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Four swimmers have been saved after being caught in a rip at a beach in the Tasman region

6 January 2025

Four swimmers have been saved after being caught in a rip at a beach in the Tasman region

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Cantabrians are being advised to stay out of a number of popular swimming spots because of faecal bacteria
	2 Jan 2025: Cantabrians are being advised to stay out of a number of popular swimming spots because of faecal bacteria... more

Swimmers are being urged to be careful, before going for a dip this summer
	29 Dec 2024: Swimmers are being urged to be careful, before going for a dip this summer... more

Disappointing news for Christchurch swimmers, with high levels of faecal bacteria discovered in Lake Rua
	26 Dec 2024: Disappointing news for Christchurch swimmers, with high levels of faecal bacteria discovered in Lake Rua... more

A warning's been issued to swimmers, after great white sharks have been spotted in a Waikato harbour
	25 Dec 2024: A warning's been issued to swimmers, after great white sharks have been spotted in a Waikato harbour... more

An urgent plea to take extra care when swimming at unpatrolled beaches after hours this summer
	10 Nov 2024: An urgent plea to take extra care when swimming at unpatrolled beaches after hours this summer... more

A record breaking meet for swimmer Lewis Clareburt at the World Cup in Shanghai
	21 Oct 2024: A record breaking meet for swimmer Lewis Clareburt at the World Cup in Shanghai... more

Olympian Erika Fairweather is confident she has gas in the tank after qualifying seventh-fastest for tomorrow's women's 200 metre freestyle finale
	29 Jul 2024: Olympian Erika Fairweather is confident she has gas in the tank after qualifying seventh-fastest for tomorrow's women's 200 metre freestyle finale... more

Lewis Clareburt's lamenting a poor second half of his 400 metre individual medley final at the Olympics
	29 Jul 2024: Lewis Clareburt's lamenting a poor second half of his 400 metre individual medley final at the Olympics... more

Police have found a body after a man went missing in the Whanganui River yesterday
	15 Jun 2024: Police have found a body after a man went missing in the Whanganui River yesterday... more

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Most Popular Recent Swimming News

24 Feb: Wellington's mayor says he'd be comfortable swimming on Wellington's southern coast - on current information available +++++++++++

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 +++++++++

27 Feb: A mere 48 hours after Wellington's Mayor went for a swim prove the sea was safe, the southern coast has again been declared unsuitable for swimming ++++++++

25 Feb: Cull and swimming ban resume after fatal shark attack in New Caledonia +++++++

Swimming NewsLinks

27 Feb: Beach where wellington mayor andrew little took dip now rated 'unsuitable' for swimming (RadioNZ)

27 Feb: Wellington beach where mayor took a dip declared ‘unsuitable’ for swimming (Stuff.co.nz)

27 Feb: Stuff publisher sinead boucher on making a splash where it counts (Stuff.co.nz)

26 Feb: Lifting of wellington swimming ban 'positive shock' for businesses (RadioNZ)

25 Feb: ‘popping a manu is awesome,’ but it’s no good if you can’t swim, says all black legend. (Stuff.co.nz)

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)

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