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Nature Play Area Is A Milestone For Mt Roskill's Communities Feeding Communities Initiative
Monday, 3 April 2023, 12:26 pm | Presbyterian Support Northern
Construction of an interactive children’s play area next week can’t come soon enough for the growing and increasingly busy Communities Feeding Communities (CFC) in Roskill South. Community Relations Manager Anne Overton says building the play ... More >>
New Zealand Ironwoman Eyes Up Australian Ironwoman Crown
Friday, 31 March 2023, 8:15 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
New Zealand's Ironwoman Danielle McKenzie is aiming to make history this weekend as she competes in the Australian Ironwoman finals. On Sunday, McKenzie, who works as a surf lifeguard at Northcliffe in Queensland, will face off against 15 other ... More >>
Four People Rescued In Dangerous Conditions Off Spencer Park Beach
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 11:02 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
bp Rescue of the Month – February 2023 <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2303/10331fcbe917862f78e1.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Spencer Park Surf Life Saving Club have won recognition for a rescue undertaken on Sunday, 26 February, taking ... More >>
Surf Lifeguards Incredible Cyclone Gabrielle Response Recognised By Bp
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 4:30 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
When Cyclone Gabrielle struck early on Tuesday, 14 February 2023, the Hawke’s Bay Search and Rescue (SAR) Squad responded by heading to the Esk Valley and rescuing many people trapped by floodwaters. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2303/f34dfd90ee96527fed92.jpeg" ... More >>
Foxton Surf Lifeguards Receive Recognition For Saving A Family Of Four
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 4:25 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Foxton Surf Life Saving Club have won recognition for a rescue undertaken on Sunday, 5 February, taking out second place in the bp Rescue of the Month. That afternoon, a number of young Foxton Surf Life Saving Club Surf Lifeguards had their skills tested ... More >>
PSN Appoints New Kaitohu Matua
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 10:15 am | Presbyterian Support Northern
Social services and health & disability provider Presbyterian Support Northern (PSN) has appointed Joe Waru as its new Kaitohu Matua (General Manager Māori). The appointment will provide PSN with strategic leadership and advice as it seeks to ... More >>
TSB New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships At New Brighton A Huge Success
Monday, 13 March 2023, 11:19 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) says this year’s TSB New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships held on Christchurch’s New Brighton beach from Thursday, 9 March to Sunday, 12 March was an incredibly successful carnival, and it was fantastic to ... More >>
New Zealand’s Best Surf Lifesaving Athletes To Compete At New Brighton Beach In The TSB Surf Lifesaving Championships
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 9:28 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
New Zealand’s best surf lifesaving athletes will compete in this year’s TSB New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships on Christchurch’s New Brighton beach from Thursday, 9 March, to Sunday, 12 March. Known as the TSB Nationals, this event ... More >>
TSB New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships Return To New Brighton Beach
Friday, 3 March 2023, 10:46 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
More than 1,200 Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) members will take part in this year’s TSB New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships on Christchurch’s New Brighton beach from Thursday, 9 March through to Sunday, 12 March. The TSB New Zealand Surf ... More >>
Sign Up Now To Support Lifeline And Shine In Round The Bays 2023
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 9:55 am | LifeLine
Come and join Team Lifeline or Team Shine for Auckland’s big annual Round the Bays (RTB) fun run on Sunday 5 March 2023. Lifeline and Shine work closely and have combined forces to do Round the Bays together. Fundraising GM Lisa Rudolphe says ... More >>
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 >>
Shine’s 10 Common Signs That Love Is Not Love This Valentine’s Day
Monday, 13 February 2023, 10:48 am | Shine
With Valentine’s Day celebration of love and romance just around the corner, family violence response service Shine is highlighting the importance of knowing some common signs that love is not love. “Violence and control are not love - everyone deserves ... More >>
Chinese New Year Celebrations Aim To Bring Diverse Community Together
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 3:14 pm | Presbyterian Support Northern
Roskill South’s Communities Feeding Communities (CFC) initiative is well known for its food security initiatives and its work with the local community. This work is set to be extended this weekend as it hosts a celebration of the Chinese New Year ... 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 >>
