Surf Life Saving New Zealand

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October 2026

• 12 OctPolice name seven-year-old boy who drowned at Tangimoana Beach+1
• 9 OctOne person dies after being swept out to sea at Tangimoana Beach

September 2026

• 14 SepTwo people dead, third in hospital after boat capsizes at Manawatū beach

August 2026

• 28 AugFisherman dies after falling into water at Ninety Mile Beach
• 5 AugSearch suspended for missing Golden Bay woman

December 2025

• 15 Dec 2025Person dies after being pulled from water at Titahi Bay

November 2025

• 1 Nov 2025Four people rescued after boat capsizes on Raglan bar

October 2025

• 18 Oct 2025Three people hospitalised after boat overturns at Port Waikato

September 2025

• 29 Sep 2025Police resume search for missing Christchurch teenager Marley+1
• 28 Sep 2025Search intensifies for missing Christchurch teenager+2

August 2025

• 12 Aug 2025Body of missing Northland kayaker found in Ruakākā River

January 2025

• 28 Jan 2025Search continues for swimmer missing at Piha Beach
• 28 Jan 2025Christchurch teenager dies after swimming at Southshore Beach
• 20 Jan 2025Surf Lifesaving New Zealand issues warning after multiple rescues
• 9 Jan 2025Search underway for missing fisherman at Piha Beach
• 6 Jan 2025Four people rescued by helicopter after being swept away at Cape Farewell

November 2024

• 9 Nov 2024Teenager rescued after being swept out to sea at Bethells Beach