Surf Life Saving
Councils urged to take proactive approach to water safety
A life-guard organisation says local councils should be looking more closely into alternatives to avoid fatal drownings this summer.
Surf lifesavers frustrated at Covid-positive swimmer's rescue
'An incredibly poor decision'. That's the assessment of lifeguards after a Covid-positive swimmer needed rescuing at Bethells Beach yesterday.
The person entered the water knowing they have… Video, Audio
Surf update: Mount Maunganui
For today's surf update we're heading to Mount Maunganui where Jamie Troughton is the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service chair. Audio
Surf Update: Tahunanui Beach
We head to Tahunanui Beach in Nelson for a surf update with Aaron Lyttle, the Club Captain of Nelson Surf Life Saving Club. Audio
Surf Life Savers busy rescuing beachgoers in upper North Island
Eighteen people have been rescued from the water in the upper North Island yesterday, as people flocked to beaches to cool down.
Inflatable beach toys risk of getting blown out to sea with users
They might be fun, but inflatable toys can get caught in offshore breezes and quickly taken 'quite a way out' to sea.
Innovations in Surf Life Saving
Surf Life Saving NZ is trialling a number of new devices that could help to save lives at the beach and in the sea. Drones, motorised boogie boards and a remote controlled u-shaped buoyant ring. But… Audio
Drones to become a more common site on beaches?
The Muriwai Surf Club has been trialling the use of drones in rescues over the summer. Tim Jago talks to us about the dramatic rescue in Australia. Audio
Surf Life Saving on funding - "Feel like we're in this alone"
There are calls for more funding for surf lifesavers, with two busy Auckland beaches left without patrols this summer because volunteers have been deployed elsewhere. Audio
Surf lifesaver desribes a day in the Edgecumbe floodwaters
Among the locals answering the call for help yesterday in Edgecumbe was Allan Mundy. He and other surf lifesavers were out on the water in inflatable rubber boats, making sure no residents or pets had… Audio
New Zealand’s oldest active surf lifeguard
At 88-years-old, Bill Goodwin is New Zealand’s oldest active surf life guard. As the surf club season nears its end, he’s showing no signs of slowing down. Audio
Funding boost for North Island lifeguards
New funding that makes it possible to offer free volunteer lifeguard training in the North Island's east will make a huge difference to beach safety, Surf Life Saving New Zealand says.
Voices From The Surf
Over its 80 year history, surf lifesavers patrolling Karekare beach have saved over 2000 lives. The beach near the Waitakere ranges is beautiful but like so many others in New Zealand is potentially… Audio, Gallery