Lifeguards
Swimming pools shut due to lifeguard shortage
10 Feb 2023
If you're heading to the public swimming pools to cool down this month - you might find the doors shut.
Some centres are grappling with a shortage of lifeguards - with a lack of international workers… Video, Audio
Lifeguards stretched as they attend non-beach incidents
21 Dec 2016
Lifeguards say they're being called out to heart attacks, farm accidents and car crashes on top of patrolling the country's beaches - and say the extra demands are leaving them stretched. Audio
Vandals wreak havoc on Muriwai lifeguard tower
22 Dec 2015
Vandals have stolen thousands of dollars worth of equipment from Muriwai's volunteer lifeguard patrol tower just as the holiday season is about to begin. Audio