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December
- Celebrating our members on International Volunteer Day
- Surf Boat crews on form for first round of series
- Athletes ready to take on Whangamata Classic
- New partnership with blueseventy
- Back these flags this summer NZ
- Mt Maunganui takes the win at Whangamata Classic
- Waihi Beach ready to welcome junior surf athletes
- Kiwis ready for rounds 3 and 4 of Ironman Series
- Training turns to reality for National Lifeguard School candidates
- BP Rescue of the Month winners- November
- Kiwis fight hard at Nutri Grain Series
- Omanu wins BOP junior surf title
- Merry Christmas from the team at SLSNZ
- Water safety leaders hoping for better than average holiday period
- Bay coastline well prepared for holiday season
- Lion Rock rescue wins national surf lifesaving award
- Surf Life Saving pleads enough is enough
- New Zealand crews to be named at Whangamata Surf Boat Spectacular
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November
- Candidates, Instructors and Mentors announced for 2015/16 National Lifeguard School
- Kiwis make their mark at Orange Cup
- Tolaga Bay and Oreti to reap benefits of new Kubota
- World Drowning Conference Report
- Safe driving tips
- New partnership with Under Armour
- Kiwis make record breaking start to German Cup
- Kiwis end European pool tour on a high note
- First round of Surf Boat Series doubles as selection event
- Kiwis ready to make their mark on Nutri Grain Series
- Inability to cope with unknown conditions contributes to drowning toll
- Strong start for Kiwis in Nutri-Grain Ironman Series
- Warnings Cyclone Tuni could impact New Zealand surf conditions
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October
- National Honours and Awards Committee vacancies
- National Lifeguard School applications now open
- 44 national records broken at largest pool rescue event
- New Zealand team named for European pool competitions
- Junior Surf programme updated
- New Zealand Surf Boat positions announced
- Nominations invited for induction to Sports Hall of Fame
- NPOB clubhouse on track to open in November
- 400m swim time update
- BP fuels Surf Life Saving season launch
- Volunteer lifeguards prepare for bumper summer season
- New partnership with The Honest Food Company
- Kubotas for clubs
- New partnership with Blenders Eyewear
- New Zealand team geared up for European pool competitions
- Injury rules Peat out of European pool competitions
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September
- Testing conditions for first day of International Surf Rescue Challenge
- Black Fins take out test two of International Surf Rescue Challenge
- Kiwis go head to head with the Aussies in final ISRC test
- NZ leading the way with pool rescue
- Magic day for Kiwi surf sports as three Black Fins qualify for Ironman Series
- 2015 Awards of Excellence finalists announced
- 2015 service award recipients announced
- New partnership for Surf Life Saving and Kubota
- New Zealand pool championship records broken
- 2015 BP Leaders for Life concludes
- 2015 Board appointments
- 2015 Awards of Excellence winners announced
- Celebrating one year since the Black Fins became back to back World Champions
- Water safety sector announces ambitious new targets
- Record entries for national pool champs
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August
- Standout performances from Kiwis at Aussie pool champs
- Thrifty auction aims to keep lifeguards on patrol
- Sumner clubhouse due to open in November
- 25-strong Kiwi team to take on Aussie pool champs
- National event venues confirmed
- Calling all officials!
- Kiwis gear up for International Surf Rescue Challenge
- Clubbie shares water safety knowledge in Indonesia
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July
- Half-year drownings up 30%
- Gisborne lifeguards recognised at annual awards
- Northern Region names top lifeguards at awards ceremony
- Northern Region Awards of Excellence finalists
- Beattie to lead Kiwis to 2015 Sanyo Cup
- Bay of Plenty and Coromandel clubs celebrate the season
- 25000 Jaffas rolled out for Surf Life Saving
- Sanyo Cup team update from Japan
- Kiwis have flying start on Day One of Sanyo Cup
- Close day of racing sees NZ finish second in Japan
- New clubhouse for Waikanae on track
- Eastern Region clubbies head to Hamilton for pool champs
- Mount Maunganui wins Eastern Region pool champs title
- Kiwis race at Queensland pool champs
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June
- Injury rules Harman out of Sanyo Cup
- Otaki clubbies receive Queens Birthday Honours
- Hawkes Bay to celebrate members at annual awards
- Canterbury region to celebrate the season at awards ceremony
- BP Rescue of the Month round-up
- Hawkes Bay lifeguards recognised at awards ceremony
- Local heroes recognised at Canterbury awards
- Surf lifesaving stars come together for first training camp
- First squad camp kicks-off a busy road to Rescue 2016
- Celebrating our volunteers this National Volunteer Week
- Gisborne lifeguards to be honoured at awards ceremony
- Bay of Plenty and Coromandel lifeguards celebrate the season
- Officials required for 2016 Lifesaving World Championships
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May
- New Zealand Team management positions announced
- Junior Surf Programme project update
- 2015 Outward Bound Scholarship candidates announced
- Condolences over passing of Life Member
- Rescue stats increase nearly 30 percent on last season
