Texas Ironman tragedy: Brazilian influencer Mara Araujo drowns in swim
“Preliminary investigations indicate she drowned during the swimming portion of the event.” Brazilian fitness influencer Mara Flavia Souza…
Kawerau river tragedy: Dead boys named as Paul Lloyd, 10, and Luti Maui Mafi, 11
Liam Wade03-1757-0128908-08 Paul was remembered in a Facebook post as a “treasured and beloved” son, brother, nephew, cousin…
Pig on the run dashes straight to Whitianga beach and vanishes while swimming
A black pig was spotted on the run, and heading straight for a morning dip at a Whitianga…
Teacher David Gregory Shaw sentenced for indecent acts at Christchurch swimming pool
Shaw, 63, stood motionless as his sentencing hearing this week was disrupted at times by a distraught father…
Lake Taupō: Auckland University engineering student dies after being pulled from water
The loss had reportedly devastated the student’s family, who had lived in New Zealand for two decades before…
Jono Ridler completes record 1367km swim the length of North Island, greeted by big crowd in Wellington
A view of Whairepo Lagoon. Photo / Joe Lawry “It was just insane, people lining the footbridge, lining…
Changi Airport with kids: How to survive an 8-hour layover
Essentially, a mega-hub of retail and entertainment, spanning 10 storeys and directly connected to Terminals 1, 2 and…
Swimming: Tapper sisters chase historic Pan Pacs selection on same New Zealand team
“It was just sick – instant relief. It was so great that that I’d done it, that was…
Northland kiwi chick rescued from swimming pool filter
The clip shows Boyce and a work colleague taking off the filter cover, then Boyce reaches in and…
Teen’s spinal injury sparked major review of pool diving safety
Diving has been temporarily banned at most public pools in Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty after a…
Beach where Wellington Mayor Andrew Little took dip now rated ‘unsuitable’ for swimming
Much of the Miramar Peninsula is designated as “caution advised” for swimming. Wellington Mayor Andrew Little (left) swims…
I swam in the shitty seas of Wellington’s south coast and lived to tell the tale
The Spinoff goes where few dare – the shores of Wellington’s south coast, as poo continues pouring into…