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Surf lifeguards say they're increasingly being asked to respond to emergencies outside their core brief, and warning that it is simply not sustainable.

Kaitaia-based Highway Patrol constable Darren Critchley thought his working day was over at four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon but it was only just beginning...

The man in his mid 20s disappeared near Lion Rock just after 6pm last night.

Conditions were "messy" were two people got into trouble at Piha yesterday, a resident said.

A man came close to drowning before being rescued by members of the public in what has been a dramatic day at the country's beaches.

Two men have been taken to hospital after they fell metres off a cliff while mountain biking at Port Waikato.

A wife is distraught after her husband died at the beach where he posed for his wedding photo just seven months earlier.

Water Safety New Zealand issues warning after a disturbing series of images showing someone being swept off their feet by a crashing wave.

A woman was thrown from the back of a 4WD ute when it rolled on an Auckland beach.

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew were sent out to Colville on Sunday in one of 19 callouts over the long weekend.

The familiar red and gold colours of surf lifesavers are about to make a return to Northland beaches this weekend as the weather and

A lifeguard preparing for the upcoming summer season put his skills to use earlier than expected when he rescued a dog from the Bethells Beach surf.

The unsafe use of vehicles on 90 Mile Beach, particularly at Ahipara, has long been a source of aggravation for many residents, especially

A much-loved firefighter and top surf lifesaver who died tragically in Hawaii is being remembered for heroic efforts saving scores of swimmers from drowning.

Lyall Bay Surf and Lifesaving Club house has been jazzed up with a mural - less than a week before it's due to be demolished.

Heroic Bethells Beach lifeguards have been decorated for saving the lives of six people in a dramatic off-duty rescue. Half a dozen

Water rescues were up 14 per cent this year, compared to 2015, Surf Life Saving New Zealand says.

Lifeguards made 581 rescues at beaches between Ahipara in the Far North and Raglan in the Waikato this summer.

Singer-songwriter Jamie McDell is fronting a campaign for DHL and Surf Life Saving New Zealand at Piha and Pauanui, her home beach, this month.

At the age of 14, and coming from a family of surfers, Nick Mulcahy wanted to help others enjoy the beach as much as he did.

Sportspeople, lifesavers and crime stoppers give up family time to keep us entertained and safe.

With Labour Weekend sun also comes the start of the surf life saving patrol season.

Beachgoers are being urged to stay safe this summer, with lifeguards already gearing up this long weekend. A special pre-season rescue exercise was held yesterday at Muriwai Beach to show the work lifeguards do while on duty. Volunteers used inflatable boats, jet skis and other life-saving equipment in the choppy waters to demonstrate a rescue.

A special pre-season rescue exercise was held yesterday at Muriwai Beach to show the work lifeguards do while on duty.

Karekare Surf Club in West Auckland wants to celebrate 80 years of guarding swimmers at Karekare Beach by bringing back its former lifeguards.

An Auckland swimmer is reeling after having valuable equipment stolen while she was having a celebratory dinner with her mother and sister.