2021 was the worst year on record for drowning deaths since 2011, with 91 New Zealanders dying in the water, of whom 28 were Māori.
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Rugby player collapses, dies during Ruatoria centennial match
Ngāti Porou East Coast and Mid Canterbury players observe a minute's silence in Ruatoria. Photo credit / NZ Herald
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'It could have been me or my sister': Iranians here worry about crackdown
Photo/Getty Images "We are all anxious and we are just furious watching this news coming out of Iran," Iranian Women in New Zealand founder and chairperson Forough Amin says.
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Housing hero Ricky Houghton mourned
Housing advocate Ricky Houghton, from Te Paatu, Ngāti Kahu and Ngāti Whātua has died at 62. He died of cancer, surrounded by his whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau.
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Man has died following water-related incident at Mt Maunganui
Police can confirm a man thought to be in his 50s has died following a water-related incident at Mt Maunganui yesterday afternoon.
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Ngāti Awa sets rāhui for Moutohorā following death
A seven-day rāhui has been established following the death of a man who was diving at Moutohora Island today.
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Returnee died in managed isolation hotel
The Ministry of Health has reported a death in a managed isolation hotel. The death is a returnee, who arrived on November 3 and tested positive on a routine day three test.
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New Covid-19 death; 39 new community cases
Public health director Dr Caroline McElnay today reported a patient with Covid-19 has died in Middlemore Hospital, Auckland.
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Tūhoe negotiator and ex-deputy PM Sir Michael Cullen dies
Sir Michael Cullen has died from advanced lung cancer at age 76.
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Former Māori language commissioner dies
Waereti Tait-Wall (Ngāti Whakaue, Tūhoe), a former Māori language commissioner, has died after a long illness. She was 73.