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Picnickers at an Auckland beach are the latest to freak out at the sight of a shark, swimming close to the shore

31 January 2021

Picnickers at an Auckland beach are the latest to freak out at the sight of a shark, swimming close to the shore

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An Auckland beach remains unsafe for swimming due to old sewerage pipes being plugged into stormwater connections
	10 Jan 2021: An Auckland beach remains unsafe for swimming due to old sewerage pipes being plugged into stormwater connections... more

Swimmers have been cleared from Pauanui Beach, on the eastern Coromandel Peninsula, after a shark sighting
	9 Jan 2021: Swimmers have been cleared from Pauanui Beach, on the eastern Coromandel Peninsula, after a shark sighting... more

A number of swimming warnings remain in place at dozens of Auckland beaches
	4 Jan 2021: A number of swimming warnings remain in place at dozens of Auckland beaches... more

A search and rescue operation is underway for two swimmers missing at Vinegar Hill, near Hunterville
	26 Dec 2020: A search and rescue operation is underway for two swimmers missing at Vinegar Hill, near Hunterville... more

A person has died after a swimming incident at McLaren Falls, in Bay of Plenty today
	9 Dec 2020: A person has died after a swimming incident at McLaren Falls, in Bay of Plenty today... more

Last week's floods and sewage discharge have left Napier residents temporarily barred from their favourite swimming spots
	16 Nov 2020: Last week's floods and sewage discharge have left Napier residents temporarily barred from their favourite swimming spots... more

Brit Adam Peaty has set a world record for the short course 100 metres breaststroke at the International Swimming League in Budapest, finishing in a time of 55.49 seconds
	16 Nov 2020: Brit Adam Peaty has set a world record for the short course 100 metres breaststroke at the International Swimming League in Budapest, finishing in a time of 55.49 seconds... more

Heavy rain in the capital has brought down slips and prompted warnings not to go swimming
	11 Sep 2020: Heavy rain in the capital has brought down slips and prompted warnings not to go swimming... more

A lack of international competition has allowed Lewis Clareburt to refine elements of his technique
	29 Aug 2020: A lack of international competition has allowed Lewis Clareburt to refine elements of his technique... more

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