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Drowning Toll At Eight Year High
25 January 2011
123 people drowned in New Zealand during 2011, up 41% on the previous year and the worst annual drowning toll on record since 2003. A significant 80% of those that died were men. Read more >>>
Sport Southland Media Release - Southland Children Set To Experience Our Way Of Life
19 January 2012
Sport Southland and Water Safety New Zealand are working together to give Southland children the skills they need to be safe in the water, as part of a nationwide Our Way of Life campaign. Read more >>>
NZRA Media Release - PoolSafe Achieves Record Numbers
17 January 2012
The unseasonable weather so far this summer has not stopped swimming pools around the country from putting safety first. New Zealand public pools are taking safety seriously as is evident in the record number of facilities that now have obtained the PoolSafe® safety endorsement. Read more >>>
Campaign Targets High Maori Drowning Rates
13 January 2012
Water Safety New Zealand – in conjunction with sponsor New Zealand Post – is launching a campaign aimed squarely at improving the water safety skills of Maori. Read more >>>