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World-Class Lifesaving Talent On Show At 2025 Aon New Zealand Pool Rescue Championships
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 1:55 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The Aon New Zealand Pool Rescue Championships demonstrate the vital link between lifesaving sport and real-life rescue readiness. Athletes from across New Zealand will compete in events that mirror the skills needed to save lives on our beaches. More >>
Raising Awareness And Hope While Working To Prevent Suicide
Monday, 8 September 2025, 4:01 pm | LifeLine
In support of World Suicide Prevention Day, Lifeline is inviting people to get up early to show they care by participating in its fundraiser, For the Dawn. People are invited to either donate, hold their own fundraising event or come to an early ... More >>
Surf Life Saving New Zealand Partners With Rosterfy To Streamline Volunteer Recruitment Nationwide
Friday, 5 September 2025, 10:48 am | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
With a target to recruit 1,000 new volunteers during the 2025-2026 season, SLSNZ is addressing a key challenge: the lack of a centralised and scalable system to manage volunteer interest, onboarding, and coordination. More >>
Strong Finish For New Zealand Surf Lifesavers At The Battle Of The Tasman 2025
Sunday, 31 August 2025, 1:33 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Ultimately, all three New Zealand teams finished behind their counterparts but came away hungry for to bridge the gap in the lead up to Lifesaving world Championships in South Africa in 2026. More >>
Surf Life Saving Battle Of The Tasman 2025 Kicks Off In The Gold Coast
Friday, 29 August 2025, 8:09 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The two-day Tans-Tasman clash on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 August pits the best emerging athletes from both countries against each other across pool rescue, ocean, and beach events. More >>
Triple Medal Haul For New Zealand Lifesaving Athletes At The World Games
Monday, 11 August 2025, 5:16 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Flying the flag for New Zealand were Zoe Crawford, Madison Kidd, and Fergus Eadie, all of whom are current or recent world record holders in their respective events. More >>
Report Highlights Value Of Social Workers In Schools
Friday, 11 July 2025, 10:31 am | Presbyterian Support Northern
Every $1 invested generates $3.5 of social value More >>
Sky Tower To Shine A Light On Family Violence
Friday, 27 June 2025, 5:55 pm | Presbyterian Support Northern
“As the Sky Tower can be seen from many parts of Auckland, we are thrilled that on July 1 it will be lit up orange – it will be a beacon of hope for women living with family violence as we call upon the community to help Shine support them and ... More >>
Winter Deepens Hardship For Families Living In Poverty
Friday, 27 June 2025, 5:35 pm | Presbyterian Support Northern
High unemployment, the rising cost of living, benefit changes, the lack of emergency housing and reduced social services following last year’s funding cuts are all having an impact. More >>
Surf Life Saving New Zealand Announces Continuation Of Partnership With Toyota Financial Services
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 3:48 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Toyota Financial Services has supported SLSNZ for an incredible 13 years and the sponsorship will see it supply the organisation with over 70 Toyota vehicles to support regional lifesaving delivery and community education programmes. More >>
Over A Decade Of Leadership Impact: Surf Life Saving Celebrates Record Cohort Of Emerging Leaders In bp Leaders For Life
Friday, 23 May 2025, 1:32 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
bp Leaders for Life is SLSNZ’s premiere leadership development programme for current and emerging surf lifesaving leaders. It is run over 10 months, with five milestone workshops spread across the programme, each running for two to three days. More >>
Budget Fails To Support Costs Of Social Service Delivery
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 7:11 pm | Presbyterian Support Northern
We would have liked to see more focus on adequate funding and support of the NGO and charity sectors that deliver the bulk of social service contracts. More >>
Piha Incident Response Notification
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 8:11 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Lifeguards and SAR handed over the patient to Westpac Rescue Helicopter at 11:15am, with the patient being transported to hospital. More >>
Focus On Prevention Results In Lowest Rescue Numbers In Three Years
Monday, 28 April 2025, 2:15 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
General Manager of Lifesaving Andy Kent says the reduction in people needing to be rescued is testament to the ongoing work and education surf lifeguards undertake on beaches up and down the country. More >>
2025 bp New Zealand IRB Championships Sees Highest Number Of Entries Ever
Monday, 24 March 2025, 5:15 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
This year’s event boasts an impressive line-up of 370 athletes across 123 crews, representing 30 Surf Life Saving clubs. Female participation has experienced a significant increase in recent years, up 40% from 35 crews in 2021 to 52 crews in this year’s ... More >>
Off-Duty Surf Lifeguard Leads Muriwai Beach Rescue
Monday, 24 March 2025, 1:27 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The experienced off-duty surf lifeguard quickly grabbed a surfboard left behind on the beach and enlisted the help of a local dad who was giving his daughter a surf lesson nearby. More >>
Mount Maunganui Incident Response Notification
Friday, 21 March 2025, 5:49 pm | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Lifeguards responded rapidly, driving a vehicle to the site of the patient who was already in the care of an off-duty doctor. More >>
Call For Clarity On Disability Support Entitlements
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 10:57 am | Presbyterian Support Northern
PSN is hearing of more and more people who are not aware of what disability funding they’re entitled to and therefore missing out on vital support. More >>
Invitation To Connect Over Food
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 2:50 pm | Presbyterian Support Northern
Community Relations manager Anne Overton says the event is a great opportunity for people to connect with others in the community. More >>
Gen B: B Lab AANZ Rallies Purpose-led Brands For Biggest-ever B Corp Month Campaign
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 4:17 pm | B Lab Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
“With over 170 B Corps in Aotearoa New Zealand, our growing community is incredibly diverse in size, sector, age, and impact, but united by a shared vision to transform the economy,” says Michele Wilson, Aotearoa New Zealand Manager. More >>