Surfing family's youngest has his eye on the gold at U14 lifesaving champs
Mitch Cowdrey has already tasted victory in a highly competitive battle of sibling rivalry but now he has bigger goals in mind.
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'I'm in paradise' - then tragedy hit
Half an hour before Fiona Gooder died while trying to save her foster daughter at a Northland beach, she sent her husband a text saying she "was in paradise".
15,000 lives in debt to surf teams
Surf Life Saving and long-time sponsor DHL are marking their 10-year partnership with a photography exhibition in Auckland which celebrates surf lifesavers' yellow and red uniforms.
'Thank God for lifeguards'
A teenage girl caught in a rip had stopped breathing by the time lifeguards plucked her, limp and grey, from the sea.
Kiwi lifeguard a champion in Oz rescue
He's won national titles and represented New Zealand, but Nick Malcolm's latest surf lifesaving achievement tops them all.
Lifeguards first-stop shop for first aid
More New Zealanders will be given first-aid treatment by lifeguards for injuries such as cut feet and marine stings this summer than rescued from the water, new research shows.
Flags signal start of summer
Surf lifesaving clubs up and down the country are preparing for the first day of the season patrolling New Zealand beaches.
Surf lifesavers to launch summer patrols
Surf lifesavers are launching their summer patrols over Labour Weekend, but a mixed bag of weather could deter some would-be beachgoers from taking a splash.
Former lifeguard: 'I had to help'
A former surf lifeguard who stripped down to his boxers to rescue a drowning man is among a handful of Wellingtonians whose bravery was recognised tonight.
Lifeguards say no to hero prize
Efforts in one of the year's most harrowing rescue bids went unmentioned at last night's surf life-saving awards because those involved in the fatal Muriwai shark attack refused to have their names put forward.
Sunny summer sees record rescues
One of the sunniest summers in more than 50 years saw almost 600 extra people rescued from NZ beaches during the patrol season compared to the year before.
Lifeguards' season extended
Lifeguards were supposed to finish up on Northland's patrolled surf beaches yesterday, but the long summer has seen Ruakaka volunteers staying on for next weekend as well.
Lifeguard slams ill-prepared fishermen
Lifeguards are frustrated at the lack of preparedness shown by 10 Korean fishermen who needed rescuing from a precarious position on a rock in Port Waikato.
Sights and sounds: NZ Surf Life Saving champs
It's the biggest and most prestigious event on the New Zealand surf lifesaving calendar and this year, the carnival came to a sun and swell-drenched Mount Maunganui. Music: "Follow the Sun" by Xavier Rudd (xavierrudd.com) Additional GoPro footage courtesy of Mark Bourneville/Piha SLSC. courtesy Dscribe Journalism.
Horror of shark attack replays at night for teen witness
The nights are the worst for George Maoate, the 14-year-old who was surfing next to Adam Strange when the popular Muriwai local was fatally attacked by three sharks.
Surf lifesaving: Olympic champion captures national title
Olympic champion Lisa Carrington picked up another national title on an extraordinary first day of the New Zealand surf lifesaving championships in Mt Maunganui.
Teen in daring surf rescue
When a scared child sought help for a man drowning at Omanu Beach, teens Josh Jarvis and Fletcher Swan called on all their lifesaving skills to haul the man to safety.
Rookie lifeguard hailed a hero
A 14-year-old rookie lifeguard has been hailed a hero after racing into the see to help three men and a child stuck in a rip.
Grants purse increasing to $14m
Aucklanders' rates have given a $46 million boost to 10 rescue, safety, arts and cultural groups in the past four years and a further $14 million gift is proposed for the 2013-14 year.
Paid lifeguard services wind down
Paid regional lifeguards who started patrolling five Northland beaches on December 24 will stop working at Whangarei Heads, Ruakaka and Baylys Beach today.
Hero cop rescues boys
A police office's dramatic rescue of two boys and a man stuck in a rip at a Bay of Plenty beach is a reminder for water users to be aware of the dangers, police say.