatic environment in New Zealand.

River Drowning statistics 1991-2010

River Drownings by Activity 1991-2010River Drownings by Age Group 1991-2010

River Drownings by Region 1991-2010River Drownings by Year 1991-2010

The Be River Safe Tool Box is a is a mixture of information and suggested activities that can be used by:

• teachers and leaders
• young people and learners
• anyone wanting to be river safe when they are enjoying an activity in, on or around a river.

There are three main components of the Be River Safe Tool Box

Information and Activities

The tool-box that has seven separate sections. Each section contains:

• Notes for Teachers and Leaders
• Fact Sheets
• Activities for Learners.

Click here for the Tool Box page

Click here to download the EOTC Guidelines

Be RiverSafe Key Messages in poster form

Click here to download the poster

Be RiverSafe DVD

The Be River Safe DVD was developed in partnership with the Mountain Safety Council.

Activities in the tool-box are based around this DVD. Extracts from the Be RiverSafe DVD on this website:

Click the images below to play videos.