Surf Life Saving New Zealand - Latest News [Page 18]
Thieves pinch essential Surf Life Saving gear
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 11:54 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Over $40,000 worth of Surf Life Saving equipment was stolen from New Plymouth’s East End Surf Life Saving Club on Sunday night (1 March). Thieves smashed through sectional rollers doors of the Surf Life Saving club’s storage shed last Sunday ... More >>
Surf Life Saving suffers in recession`
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 6:43 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving is experiencing increasingly difficult financial pressures as a direct result of the current economic climate. Funds from community trusts, gaming grants and public donations make up 33% per cent of its income and each of these ... More >>
NZ's top Surf Lifeguards go head to head
Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 2:00 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
After 120,000 hours of patrols and over 1100 rescues so far this summer – 184 of New Zealand’s top Surf Lifeguards are putting themselves to the test as they go head to head in one of the most action-packed, glamour surf events this summer. More >>
Swim between the flags
Thursday, 15 January 2009, 11:13 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
It sounds like an old cliché – but ‘between the flags’ is the safest place to be. This message comes from Geoff Barry CEO Surf Life Saving New Zealand as statistics show thirteen drownings in the fifteen days of 2009. More >>
Surf Life Saving put safety first these holidays
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 4:15 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Thousands of Kiwis are packing their beach bags and getting ready to hit our shores as the holiday season moves into full swing. More >>
Surf Club 174 returns to our screens
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 4:00 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Popular children’s programme Surf Club 174 will be hitting our TV screens again this summer - teaching Kiwi kids how to keep safe and have fun at the beach. More >>
Christmas Cheer in the air for Surf Life Savers
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 2:14 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park provided Surf Life Saving the perfect opportunity to remind hundreds of thousands of Kiwi’s to keep safe at the beach this summer. More >>
Jandal Day supports New Zealand surf lifeguards
Wednesday, 26 November 2008, 12:25 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
It’s as Kiwi as Hokey Pokey ice cream and now the humble jandal is playing its part in keeping New Zealand lifeguards afloat this summer. More >>
National Jandal Day - 5 Dec
Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 10:33 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
National Jandal Day is back - Surf Life Saving’s national appeal day is set to make a huge splash again this year as Kiwis all over New Zealand are urged to wear their jandals in support of Surf Life Saving. More >>
Surf Life Saving NZ recognizes lifeguards
Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 3:05 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving NZ celebrated the outstanding contribution of their lifeguards this weekend (27th & 28th September) at the Surf Life Saving annual awards held at the Duxton Hotel in Wellington. More >>
Volunteer Surf Lifeguard Patrols Finish
Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 2:20 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
This Sunday, 6 April 2008, Surf Life Saving Northern Region volunteer lifeguards will finish patrols for the 2007/2008 season. More >>
75 Years Of Saving Lives On Our Beaches
Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 10:50 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Next month, Surf Life Saving will celebrate 75 years of organised club activity in the northern region. More >>
Sunny summer holidays make for busy surf lifeguard
Wednesday, 9 January 2008, 2:54 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Hot sunny days and Christmas holidays have meant a busy month for Surf Life Saving Northern Region lifeguards. More >>
Helping save lives with workplace first aid course
Monday, 28 May 2007, 11:24 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
“Surf Life Saving Northern Region is pleased to announce it is now a registered first aid training organisation”, announced Steve Johns, Surf Life Saving Northern Region CEO, today. More >>
Easter Monday marks the close of surf patrols
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 3:52 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving Northern Region lifeguards want to remind the public that the lifesaving patrolling season closes this weekend with the final patrol taking place on Easter Monday (9 April 2007). More >>
Five rescued at Muriwai and four at Piha yesterday
Friday, 12 January 2007, 10:55 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
On average Muriwai does one to two rescues each day, however yesterday, 11 January 2007, saw the Climatech Regional Lifeguards at Muriwai kept busy with five people needing rescuing. Surf Life Saving Northern Region Spokesperson Andy Kent says that ... More >>
Rock fishing safety reminder
Friday, 3 November 2006, 11:23 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Auckland’s west coast surf lifeguards are urging rock fishermen to remember key safety tips after a male fisherman was swept off Camel Rock at Piha on Sunday. More >>
Lifeguards Are Go
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 3:41 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Labour Weekend saw the official start of summer and already the Northern Region surf lifeguards were busy with 12 rescues, 490 preventative actions and 14 first aid incidents over the long weekend. The rescues took place at Piha, Mangawhai Heads and Raglan. More >>
Top Surf Life Saving award for Piha Mass Rescue
Monday, 25 September 2006, 4:42 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
On Friday night, 22 September 2006, Surf Life Saving New Zealand held the annual BP Surf Rescue Awards in Wellington. The awards were an opportunity to celebrate twelve months of achievement in Surf Life Saving throughout the country. This year ... More >>
Surf Life Saving announces World Championship Team
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 2:47 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The New Zealand Team to contest the 2006 World Lifesaving Championships in February has been named with eight World Champs new caps included in the line up. Veterans Morgan Foster, Glenn Anderson and double Olympian Steven Ferguson have also been ... More >>