Water Safety New Zealand

Resources & Safety Tips

• Safety Info/Tips
  • The Water Safety Code
  • Under Fives
  • Beaches
  • Boating
  • Safer Boating Week 2017 October 13-20
  • Regional bylaw information
  • Marine weather
  • Essential equipment
  • Communication
  • Lifejackets
    • Buoyancy Aids description
    • Life jackets for kids
    • Lifejacket Research
  • Skipper responsibility
    • Coastguard Boating Education
  • Kids in Boats
    • Safe Boating Programme
  • Buoys and beacons
    • Lights
    • Rules
  • Emergency situations
    • Sinking
    • Fire
    • Distress
  • Kayaks
  • PWC's
  • Fishing
  • Pools
  • Pool fencing
  • Rivers
  • Safety and hydrology
    • Crossing
    • Swimming
    • Survival
    • Floods
    • Be River Safe Toolbox
  • Be River Safe DVD and Toolbox
  • Diving
• Education Initiatives
  • Water Skills for Life
  • Why the shift from traditional learn to swim programmes to Water Skills for Life?
  • What this means for you
  • Introducing 'Water Skills for Life’
    • Water Safety and Awareness
    • Getting In and Out of the Water Safely
    • Submersion – Getting Under the Water
    • Personal Buoyancy - Staying Afloat
    • Orientation in the Water
    • Safety of Self and Others
    • Propulsion - Moving Through the Water
  • Fundamental Water Safety - How to Check Whether Students are Competent
  • Q and A with Phil Waggott, Dash Swim School
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • NZCER Report 2016: Aquatic Education in New Zealand Schools
  • Get in Touch
  • Aquatic Education Directory
  • Maori
  • Kia Maanu Kia Ora safety resources
  • Te Reo Messages
  • Waka Ama water safety tips and tricks
  • Under Fives
  • Water confidence
  • Water familiarisation
  • Water babies - giving your preschooler a head start in the water
• Downloadable Resources
  • Water Skills For Life
  • Water Safety Signs - Colouring In
  • WaterSafe: In, On and Under Safety Book
  • Boating Safety - 2 Minute Form and Sea Kayaking Guide
  • Beach Safety - Identifying Rips
  • Be Pool Safe Resources and Guidelines
  • Under Five's Be Waterwise Resources
  • Pacific Island Resources