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How’s Your Workplace Water Competency?
Drowning Prevention Auckland partners with workplaces around Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland and further afield to offer their employees invaluable water safety training. Whether your organisation works directly or indirectly in a water-based environment, a Water Competency...
Realising Wai Ora Tāmaki Makaurau
Realising Wai Ora Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland’s Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Strategy What are the top priorities?A year and a half on from the first sector hui for Wai Ora Tāmaki Makaurau - Auckland's Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Strategy, we bring you...
2022 Spring Forum Overview
In September our Spring Forum brought together sector leaders, research, and industry experts to share and discuss some of the key findings arising from PRE research and related water safety projects. Dr Kevin Moran, DPA set the scene around the problems and practices...
Grief and healing the focus of World Drowning Prevention Day, with dawn memorial planned for Tāmaki Makaurau
MEDIA RELEASE | 21 July 2022 A very special commemoration to honour those who have lost their lives to drowning is planned for Monday 25 July 2022. This event held at St Mary’s Bay, Tāmaki Makaurau, will provide healing for people who are grieving the loss of a...
Lifejacket Use and Maintenance
Calling Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland home means living in a city surrounded by many beautiful water environments. Recreational activities on or near the water are common, everywhere from our lakes and rivers, to our harbours and rugged west coast beaches. Along with the...
Spring Forum 2022
WHEN 1pm to 5pm, Tuesday 20 September, 2022 WHERE Hyundai Marine Sports Centre, 8/10 Tamaki Drive, Auckland RSVPTo [email protected] by Tuesday 13 SeptemberCome along to hear about:How research is informing the development of national PRE guidelines and how...
SUP Safety
Stand up paddle boarding is a popular activity for people of all ages and activity levels. This means that there is a wide range in the level of ability and confidence amongst paddle boarders. We want everyone to be able to safely enjoy this water sport which is great...
Rip Current Safety
Getting caught in a rip current is an all-too-common occurence at our surf beaches in Aotearoa, with tens of thousands of rescues taking place every year and many of the fatal drownings at beaches being directly related to rip currents. Over the last ten years, over...
From Splash Participant to Water Safety Ambassador
Kairo Jacobs came through the Splash Break-Away programme and is now a Water Safety Ambassador. Read his story about his initial reluctance and just how much he gets out of working within the community.“I first started the Splash Programme when I was around 12 years...
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