- Notice of the 2015 AGM, Strategy Workshop and Awards of Excellence
- Local lifeguards recognised at Taranaki Awards of Excellence
- 2015 Sanyo Cup team announced
- Capital Coast Awards of Excellence recipients
- Otago Southland Award recipients named
- 2015 International Surf Rescue Challenge teams announced
- BP Rescue of the Month winners- April 2015
- Kariaotahi lifeguards win national lifesaving award
- Capital Coast to celebrate member achievement
- Taranaki to celebrate lifesaving season
- Local heroes recognised at Southland awards
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April
- Patrol season comes to an end
- Summer over but water safety still an issue
- BP Rescue of the Month winners- February 2015
- Kiwis set to take on the Aussies
- Jamie McDell print charity auction
- Surf Rescue Dog trial
- NZ Open Team management positions announced
- Surf Life Saving commemorates Gallipoli landing
- ILS Sport Commission appointment
- World Masters Games 2017 celebrates 2 years to go
- Personalised plate BUGGER, released for sale via charitable auction
- Clubbies bring home 11 medals for Kiwi clubs at The Aussies
- 2014 New Zealand Search and Rescue Council Awards announced
- 2015 BP Leaders for Life candidates announced
- BP Rescue of the Month winners- March 2015
- Raglan lifeguards win national surf lifesaving award
- Whangarei lifeguards win national surf lifesaving award
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March
- Omanu claim second Oceans surf title
- Clubbies confirmed as 2015 Hillary Scholars
- Warrington to host South Island IRB Championships
- BP Rescue of the Month winners- January 2015
- Taranaki Lifeguards win national surf lifesaving award
- Applications open for 2015 BP Leaders for Life
- SLSNZ Chairman announces High Performance Squads
- New Zealand Open Team coach and manager announced
- St Clair wins South Island IRB Champs
- Ironwoman clash feature of NZ surf lifesaving champs
- Hutchings Snr hasn't lost surf lifesaving skills
- Kent brothers combine for surf lifesaving silver
- Surf lifesavers braced for weather disruptions
- Hurley's haul dripping in gold
- Beattie grabs third NZ surf ironman crown
- Invitation to IRB German Cup 2015
- New Eastern Region Sport Manager appointed
- Locals lapping up IRB nationals
- Fast start from Fitzroy
- Tight racing at IRB nationals
- Papamoa retain overall IRB title
- 2015/16 event locations announced
- Kariaotahi lifeguards rescue three
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February
- BP Rescue of the Month winners- December 2014
- Westshore Lifeguard wins national surf lifesaving award
- High Performance positions available
- Former world champ taking rowing skills to the beach
- Aussies too strong in surf boat test
- Condolences over the passing of two club members
- Mount Maunganui lifeguard tops second National Lifeguard School
- Southern Region Champs set to welcome 300 competitors to New Brighton
- AquaPick supports New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships 2015
- Stage set for final of Surf Boat Series
- Sirens and Merkins take out Surf Boat Series
- Stars give back to junior surf carnival
- Flying start for Oceans star Makaea
- Three National Selectors Reappointed
- Future surf stars enjoy more spoils
- Double strike delights Lyall Bay surf lifesavers
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January
- Whangamata Surf Boat Spectacular
- 2015 New Year Honours
- Surf Lifeguards urge the public to take practical steps to avoid danger
- Eyes on the prize as teams square-up for Trans-Tasman supremacy
- New Zealand Surf Boat Crews Announced
- 2015 Central Regional Champs results
- BP Rescue of the Month winners- Winter 2014
- 2014 provisional drowning toll released
- Lifeguard of the Year says give Surf a hand
- Swimming strait for charity
- ILS Sport Commission vacancy
- Joy for Haynes but Mount romp to ERCs win
- Outward Bound scholarships 2015
- January beach drownings near 2014 total
- Muriwai rescue wins national surf lifesaving award
News
New Zealand crews to be named at Whangamata Surf Boat Spectacular
Posted by Administrator on Wednesday, December 30, 2015Around 46 crews and 230 competitors will join holiday makers in the popular holiday hotspot Whangamata on Saturday for the second round of the New Zealand Surf Boat Series.
Read more...Surf Life Saving pleads enough is enough
Posted by Administrator on Monday, December 28, 2015As the drowning toll continues to climb by the day, the chairman of Surf Life Saving New Zealand is pleading with the public to swim at patrolled beaches.
Read more...Water safety leaders hoping for better than average holiday period
Posted by Administrator on Thursday, December 24, 2015Seven people will lose their lives to drowning between 4pm today (Christmas Eve) and the end of the official Christmas holiday period (6am on 5 January) if the average drowning toll for the past five years is anything to go by.
Read more...Bay coastline well prepared for holiday season
Posted by Administrator on Wednesday, December 23, 2015Surf Lifeguards have the local coastline well covered during the week as they prepare for what is expected to be another busy spell over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.
Read more...Merry Christmas from the team at SLSNZ
Posted by Administrator on Monday, December 21, 2015The team at Surf Life Saving New Zealand joins in sending Season's Greetings and best wishes for the New Year.
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