It is with great pleasure that we congratulate the following clubs on winning the Winter/November Rescue of the Month Awards.

Winter/November 2013 winners:

• Northern Region - Piha Surf Life Saving Club - download the citation here
• Eastern Region - Whakatane Surf Life Saving Club - download the citation here
• Central Region - Riversdale Surf Life Saving Club - download the citation here
• Southern Region - no nominations
• National winner - Whakatane Surf Life Saving Club

Safety, excellence, courage and respect are fundamental to the work clubs deliver throughout New Zealand. The extraordinary efforts shown by all the lifeguards involved were outstanding - you can all be proud of your fellow surf lifeguards.

Admiration of the skill and professionalism shown by those involved in the incident is testament to qualities valued by Surf Life Saving New Zealand.

Visit www.surflifesaving.org.nz/rescueofthemonth for more information