Surf life-saving

Rescuers honoured

Otago Surf Life Saving Search and Rescue member Isaac Davies has received an award from Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy.

Danger of Dunedin beaches emphasised

Surf Life Saving New Zealand club support officer Otago-Southland Maddy Crawford keeps a watchful...

Danger of Dunedin beaches emphasised

Out-of-town visitors are needlessly putting themselves at risk this summer by swimming at Dunedin beaches that have no surf life-saving patrols.

Dominant performance by St Clair

Dominant performance by St Clair

St Clair has won back the southern region championship title.

McMillan leads NZ to world title

St Clair's Andrew McMillan can retire a happy man.

Surf-life saving: Papamoa club retains NZ IRB title

Papamoa capped an emphatic IRB campaign at the New Zealand Surf Rescue Championships near Dunedin yesterday, the Bay of Plenty club retaining the overall points trophy in style.

Surf life-saving: Shanks living life to the full

Surf life-saving: Shanks living life to the full

Ryan Shanks has been given a second chance at life - and he is seizing it with both hands.

Surf life-saving: Brothers quick to end contest

Competitors prepare for the start of the White Island Race at St Clair on Saturday.

Surf life-saving: Brothers quick to end contest

South Brighton brothers Zac and Ryan Quickenden sizzled to victory on their double surf ski in 24min 26sec in the 45th annual White Island Race on Saturday.

Surf life-savers recognised

Surf life-savers from Otago and Southland have been officially recognised after being credited with helping save 50 lives in the past year.

People: Warrington surf lifeguards

Lifeguards Tarn Neuman (17) Charlotte Ibbotson (20) Rebecca McNaughton (14) and Pru Casey.

People: Warrington surf lifeguards

At the end-of-season dinner for Warrington Surf Life Saving Club lifeguards, held at Great Taste in Dunedin on Wednesday, May 15.

Surf life-saving: St Clair women expected to shine

Some of New Zealand's smaller clubs get the chance to shine at this weekend's national IRB championships at Waipu Cove, in Northland.

Surf life-saving: Consistency pays off for St Kilda in club title

Sumner's Steven Parrat and George Thomas dominated the premier division at the final round of the BP Surf Rescue series in Dunedin on Saturday.

Surf life-saving: NZ captain McMillan in St Clair squad

New Zealand surf life-saving captain Andy McMillan will make his first appearance on home sand since leading his team to its historic world championship title in Adelaide last year.

The ''exceptional'' actions of St Clair Surf Life Saving Club members in reviving a 72-year-old man last month have been recognised by the national surf lifesaving body, with the club given the rescue of the month award.

Lifesavers' quick action saves man

St Clair surf lifesavers train at St Clair yesterday (from left) Angus Mackenzie (17), James...

Lifesavers' quick action saves man

The head coach at the St Clair Surf Life Saving Club in Dunedin praised the "exceptional" actions of fellow club members after they revived a 72-year-old-man who had collapsed at the water's edge on Wednesday evening.

Surfing the knowledge wave

Surfing the knowledge wave

Otago surf life saving club members hit the water with rescue boards at St Clair Beach on Saturday as part of a high-performance training weekend.

Surf life-saving: McMillan from pool to surf in quest of world title

Otago Olympic swimmer Andy McMillan has the perfect remedy for any lingering post-Games depression, throwing himself into preparations for this week's world surf life-saving championships.