Kent adds that high beach attendance over the holiday period increases the potential for incidents. “Patrols are in place to manage busy areas and assist anyone in difficulty. The presence of trained ...

The eastern region, which includes the Bay of Plenty, the Coromandel and the Tairāwhiti Gisborne region, was attracting ...

You can find surf all over the world, but some places make you work more for it than others. One of those places is New Zealand, where weird wave hunter Dylan Graves traveled to get a first-hand ...

Police say they were called to the area between Mahuta Gap and Glinks Gully just before 7pm yesterday where two people were struggling in the water. Surf Life Saving says lifeguards from Baylys Beach ...

ACC had almost six-thousand surfing related injury claims in 2024, at a cost of more than 15 million dollars. ACC injury prevention leader James Whitaker says most injuries happen when people collide ...

Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is urging beachgoers to swim between the flags after 45 rescues were performed over New ...

Whether it's hopping on a longboard at Sumner beach, or paddling out into the world-renowned West Coast waves, there is a ...

New Zealand telco Spark is set to build a data center on Auckland's North Shore that will heat a nearby surfing lagoon. The company is teaming up with global surf park creator Aventuur on the project, ...

Capturing world class photos of surfing is not about equipment or training, but about recognising the right moment to hit the shutter, according to one of New Zealand's most respected surf ...

Lifeguards are reminding beachgoers this summer that the safest recue is "the one that never has to happen".