How many sports give parents the chance to compete alongside their children? Siblings the chance to compete in the same team? For Waihī Beach Lifeguard Services Inc (WBLGS), that was one of the highlights of the 2026 Eastern Region Pool Rescue Championships, held at Kiwa Pools in Gisborne on 22–23 August. Among almost 250 athletes …
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What a night for our community! It was a fantastic evening celebrating the Waihi Beach & Katikati Excellence Awards and we’re thrilled to announce that Waihi Beach Lifeguard Services Inc was awarded Organisation of the Year We’re honoured to receive this award, which is a recognition of all our members, volunteers, staff and local supporters …
Waihī Beach Lifeguard Services is asking the community to help protect lifesaving equipment after two public rescue buoys and a rope were removed from local beach safety stations, including at Anzac Bay. Public Rescue Equipment, known as PRE, is installed at key locations along the coastline from Waihī Beach to Bowentown and Anzac Bay …
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Record turnout makes a splash at Waihī Beach Polar Plunge Blue skies, wild costumes and serious courage collided at Waihī Beach on 11 July, as a record-breaking crowd threw themselves into the sea for this year’s Polar Plunge. Around 200 brave souls stormed into the water in front of a huge, roaring crowd, turning Waihī …
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On Saturday 20 June, 48 women from across the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty region gathered at Waihī Beach for Wāhine on Water, a development day run by Surf Life Saving New Zealand Eastern Region, designed to give women a supportive, female-led environment to build their Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) skills. Hosted at Waihī Beach …
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Three Waihī Beach surf lifeguards, Byron McIntyre, Emma Page and Millie Watson, recently took part in the SLSNZ Eastern Region Intermediate Lifeguard School, staying at Pāpāmoa and completing a full weekend of development activities around Mount Maunganui. The two-day camp is designed for young lifeguards who have been patrolling for one to two seasons and …
Read more Waihī Beach lifeguards step up at Intermediate Lifeguard School
Young Waihī Beach lifeguard Byron McIntyre has returned from the Northern Region Youth Development Camp with new skills, greater confidence, and a stronger sense of leadership in surf lifesaving. Held on Motutapu Island near Auckland, the annual camp brings together surf lifeguards and patrol supporters aged 15 to 17 for a weekend of leadership, teamwork …
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Join us at the Coromandel & Bay of Plenty Awards of Excellence 2026 to celebrate and honour outstanding achievements! Saturday 25 July • 5 PM – 10 PM We’re delighted to share the details below of the incredible members from Waihī Beach Lifeguard Services Inc. who have been named finalists in this year’s Eastern Region …
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ACCESSIBLE WAIHĪ BEACH – TRUE COLLABORATION! There’s been lots of coverage about our Accessible beach day and the opening of the new changing facility, but we wanted to take a moment to share a quick overview of the project and acknowledge the many people who worked behind the scenes to …
We’re incredibly proud to share that Waihī Beach Lifeguard Services Inc. and Live Well Waihī Beach have won Best Collaboration at the Western Bay Community Awards 2026 By taking the opportunity to renovate and repurpose existing space at the Waihī Beach Lifeguards clubhouse, this collaboration made it possible to create something really valuable for the …
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