Sixteen people rescued from water on New Year's Day

Thursday 2 January 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Thu 2 Jan 2025, 3:05pm

Surf Life Saving rescued 16 people on the first day of the year, marking the start of what is considered the most dangerous month in the water. Teams worked nearly 5,100 hours across New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. This rescue figure matches the same period from last year.

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1. RNZThu 2 Jan 2025, 12:23pm

   16 people rescued from water on New Year's Day as most dangerous month begins (opens in new tab)

2. 1News via RNZThu 2 Jan 2025, 1:21pm

   Sixteen water rescues on New Year's Day — most dangerous month begins (opens in new tab)

3. Otago Daily TimesThu 2 Jan 2025, 1:30pm

   16 rescued as most dangerous month begins (opens in new tab)

4. NZ HeraldThu 2 Jan 2025, 3:05pm

   16 people rescued from NZ waters on New Year’s Day as most dangerous month begins (opens in new tab)