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	Podcast:		The Mike Hosking Breakfast
	Episode:		Rob Hewitt: Water Safety ambassador on report showing NZ has 44 percent higher ten-year average beach and coastal fatal drowning rate, per c
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:02:30
	Publish Date:		2022-02-07 19:51:11
	Description:		People are being urged not to over-estimate their swimming ability. The latest Beach and Coastal Safety Report shows we have a 44 percent higher ten-year average beach and coastal fatal drowning rate, per capita, than Australia. About a third of New Zealanders cannot swim or float in the ocean for more than a few minutes. Water Safety ambassador Rob Hewitt told Mike Hosking no one wants to be told what to do because of Covid, and people just want to get out there and do it. “They’ve just got to stop, assess their ability. If you’ve been in lockdown for six months or for three months and think it’s a beautiful day, let’s go down to the water and they haven’t done that.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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