Off-duty lifeguards made around 22 rescues this week

"The other guy thought that he'd be a saviour and he got taken out as well".

Kiwis share sobering experiences of being caught in a rip at NZ beaches

Surf life savers report pods of "hundreds" of bluebottles.

The girl was boogie-boarding at the beach when the suspected shark attack took place.

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The teenagers weren't wearing lifejackets when they were blown out to sea.

Beach umbrellas were used as a tent in the soaring heat to work on the injured cyclist.

Tauranga teen helps struggling body-boarder to safety from rip at the Mount.

A search is underway for a fisherman who has been missing since last night.

Lifeguards are reminding people to be more responsible and pick up their rubbish.

Teen with just two months of surf lifesaving training commended after saving a life.

"When you're a lifeguard you're always a lifeguard, even when you're not on duty."

Rescuers remind people to swim between the flags.

A teenage boy saved the woman trying to rescue him from drowning by letting her go.

Head lifeguard Craig Gledhill talks about surf lifesaving at Pakiri Beach.

"Swim with caution" option axed in Auckland but still used in all other regions.

At Hot Water Beach the sea was flat enough to land an aircraft the day a man drowned.

Big three Waitakere surf clubs believe low-risk East Coast beaches suck up too much money.

The nine siblings are sticking together after losing both their parents in the tragedy.

Surf lifesavers are giving more time and rescuing more people but funding remains short.

More than 5000 people visit Brickshow Lego expo in new, bigger venue.

Rescuers dedicated their time to saving unconscious and delirious patients from danger.

Don't be alarmed if you spot objects bobbing off the coast of Porirua tomorrow.

Radios vital to the lifesaving work by guards at Ocean Beach have been stolen.

Swimmers were ordered out of the water after two sharks were sighted at Papamoa Beach.

A father and his two children nearly drowned. Now he's asking for action.

Vigil for Christchurch teenager missing at Sumner beach will continue until he is found.

Family and friends of a teen feared dead at Scarborough Beach have taken over the search.