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Welcome
Welcome to the Māori Water Safety website. We hope you will enjoy
navigating around this site and find the information here both useful and
informative.
Our main aim is to inform and educate our Māori communities about the
dangers of being in, on and under the water and how to stay safe while
still having fun and enjoying our natural environment.
2007 Drowning Statistics Continue Downward Trend
9 January 2008
There were a total of 110 drowning deaths in New Zealand in 2007.
The announcement of the official drowning toll by Water Safety New
Zealand (WSNZ) indicates the continuing trend of declining drowning
numbers. It is the second lowest annual toll since records began in
1980. The 2007 toll is 21% above the record low 2006 annual drowning
toll of 91.
The average annual drowning toll for the last five years (2002 –
2006) is 120. In comparison to 10 years ago the toll is 20% below
the drowning deaths recorded for 1997.
The recently released World Drowning Report (International Life
Saving Federation) lists New Zealand as the third highest country in
the world for drowning deaths. All drowning incidents in New Zealand
are captured by DrownBase™, recognised around the world as the
leader in integrated drowning databases.
Read Media Release >> (84K)
RFD & Water Safety New
Zealand Partnership
Due to the generous support of RFD NZ Ltd, Water Safety New Zealand
(WSNZ) is able to offer a heavily discounted selection of quality
lifejackets and buoyancy aids to WSNZ member organisations and other
water safety education
providers including schools, that are aligned with WSNZ initiatives.
Click on the RFD Logo for more information. |
