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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Swimming articles  Swimming
    Wellington's mayor says he'd be comfortable swimming on Wellington's southern coast - on current information available
     24 February 2026
    Wellington's mayor says he'd be comfortable swimming on Wellington's southern coast - on current information available
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    Easy ways to help protect your hair from chlorine and saltwater damage
    15 Feb: Regular beach days or laps at the local pool can leave our hair looking and feeling quite different.... more
    It could be months before Wellingtonians are given the all-clear for swimming at southern coastal areas - where sewage is leaking
    4 Feb: It could be months before Wellingtonians are given the all-clear for swimming at southern coastal areas - where sewage is leaking... more
    Why your sunscreen application might be putting your good intentions to waste
    30 Jan: This is what three experts had to say about how to get the best protection from your sunscreen.... more
    A number of black - do not swim - flags have been issued for Auckland beaches
    17 Jan: A number of black - do not swim - flags have been issued for Auckland beaches... more
    A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system
    13 Jan: A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system... more
    Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five
    4 Jan: Summer swimmers are urged to brush up on water safety, as the holiday drowning toll hits five... more
    A call for New Zealanders to do the checks before hydrating or swimming this summer
    22 Dec 2025: A call for New Zealanders to do the checks before hydrating or swimming this summer... more
    Swimmer Lewis Clareburt has met the qualifying standard for next year's Commonwealth Games
    16 Dec 2025: Swimmer Lewis Clareburt has met the qualifying standard for next year's Commonwealth Games... more
    A record-breaking swim for Lewis Clareburt in Australia
    15 Dec 2025: A record-breaking swim for Lewis Clareburt in Australia... more

     Most Popular Recent Swimming News
     04 Feb: It could be months before Wellingtonians are given the all-clear for swimming at southern coastal areas - where sewage is leaking +++++++++
     15 Feb: Easy ways to help protect your hair from chlorine and saltwater damage +++++++
     30 Jan: Why your sunscreen application might be putting your good intentions to waste +++++++
     24 Feb: Wellington's mayor says he'd be comfortable swimming on Wellington's southern coast - on current information available ++++++

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      20 Feb: ‘doc hut collides with ralph lauren’: how ‘joke’ block became an off-grid paradise (Stuff.co.nz)
      15 Feb: ‘we kept looking for paradise, this is as close as we got’: fairytale cottage looking for new owners (Stuff.co.nz)
      11 Feb: Watch: pod of orcas spotted swimming in south auckland (Stuff.co.nz)
      11 Feb: They could only play in the pool up to their waists - now all 800 kids at this school are getting lessons (Stuff.co.nz)
      6 Feb: ‘quite frightening’: 13-year-old recounts gruelling 4-hour swim after family swept out to sea (Stuff.co.nz)
      6 Feb: ‘relief’ as first kids start safe swimming lessons thanks to stuff reader donations (Stuff.co.nz)
      5 Feb: ‘it’s just a fun, fun house’: home has tunnel from living room to pool and ‘pods’ in the bush (Stuff.co.nz)
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