One person has been flown to hospital following a water incident at Waihī Beach. 'We were notified at 12.53pm that two people had been pulled from the water... Read More

As summer officially comes to an end, officials are counting another devastating summer drowning toll across New Zealand. Water Safety NZ data shows there have... Read More

Surf lifeguards experienced a full weekend with a large number of rescues and assists over the weekend. A number of people had to be taken to hospital after being... Read More

From saving 7000 plastic bottles going to landfill to cleaning up millions of micro plastics from local beaches - the volunteers of Sustainable Waihī Beach... Read More

This week metservice.com and the MetService weather app will feature new paddleboarding forecasts, to be followed by kayaking forecasts in the near future. The... Read More

This year the Ocean Film Festival World tour returns to New Zealand with a whole new range of inspiring and educating films. The two and a half hour program... Read More

Fish & Game has launched a diving programme to monitor New Zealand's trout populations and assess the health of the nation's waterways. Fish & Game staff equipped... Read More

New Zealanders doing the hard mahi/work to ensure the sustainability of our fisheries and aquaculture should put their hands up for the Seafood Sustainability... Read More

Canoe slalom is back in Tauranga after a number of years of absence. Racing returned to the Wairoa River near Tauranga over the weekend, with a number of local... Read More

People appear to be getting the message about safety on the water, according to the latest Maritime NZ-commissioned research. An Ipsos poll of 1009 people, 509... Read More

Six champions were crowned at the final Billabong Grom Series at Mount Maunganui on Sunday. After having been relocated from Piha due to the cyclone devastation,... Read More

The Oceans '23 Junior Surf Lifesaving Festival held at Mt Maunganui over the past four days is being hailed a huge success, according to Surf Life Saving New Zealand. With... Read More