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Four people were taken to hospital on Saturday after a water incident at Cable Bay in the Far North . One first response unit, three ambulances and one...

As Leigh Albert and her children prepare for another Christmas without her partner Wairongoa ‘Magoo’ Renata and as Kiwis flock to Northland beaches this...

For many New Zealanders the beach is one of their favourite playgrounds. However, as families discover every year, this playground can be deadly. In 2018, 23 people fatally drowned on the coastline, and one of them was Wairongoa (Magoo) Renata. Leigh ...

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Whānau heartbroken over death at Northlands Cable Bay ruled preventable by coroner 11 Apr, 2021 05:30 PM 5 minutes to read Kaeo-born Wairongoa Renata was 54 when he drowned at Cable Bay. Photo / supplied Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat The partner of a soldier who died at a Far North beach trying to rescue children swept out to sea is heartbroken to learn the tragedy could have been prevented. Wairongoa Renata, ...