If you stop someone from saving their own life or someone else's life without a good reason, you can go to prison for up to 10 years. You do this if you prevent or try to prevent someone from rescuing themselves or another person. This is a serious offence in New Zealand.

If you are trying to save your own life or someone else's life, you are not doing anything wrong if you do something that might stop someone else from rescuing them. You are allowed to do what you need to do to save a life. This is an important thing to remember about the law in New Zealand.