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Oceans ’23 Junior Lifesaving Event A Huge Success
Monday, 27 February 2023, 10:43 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The Oceans ’23 Junior Surf Lifesaving Festival held at Mt Maunganui over the past four days was a huge success, according to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ). With the county under a state of national emergency, SLSNZ had considered cancelling ... More >>
Oceans ’23 Junior Life Savers Event To Go Ahead In Tauranga
Monday, 20 February 2023, 12:04 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) has confirmed that its Oceans ’23 Festival of Junior Surf Lifesaving event scheduled to take place on Mt Maunganui’s main beach in Tauranga from 23-26 February will go ahead. SLSNZ Chief Executive Paul Dalton ... More >>
Raglan Surf Life Saving Club Lifeguards Take Out Second Place In The Bp Rescue Of The Month
Friday, 17 February 2023, 11:27 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
bp Rescue of the Month – January 2023 On Saturday, 21 January, Surf Lifeguards from the Raglan Surf Life Saving Club were preparing for large numbers of people coming to the beach for the SoundSplash music festival, which was going to take place ... More >>
Kariaotahi Awarded Third Place In Bp Rescue Of The Month For A Quick-response Rescue That Saved Four Lives
Friday, 17 February 2023, 10:35 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
bp Rescue of the Month – January 2023 On Monday, 23 January, Kariaotahi Surf Life Saving Club's Surf Lifeguards were kept busy for the ninth week of weekday summer beach patrols. Kariaotahi beach was experiencing low king tides, resulting in exposed ... More >>
Mairangi Bay Surf Life Saving Club Take First Place In BP Rescue Of The Month For Rescuing 69 On Auckland’s North Shore
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 3:24 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
On Friday, 27 January, most of the upper North Island experienced an unprecedented weather bomb causing catastrophic flooding in the Auckland area, particularly on Auckland’s North Shore. As a result of the flooding, Mairangi Bay Surf Lifesaving ... More >>
Surf Life Saving Northern Region Continues Work To Support Those Affected By Cyclone
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 8:04 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Lifeguards in Northland and Auckland have been kept busy overnight assisting their local communities, which have been severely impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. That’s despite several Surf Life Saving Clubs in the Northern Region receiving ... More >>
Beachgoers Urged To Stay Away From Mangawhai Heads Beach After Flood Damage Affects Ability To Conduct Patrols
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 11:04 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Following the significant rainfall over the last week, a large section of the hillside behind the Mangawhai Heads Volunteer Lifeguard Service club building has subsided, causing significant damage to the back wall of the club. The club and surrounding ... More >>
Waitarere Beach Surf Lifesaving Club Lifeguards Take Out Second Place In The Bp Rescue Of The Month
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 12:11 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Two Waitarere Beach Surf Lifesaving Club lifeguards, Andrew Burns and Josh Sawyer, have won recognition for a rescue undertaken in December 2022, taking out second place in the bp Rescue of the Month. On Saturday, 3 December 2022, the Club's Surf ... More >>
Sunset Beach Lifeguard Service Take Out First Place In Bp Rescue Of The Month For Rescuing Rock Fishermen
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 9:59 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Sunset Beach Lifeguard Service lifeguards have, for the second consecutive month, taken out first place in the bp Rescue of the Month award. The lifeguards involved in this particular rescue were Harry Malcolm Beattie OBE, Barea, Caleb Calkin, Jack ... More >>
Surf Life Saving New Zealand Implores Beachgoers To Choose A Lifeguarded Beach & Swim Between The Flags
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 10:57 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is pleading with beachgoers to visit safeswim.org.nz to choose beaches patrolled by lifeguards, and always swim between the red and yellow flags to prevent more beach fatalities this summer. SLSNZ’s Chief Operations Officer ... More >>
Urgent Reminder From Surf Life Saving Northern Region To Keep A Close Watch On Children In Water And On The Beach
Thursday, 29 December 2022, 7:07 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving Northern Region has issued an urgent reminder to parents and caregivers to actively supervise their children, including in the water, after surging waves on the west coast of Auckland saw lifeguards at Bethells Beach assisting 33 people ... More >>
Busy Christmas Weekend Sees 15 Rescues For Surf Life Saving Northern Region
Tuesday, 27 December 2022, 9:36 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf lifesavers in the Northern Region were kept exceptionally busy on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, responding to numerous major and minor incidents, and conducting a total of 15 rescues and 12 assists at Northern Region beaches across the weekend. ... More >>
Kariaotahi Awarded Third Place In Bp Rescue Of The Month For A Quick-response Rescue That Saved Three Lives
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 6:31 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
On Wednesday, 4 May 2022, members of the Surf Lifesaving Kariaotahi search and rescue (SAR) squad were advised that a 13-year-old girl was struggling in the water at Kariaotahi Beach. Police were on the scene and in the process of gathering information. SAR ... More >>
Sumner Surf Lifeguards Recognised In Bp Rescue Of The Month For Saving Surfers Caught In Rip At Scarborough Beach
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 12:25 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
At approximately 12:30 pm on 12 November, off-duty Surf Lifeguard Wayne Simmons spotted 3-4 surfers struggling to get back into shore, as they were stuck in the clocktower rip at Scarborough Beach. He quickly called the Surf Lifeguards at Sumner ... More >>
Sunset Beach Lifeguard Service Take Out First Place In bp Rescue Of The Month For Treacherous Rock Rescue
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 12:20 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Despite being warned by Surf Lifeguards of the incoming tide and huge surf, five fishermen ventured out on rocks south of Sunset Beach on Sunday, 27 November 2022. Lifeguards kept a watchful eye on them and initiated a daring rescue amongst jagged ... More >>
Important Safety Message: How To Stay Safe At The Beach This Summer
Sunday, 23 October 2022, 4:57 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving Northern Region (SLSNR) Chief Executive Matt Williams has an important safety message for Aotearoa New Zealand’s north as surf lifesaving clubs from Raglan up to Ahipara on the west coast, and back down to Mairangi Bay on the east coast ... More >>
Surf Lifeguards Roll Out Volunteer Beach Patrols Labour Weekend
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 8:33 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
With the surf lifesaving season official launching this coming Saturday, 22 October, surf lifeguards are readying themselves for a busy summer. Labour weekend is the traditional start to the patrol season for most areas of the North Island, across ... More >>
Exceptional Achievements Of NZ’s Surf Lifeguards Honoured At The 2022 National Awards Of Excellence
Sunday, 18 September 2022, 2:38 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The 2022 National Awards of Excellence recognise the outstanding dedication and commitment of surf lifeguards and club members across the country. This year’s winners were announced at an awards ceremony at Te Papa in Wellington on Saturday, ... More >>
Nominations Announced For 2021-22 Surf Life Saving New Zealand National Awards Of Excellence
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 5:41 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Dedicated volunteer Surf Lifeguards, officials, instructors, coaches and athletes have been nominated for this year’s Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) National Awards of Excellence. SLSNZ Chief Executive, Paul Dalton, says the charity’s volunteer ... More >>
Kariaotahi & Muriwai Win Top Awards At Northern Surf Prizegiving
Friday, 20 May 2022, 8:14 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Kariaotahi Surf Life Saving Club has won Search and Rescue (SAR) Squad of the Year at the Surf Life Saving Northern Region (SLSNR) Lifesaving Prizegiving held on Friday 20 May. The south-west Auckland squad took out the award ahead of fellow finalists ... More >>
