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NZ Surf Boat Representative Championships won by slim margin
Monday, 6 February 2017, 7:27 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving’s Northern region has emerged in the top spot at the annual New Zealand Representative Surf Boat Challenge, held for the second time this year at Waihi Beach this weekend. More >>
Trans-Tasman Surf Boat Challenge ends
Saturday, 4 February 2017, 8:21 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Australia has taken victory over New Zealand at the annual Trans-Tasman Surf Boat Challenge, held today at Waihi Beach, as part of Surf Life Saving New Zealand’s current sport season. More >>
Locals cruise to Eastern Region Championship victory
Monday, 30 January 2017, 9:28 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Locals cruise to Eastern Region Championship victory The local Mt Maunganui Lifeguard Service team has cruised to a dominant victory at the Surf Life Saving Eastern Region Championships held this weekend in Tauranga. With several top level athletes on their ... More >>
Locals sail to the front at Surf Life Saving event
Sunday, 29 January 2017, 11:49 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The local Mt Maunganui team has pulled an early lead during the first day of competition at the second largest Surf Life Saving sports event in the country held in Tauranga this weekend. More >>
Eastern Regional Champs draws country’s top surf lifesavers
Monday, 23 January 2017, 12:17 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Every year, the Eastern Regional Championships draws in some of the country’s top surf lifesavers and this year is no exception. Over 800 athletes from 31 clubs around New Zealand will take part in the event at Mount Maunganui from January 28-29 ... More >>
Close battle ends with Capital result
Sunday, 15 January 2017, 7:36 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The New Zealand Surf Life Saving Representative Challenge has seen Capital Coast [Wellington] emerge victorious in the open division, after a day of incredibly close racing at Waimarama Beach in Hawkes Bay. More >>
Surf Life Saving receives cheque from Infinity Foundation
Friday, 13 January 2017, 5:34 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand formally received a cheque for $1million from the Infinity Foundation today. More >>
Zero drownings between the flags these holidays
Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 3:42 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
MEDIA RELEASE Lifeguards are praising the public for their cooperation at patrolled beaches as the official holiday period (4pm on December 23, 2016 - 6am on January 4, 2017) ended with zero drownings between the flags. Around 4,500 lifeguards are ... More >>
Surf Lifeguards brace for busy spell
Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 10:53 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The summer season is already off to a busy start for lifeguards around the country and with warm water temperatures being predicted over the Christmas holidays, the rescue service is bracing for a big couple of weeks. The two week Christmas holiday ... More >>
Worrying trends as public hit beaches
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 12:14 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
A weekend of excessive emergency activity around beaches in the northern region (Raglan to the Far North) has Surf Life Saving Northern Region officials “deeply concerned.” More >>
A lifeline for Lifeline
Friday, 2 December 2016, 11:17 am | Presbyterian Support Northern
Leading counselling service, Lifeline, has been thrown a lifeline by Presbyterian Support Northern (PSN), which has committed 18 months of operational support while also looking to help solve Lifeline’s long-term funding issues. More >>
Support those bravely serving between the flags
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 4:09 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Every summer, Surf Life Saving New Zealand’s volunteer lifeguards put themselves in potentially dangerous situations to help keep Kiwis safe while enjoying the beach. In fact, over the past 10 years, lifeguards have spent over two million hours on ... More >>
Lifeline Aotearoa experience high demand after quake
Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 10:58 am | LifeLine
Lifeline Aotearoa experienced a significant increase in demand following yesterday morning’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake. More >>
TSB Bank and Surf Life Saving announce new partnership
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 3:22 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand, together with TSB Bank, is proud to announce a three year agreement which will see TSB supporting the national body and its 74 clubs nationwide. More >>
Online targeting risks alienating consumers
Thursday, 27 October 2016, 4:38 pm | Wright Communications
Consumers feeling stalked, annoyed and misunderstood are among the potential pitfalls of marketing in a connected world, new research has revealed. More >>
Call for zero beach drownings this summer
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 11:00 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
A fun day out at the beach turned to tragedy for the 15 people last summer who drowned at unpatrolled beach locations. More >>
Surf life saving message - “enjoy the beach.”
Monday, 17 October 2016, 9:29 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
“Enjoy the beach with us.” That’s the message from the Surf Life Saving Northern region (SLSNR) team as they prepare for the 2016/2017 season, which traditionally kicks off on Labour Weekend. More >>
Off-duty lifeguards go above and beyond
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 5:04 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
An off-duty lifeguard has rescued a beloved pet dog and at Bethells Beach on Sunday and on Monday six on call life-guards responded to an emergency call out about a distressed surfer. More >>
Shine's response to new family violence offences
Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 2:12 pm | Shine
Today Prime Minister John Key announced a raft of changes in a speech to justice sector groups in Wellington. In response to the announced changes, Shine’s General Manager Jane Drumm says; “We are thrilled with all of the changes announced by ... More >>
Black Fins claim Lifesaving World Championship title
Monday, 12 September 2016, 2:28 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Another eight medals on the final day of Rescue 2016 contributed to an already successful campaign that has seen the New Zealand Black Fins crowned lifesaving world champions in The Netherlands overnight. More >>
