So far this year, there have been 91 drownings across the country - the highest figure in a decade.
Advocates say both problems could be solved by encouraging a wider variety of New Zealanders to take up the job.
Police were notified of the crash on Evans St about 7.45pm yesterday.
Police said the man was reported missing in the early hours of this morning after failing to return from a fishing trip last night.
The three-time World Cup winner was widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
His arrest came almost two weeks after Daniel Eliu, 46, was shot and killed at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Manukau.
The fire at an industrial building in Hornby prompted multiple calls from nearby residents.
Four people were seriously injured in the crash at Lake Rotoiti near Rotorua yesterday afternoon.
The social media celebrity is known for holding heavily misogynistic views.
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A person was seriously injured in the crash.
The vehicle was "being driven in an incredibly poor manner" across the motorway network, a police spokesperson said.
The global icon elevated Brazil and his sport's status around the world.
The team met the legend minutes before their match with Brazil in 1982.
Three years after impressing at the ASB Classic as a 15-year-old, the American is back for the tournament's big return.
More than 250,000 people are expected to arrive here this summer.
It comes after five out of eight beaches tested in Lyttelton Harbour alone were found to be contaminated.
The 24-year-old arrived at the Manukau Police Station and approached the front counter around 1.10pm.
