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December
- Home for Christmas
- Inflatable toys - keep them at home
- National Lifeguard School 2019
- NXT Level Sport & Health partnership
- National Lifeguard School Top Candidate
- TSB grants
- Teenagers save man after heart attack
- Mount Monster winners 2019
- Cayleen Bester at Mount Monster
- Live TV - caught in a rip
- Cory Taylor Nutri-Grain IronMan
- BP Rescue of the Month - Kariaotahi
- BP Rescue of the Month - Piha
- BP Rescue of the Month - Mangawhai Heads
- Inflatable boats and kayaks (1)
- Uretiti Beach
- Onemana Beach
- Help lifeguards stay afloat
- Chaz Gibbons-Campbell Whiritoa rescue
- Gaby Marshall
- Cost of gear
- Renae Samson - Muriwai
- Kiwi blokes
- Jimmy Kendrick
- How to spot a rip
- Freddie Mitchell
- Waihi Beach SLSC - costs
- Cape Saunders
- Otaki and Himitangi rescues
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November
- Te Waha Point
- Labour weekend wrap - check your gear
- ERC award nomination
- Four people rescued at St Kilda beach
- Vote the boat winner - 2019
- Junior lifeguards save lives
- Inflatable kayaks
- Marilyn Moffatt president
- 2019 National Lifeguard School Announcement
- Sunscreen update
- Presumed drowning at Whatipu
- ‘Flip’n Stay Safe This Summer’
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October
- ISRC - Junior Black Fins - Day 2
- ISRC - Black Fins Day 2
- ISRC - Junior Black Fins - Day 3
- ISRC Black Fins Day 3
- ISRC - final wrap
- Pool Rescue Championships the chance for athletes to show what they’ve got
- Orewa take out the Paul Kent and Masters Trophy for a second year in a row
- Seven surfers rescued at Raglan
- Wahine on Water earns award
- Restart a Heart Day
- NZ Water Safety Month
- 2019-2020 season starts
- Vote the Boat 2019
- TSB partnership continues
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September
- Wahine on Water goes national
- Surf Life Saving New Zealand announces finalists for its national Awards of Excellence 2019
- Surf Life Saving New Zealand announces winners in the 2019 Awards of Excellence
- SLSNZ Awards of Excellence - Lifeguard of the Year - James Lloyd
- Matt Warren leaves SLSNZ
- Rachelle Bright - Volunteer of the Year - Awards of Excellence
- Black Fins represent NZ at the ISRC
- Junior Black Fins Off To Golden Start on Day 1
- Swag of golds for Black Fins on Day 1
- August
- July
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June
- Taranaki Surf Life Saving NZ Awards of Excellence winners 2019
- Zespri Gisborne-Tairāwhiti Surf Lifesaving Awards of Excellence finalists announced
- Surf Life Saving NZ celebrates 700 people rescued, and marks Volunteer Week 2019 (1)
- Surf Life Saving NZ announces 2019/20 BP Leaders for Life class
- Celebrating our volunteers for National Volunteer Week: Peter Boyd, Ngati Porou Surf Life Saving Club founder
- SLSNZ & St John Partnership & Surf First Responder Courses
- Lifeguards pull three people from Bethells Beach rip, and help with badly broken ankle
- Lifeguards recognised for rescue at Pauanui beach
- BP Rescue of the Month: Mother, son, and two dogs pulled from a desperate situation in a rip, thanks to the quick response of Surf Life Saving NZ lifeguard
- National Volunteer Week profile: St Clair Surf Life Saving Club chairman Cam Burrow says there’s a place for everyone who wants to help save lives
- National Volunteer Week profile: Phoebe Havill, co-founder of Wahine on Water, encouraging women to train as inflatable rescue boat crew
- Kiwi lifeguards heading off for patrol on California beaches
- Finalists announced for the Zespri Bay of Plenty & Coromandel Surf Lifesaving Awards of Excellence
- Muriwai, Mud and Mindsets, NZL Junior Squad Camp wraps up in Auckland
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May
- Lifetime of Surf Service Remembered - Graeme Cullen
- Whanganui surf life savers claim gold in national Search and Rescue awards
- Otago Southland Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence winners
- Finalists announced for Christchurch/Tasman SLSNZ Awards of Excellence
- While Sanyo Cup Captains selected, Reid to shift focus on Olympic Dream
- Surf lifesaving stars awarded at the 2019 Christchurch-Tasman Awards of Excellence
