Every weekend this summer, RNZ's Summer Weekends is catching up with one of the many surf lifesaving clubs around Aotearoa.

Surfing and swimming are among activities that attract 'major spikes' in injuries over summer. Photo / Water Safety New ...

Rowers are celebrating after crossing the finish line in Eden of what is considered to be the toughest and longest surfboat race in the world.

Surf Lifesaving New Zealand General Manager on the troubling Kiwi water safety statistics, what to look out for when swimming and keeping safe t ...

Joining the beach-goers this summer will be four and a half thousand volunteer surf lifeguards - who'll be doing all they can to keep swimmers and others at the beach safe. We have 74 surf lifesaving ...

Surfers are in the water from dawn until dusk, 365 days a year, meaning they are often the first responders when swimmers get into trouble.

They tried going out to the islands and got stuck out there.” Surf Lifesaving NZ warns January is “the most dangerous month ...

Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) has today confirmed that surf lifeguards from the Western Bay of Plenty Squad Search and Rescue squad this afternoon responded to an unsuccessful resuscitation ...

At Red Beach Surf Life Saving Club, volunteer surf lifeguards assisted an upturned trailer sailer and monitored its safe ...