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Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five

4 January 2026

Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five

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State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened
	4 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened... more

Surf Life Saving New Zealand says its lifeguards tried to resuscitate two people pulled from the water in Northland yesterday evening
	4 Jan: Surf Life Saving New Zealand says its lifeguards tried to resuscitate two people pulled from the water in Northland yesterday evening... more

???1;Two more are being added to the holiday drowning toll after a pair was recovered from Ripiro Beach in Northland
	4 Jan: ???1;Two more are being added to the holiday drowning toll after a pair was recovered from Ripiro Beach in Northland... more

The south side of the Brynderwyns in Northland, is closed following a serious crash
	3 Jan: The south side of the Brynderwyns in Northland, is closed following a serious crash... more

One man is trapped underground after a roof collapsed at a mine in Central Queensland
	3 Jan: One man is trapped underground after a roof collapsed at a mine in Central Queensland... more

Police are asking for the public's help in their enquiries into an unexplained death in Auckland
	3 Jan: Police are asking for the public's help in their enquiries into an unexplained death in Auckland... more

Major rescue efforts are underway at the Curragh coal mine in Central Queensland, where at least one worker is trapped underground
	3 Jan: Major rescue efforts are underway at the Curragh coal mine in Central Queensland, where at least one worker is trapped underground... more

Police in the South Island's Mackenzie district are urgently appealing for information about a bike left near Lake Ohau for several days
	3 Jan: Police in the South Island's Mackenzie district are urgently appealing for information about a bike left near Lake Ohau for several days... more

The driver of the car crash that left boxer Anthony Joshua injured and killed two of his friends in Nigeria has been charged
	3 Jan: The driver of the car crash that left boxer Anthony Joshua injured and killed two of his friends in Nigeria has been charged... more

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