- Waihi Beach lifeguards presented national award for saving surfer who had stroke in the water
- Volunteering NZ Report
- Capital Coast Surf Life Saving NZ Awards of Excellence finalists 2019
- Hawkes Bay Surf Life Saving NZ Awards of Excellence finalists
- Surf Lifeguard Award Update
- Capital Coast Surf Life Saving NZ Awards of Excellence winners 2019
- Hawke’s Bay Surf Life Saving NZ Awards of Excellence winners 2019
- Woman, boy recovering after massive rescue from Port Waikato coast
- Taranaki Surf Life Saving NZ Awards of Excellence finalists 2019
- Surf Life Saving NZ celebrates Samoan Language Week
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April
- Partner Offer | ExitSurf (XCEL Surf Lifeguard Wetsuits)
- Club behind the gold-medal-winning international IRB team could be hard to beat at the BP New Zealand IRB Championships Dunedin
- Giesen laps up surf after big blue rowing exploits
- Nail-biting finish at BP New Zealand IRB Championships, Dunedin
- Surf Live Saving NZ 'Spot the Danger' competition winner announced
- Waihi Beach surf lifeguards honoured for saving stroke victim’s life
- New Zealand Team - Sanyo Cup 2019
- Wāhine on the Water
- Lifeguard Wellbeing Survey - Exploring the role of social support following a traumatic event.
- IRB gifted to Ngati Porou SLSC to keep passing on water safety kaupapa and saving lives
- Otago and Southland Surf Life Saving New Zealand Awards of Excellence –finalists 2019
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March
- Taylors Mistake surf lifeguards awarded for swift response after life-threatening rock fall
- Announcement of Black Fins and Junior Black Fins Coach and Manager positions
- Team man Taylor eyes surf lifesaving history
- Record-setting McKenzie eyes more surf success
- Surf carnival to lead off memorial
- Appointment of National Sport Manager
- Epic distances no barrier for surf athletes
- Six-gold streak for Gisborne sprinter
- Full surf set for lifesaver McKenzie
- Surf stars create more history
- SLSNZ High Performance squad announcement
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February
- YOU FUEL UP. BP DONATES!
- Historic win for Cory Taylor in Australia
- New Zealand team ready for battle at Trans-Tasman Surf Boat clash
- Thrills and spills as Aussie teams take Trans-Tasman Surf Boat Challenge in big waves at Waihi Beach
- New Zealand Surf Boat Series round 5 hits big waves at the North Island Championships at Waihi Beach
- Warning about beaches today from Surf Life Saving NZ
- Kiwis share their rip experiences to support 3R’s safety message
- Speed and daring will be tested in IRB racing at the BP North Island IRB Championships this weekend
- Hosts excited by junior surf lifesaving champs
- SLSNZ Coastal Safety Team
- Announcement: New National Community Education Manager
- Condolences to family and friends of Graham Crombie
- Golden glow for junior Eastern lifesavers
- Public safety concerns see weekday surf lifeguards reintroduced to Tauranga beaches
- The world’s best IRB racers showed their stuff at the BP IRB North Island Championships in Waihi on the weekend
- BP donates more than $200,000 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand through Every Litre Counts initiative
- ‘Lifeguards in training’ ready for Surf Life Saving’s biggest youth sport event of the year
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January
- Annual Champion of the Bays competition will see Gisborne and Bay of Plenty athletes on their toes this weekend
- Central Regional Championships and Surf Boat Series round 3 to create a packed day of action at New Plymouth's Oakura Beach on Saturday
- Mount Maunganui scoops Champion of the Bays and Top Bay of Plenty Trophy
- Young guns line up history at surf carnival
- Surf Life Saving New Zealand National Event Trophies
- Regional rivalry set to create showdown at NZ Representative Challenge
- Big surf brings out skills at ERCs
- Locals claim convincing win in thrilling New Zealand Representative Challenge fight
- Surf Life Saving’s Gisborne Emergency Call Out crew recognised for high seas rescue as boat drifted toward reef
News
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