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Easy ways to help protect your hair from chlorine and saltwater damage

15 February 2026

Regular beach days or laps at the local pool can leave our hair looking and feeling quite different.

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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

Kiwi Lewis Clareburt believes Aussie know-how will give him a better chance at Olympic success in 2028
	4 Dec 2025: Kiwi Lewis Clareburt believes Aussie know-how will give him a better chance at Olympic success in 2028... more

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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 +++++++++

30 Jan: Why your sunscreen application might be putting your good intentions to waste +++++++

15 Feb: Easy ways to help protect your hair from chlorine and saltwater damage +++++++

Swimming NewsLinks

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)

3 Feb: Boy makes 'superhuman' swim to save family swept out to sea off australia (RadioNZ)

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Wales' wretched run in Six Nations rugby has continued...losing 26-23 to Scotland in Cardiff - their 14th Six Nations loss in a row More...

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Two dogs have been impounded by Christchurch Council Animal Management officers and three people are in hospital after an attack in the North West More...

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Law and Order:
A Christchurch councillor says he wants to take a look at the city's dog bylaw after an attack yesterday afternoon 9:47

Entertainment:
Quinton Aaron is "feeling strong" and is "focused" on his recovery after suffering a spinal stroke 9:47

Entertainment:
Rita Ora recites mantras to herself in the mirror every day about ignoring online trolls 9:17

General:
The Women's Freeski Halfpipe Final at the Winter Olympics has been postponed 8:47

Rugby:
Wales' wretched run in Six Nations rugby has continued...losing 26-23 to Scotland in Cardiff - their 14th Six Nations loss in a row 8:47

Rugby:
The Blues are happy to have won ugly in Super Rugby, fending off the Force 42-32 in Perth 8:47

Entertainment:
Hilary Duff feels Disney were "a little scared" to revive Lizzie McGuire, but she thinks they should have "listened" to her 8:47

Soccer:
The Wellington Phoenix are on the lookout for a new head coach 8:37

Auckland:
A person has died after a vehicle hit a parked car and flipped in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough yesterday evening 8:27

Health & Safety:
Palmerston North Hospital has received thousands in donations towards a surgical robot 8:27

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