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SLSNR lifeguard patrol summary 21-22 December 2019
Monday, 23 December 2019, 2:53 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Please find the Surf Life Saving Northern Region patrol summary and statistics from the weekend below. More >>
Drones trialled to prevent rock fishing deaths
Tuesday, 10 December 2019, 4:11 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
A rock fishing safety campaign is trialling the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Drones in a bid to reduce the number of rock fishing incidents along the West Coast. More >>
SLSNZ wants to ban inflatable toys at the beach
Friday, 6 December 2019, 2:15 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand would like to issue a trespass notice banning inflatable toys at the beach. More >>
Surf Lifeguards train for top award
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 4:21 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand’s top volunteer Surf Lifeguards are taking part in intense training this weekend at the National Lifeguard School. More >>
SLSNZ Issue Urgent Warning To Beach Goers
Monday, 2 December 2019, 10:36 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand is urging beach-goers to heed their safety advice this summer, otherwise it could be a tragic Christmas for their families. More >>
Surf Life Saving Northern Region Weekend Statistics Summary
Monday, 25 November 2019, 11:44 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
This is just an FYI from Surf Life Saving Northern Region (SLSNR) re patrol statistics from the weekend. These weekend summaries will be distributed regularly and we will endeavour to get them out by Sunday night/first thing Monday morning. We will also ... More >>
Presumed drowning at Whatipu, West Auckland
Friday, 22 November 2019, 1:39 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
On the afternoon of Sunday, November 17, 2019, at around 1.45pm, a male fisherman was washed off rocks at Ninepin Rock (Te Toka-Tapu-a-Kupe), Whatipu Beach, West Auckland. More >>
Remote Otago Surf Life Saving Club wins national competition
Monday, 11 November 2019, 4:34 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
BP and Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) have today announced that the remote Kaka Point Surf Life Saving Club, located nine kilometres north of Nugget Point Lighthouse in Otago, is the winner of BP’s 2019 Vote the Boat campaign. The winning club will ... More >>
Reminder to check your equipment before heading on the water
Friday, 1 November 2019, 1:08 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Volunteer Surf Lifeguards are reminding beach goers to check their equipment before getting in or on the water this summer. More >>
Surf Life Saving New Zealand start the summer with a smile
Sunday, 27 October 2019, 9:29 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand is delighted to announce a further three-year partnership with TSB as the charity marks the start of its summer season this weekend. TSB has been a major partner with the organisation since 2016 and Surf Life Saving NZ Chief ... More >>
Support for Local Surf Life Saving Clubs
Friday, 25 October 2019, 8:47 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Today marks the start of the surf season which sees Surf Life Saving New Zealand clubs across the country preparing for a busy summer of keeping Kiwis safe on the beach. It also marks the re-launch of the Vote the Boat campaign for another year. More >>
Orewa take out the Paul Kent and Masters Trophy for 2nd year
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 12:54 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
An impressive number of pool records have been broken at the annual Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) Pool Rescue Championships 2019, held this weekend in Auckland. More >>
Pool Rescue Championships chance for athletes to show off
Monday, 7 October 2019, 4:54 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Swimmers aged from 10 to 75 will be testing their skills and fitness when they compete in a three-day national pool rescue event this month. For some the chance of representing their country is also at stake. More >>
NZ team runners up at International Surf Rescue Challenge
Friday, 4 October 2019, 8:09 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The Black Fins and Junior Black fins teams have finished second behind strong Australian teams at the International Surf Rescue Challenge held in Durban, South Africa over the weekend. More >>
Black Fins ready to do battle
Friday, 27 September 2019, 2:22 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
When the International Surf Rescue Challenge kicks off this weekend in Durban, South Africa, Kiwi ironman Cory Taylor will be embarking on the latest chapter of his already distinguished career. More >>
109 years of surf lifesaving in NZ
Tuesday, 13 August 2019, 3:19 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
This month marks the 109th anniversary of the founding of the first surf lifesaving club in New Zealand to begin patrols, and to keep New Zealanders safe in the water. New Brighton SLSC in Christchurch held their first meeting in July 1910, closely ... More >>
Dramatic early morning rescue of 7 people and 7 dogs
Thursday, 11 July 2019, 5:18 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf lifesavers called out by police to rescue a family from rapidly rising floodwaters using their IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) carried to safety a household of four adults, a newborn baby, two older children, 3 rottweilers, 4 hunting dogs and a PlayStation. More >>
Lifeguards pull three from Bethells Beach rip
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 3:35 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Off-duty lifeguards who rescued three people struggling in the water at Bethells Beach also helped another two out of the water, and tended to a badly broken ankle, and have now been recognised with third place in the national BP Rescue of the Month. ... More >>
Mother, son and two dogs pulled from rip
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 3:09 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
A speedy rescue that probably saved the life of a mother and son and their two dogs has won the Orewa lifeguards who saved them the national BP Rescue of the Month for March, which was announced today. More >>
Celebrating our volunteers for National Volunteer Week
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 2:29 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Whiria te tangata/weaving the people together – the theme of Volunteer Week 2019, perfectly describes the strength underlying lifeguard Peter Boyd’s work building a new surf lifesaving club for his isolated East Coast community, founded on kaupapa ... More >>
