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Six people have been involved in separate water-related incidents across the country this afternoon

10 January 2026

Six people have been involved in separate water-related incidents across the country this afternoon

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Drummond Wharf in Akaroa is cordoned off after a drowning
	10 Jan: Drummond Wharf in Akaroa is cordoned off after a drowning... more

Costly change of plans for some holiday makers, stuck on the wrong side of the Cook Strait
	10 Jan: Costly change of plans for some holiday makers, stuck on the wrong side of the Cook Strait... more

A postmortem will take place today for a man shot dead in South Auckland late on Friday night
	10 Jan: A postmortem will take place today for a man shot dead in South Auckland late on Friday night... more

An investigation's underway after a body was found in Christchurch's red zone
	10 Jan: An investigation's underway after a body was found in Christchurch's red zone... more

Surfing is the leading cause of water-related injuries in New Zealand every summer
	10 Jan: Surfing is the leading cause of water-related injuries in New Zealand every summer... more

One person's dead and 38 missing after a mountain of garbage toppled in the Philippines
	9 Jan: One person's dead and 38 missing after a mountain of garbage toppled in the Philippines... more

The remaining pilot whales stranded at Farewell Spit have been refloated
	9 Jan: The remaining pilot whales stranded at Farewell Spit have been refloated... more

Two men stranded on a drifting jetski off Taranaki Coast - have been rescued
	9 Jan: Two men stranded on a drifting jetski off Taranaki Coast - have been rescued... more

One person has died in an early morning single-car crash south of Napier
	9 Jan: One person has died in an early morning single-car crash south of Napier... more

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