Nicola Keen Biggelaar
Floating the key to water safety
Drowning Prevention Auckland is encouraging anyone getting out on the water to practice their key survival steps: float, breathe, signal and survive. Audio
Rock fishing responsible for high number of water deaths
A water safety agency says accidents while rock fishing contributes to a significant proportion of water related deaths. Drowning Prevention Auckland chief executive Nicola Keen-Biggelaar spoke to… Audio
NZ joins WHO's inaugural World Drowning Prevention Day
There has been a sharp rise in the number of drownings since the emergence of Covid-19 ... here and around the world. There are an average of 77 fatal drownings in Aotearoa every year, which is why… Audio
Govt urged to invest in better swim safety education
The Government's being urged to invest more in water safety education after another deadly year.
The latest provisional report from Water Safety New Zealand shows 74 drownings last year - the same as… Audio
The Panel with Sarah Sparks and Mark Knoff Thomas (Part 1)
Panellists Sarah Sparks and Mark Knoff Thomas discuss the deadly omicron wave in Australia, drowning statistics and prevention, and a husband for 'sale' on Trade Me. Audio
Preventing under 5s from drowning
Twenty-three pre-schoolers drowned in New Zealand in the past five years. Four out of five of these deaths were boys, which is a marked increase on previous years. Audio
Trying to reduce the number of drownings this summer
Drowning Prevention Auckland is reminding people to keep an eye on their whānau, particularly if there's drinking involved with any water activity. Emile speaks to the organisation's chief executive… Audio
