Sunset Beach Claims Third Consecutive bp IRB National Title

Port Waikato’s Sunset Beach Surf Life Saving Club has once again proven its dominance at the bp IRB New Zealand Championships.

01 / 06

2025 bp New Zealand IRB Champs Breaks Records

A record-breaking 123 crews from across the country are set to compete at Waipu Cove for the bp New Zealand IRB (Inflatable Rescue Boat) Championships.

02 / 06

2025 Aon New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Champs Crowns New Top Club

The Alan Gardner Trophy, New Zealand’s oldest surf lifesaving trophy, is heading to a new home at Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club.

03 / 06

SLSNZ Urges Caution As Surf Lifeguard Weekday Patrols Finish

Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is urging beachgoers to take extra care as the last weekday surf lifeguard weekday patrols finish up.

04 / 06

Omanu SLSC Triumphs at 2025 Aon NZ Surf Lifesaving Champs

The pinnacle event of the surf lifesaving sporting season saw nearly 1300 athletes compete from across New Zealand in incredibly tough conditions.

05 / 06

Successful Joint Search and Rescue Exercise at Anawhata Beach

Bethells Beach Surf Lifesaving Patrol, Hato Hone St John Ambulance, and Piha Volunteer Fire and Emergency (FENZ) conduct a joint search and rescue exercise

06 / 06

Surf Lifeguards can be the difference between life and death.

SLSNZ is a charity and the national association representing 74 Surf Life Saving Clubs across Aotearoa, 4,500+ volunteer surf lifeguards who patrol at over 90 locations through summer.

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Our 2023/2024 statistics were...

Zero

Drownings between the flags

204

Searches at Aotearoa beaches

242,299

Hours Patrolled

893

Lives saved

4,329

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