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Wilson picks up maiden surf lifesaving win
Mount Maunganui surf lifesaver Katie Wilson grabbed her first significant open win yesterday, taking out the ironwoman in the second round of the Sonic Surf Race series at Taranaki's Oakura Beach.
Read more...Puddick, Wilson highlight Sonic race series
Gisborne surf lifesaver Ollie Puddick continued his dominance of the Sonic Surf Race series in Taranaki yesterday, clean-sweeping the open men's division at the Central Regional championships.
Read more...Champions descend on Central events
A cluster of former world champions are returning for a big weekend of surf lifesaving in Taranaki this weekend. Oakura Beach will host the third round of the BP Surf Rescue IRB (inflatable rescue boat) championships on Saturday, with a 3m swell expected for racing, while nearly 200 surf athletes will venture to the same beach on Sunday for the second round of the Sonic Surf Race series, doubling as the Central Region championships.
Read more...Outward Bound Scholarships 2013
Outward Bound have again offered a scholarship scheme to Surf Life Saving New Zealand for 2013.
Read more...Tricky tides keep rescuers busy
New Zealand's most treacherous beach, Hot Water Beach, is already on its way to racking up another high rescue count in 2013, with lifeguards and locals pulling 25 swimmers out of the surf in the first week of the year.
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