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flag New Zealand’s Water Safety Month 2025 warns of a holiday drowning surge, urging lifejacket use and community action.

flag Water Safety Month 2025 in New Zealand, running in November, warns of a peak drowning risk season with an average of 37 deaths annually and a threefold increase around Christmas. flag Led by Water Safety New Zealand and partners, the “We All Play a Part” campaign urges collective action across communities, iwi, and organizations to prevent drownings. flag It highlights that 90% of craft-related drownings involved no lifejacket and notes rising incidents in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. flag The initiative promotes education, lifejacket use, and sharing personal safety efforts via #WeAllPlayAPart or @WaterSafetyNZ, with free resources at watersafetynz.org.

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