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Surf Life Saving Northern Region
Surf Life Saving Northern Region is the largest of four regions that make up Surf Life Saving New Zealand. As of the 2021/2022 season, it is made up of 18 clubs that look after 22 patrol locations from Ahipara to Raglan on the West Coast and from Whangārei Heads to Takapuna on the East Coast. The organisation currently employs 16 full-time staff as well as more than 100 seasonal roles in the Volunteer Lifeguard Service, Paid Lifeguard Service, Community Education and Search and Rescue Services. Clubs & Patrol Locations There are currently 22 patrol locations and 18 clubs in Surf Life Saving Northern Region. Season lengths vary from three weeks to 28 weeks depending on beach user numbers and the level of risk. # Paripari Beach, Ahipara - Far North Surf Rescue, founded in 1989. # Baylys Beach - Surf Life Saving Baylys Beach, founded in 2021. # Ocean Beach - Whangārei Heads Volunteer Surf Life Saving Patrol, founded in 1968. # Ruakākā Beach - Ruakākā Surf Life Saving Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is the national association representing 74 Surf Life Saving Clubs in New Zealand. The organisation's motto is 'In it for Life'. This refers to both the long relationship many members have with the organisation, as well as to the organisation's purpose of preventing drowning and injury, thereby saving lives. Specific New Zealand beaches are patrolled by qualified Surf Lifeguards from mid October until April each year. Red and Yellow flags indicate that a beach is patrolled by Surf Lifeguards. The area of water in between these flags is designated as the safest place to swim on the beach, as well as showing where Surf Lifeguards are patrolling. It is widely publicised that beachgoers should "Swim Between the Flags" in order to be safe while swimming in the ocean. Surf lifeguards are identifiable by their yellow shirts and red shorts. Surf Life Saving New Zealand is sponsored chiefly by BP, TSB, DHL and Lotto. History In the early years of the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piha Surf Life Saving Club
Piha Surf Life Saving Club (sometimes called Piha Lifeguard Service) is a surf lifesaving club for the southern section of Piha, on the west coast of Auckland Region, Auckland, New Zealand, some 45 km from the Auckland CBD, Auckland City centre. The patrol was featured in the Television New Zealand, TVNZ reality television, reality show ''Piha Rescue''. The club is the best-known of 17 surf lifesaving clubs in the Surf Life Saving Northern Region, Northern Region of New Zealand, and possibly one of the best-known surf lifesaving clubs in the entire country. Its high-profile is partly being due to its participation in the television series and partly through its location on one of the country's most-popular surfing beaches. The beach is also a regular venue for the annual "Piha Big Wave Surf Boat Classic". The club was founded in January 1934 by, Frank Ross, Cliff Holt, Bert Holt, Stan Holt, Laurie Wilson, and as such is the oldest club on Auckland's West Coast. The club colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matapouri
Matapouri ( mi, Matapōuri) is a coastal settlement in the Whangarei District of Northland, New Zealand. It is 7 km north of Tutukaka and 35 km north-east of Whangarei, in an area known as the Tutukaka Coast. Matapouri was described by Whangarei District Council in 2010 as "an archetypal Kiwi bach settlement". Holiday homes make up 90 per cent of the houses and at holiday times the number of residents swells to seven times its permanent population. History The early European settlement of Matapouri was based on the milling and transport of timber. The first school was built in 1899 and the first recorded store in 1912. Te Wai o Te Taniwha, the Mermaid Pools, was an informal tourist attraction, but was closed indefinitely in 2019 by the local Māori authorities, Te Whanau ā Rangiwhakaahu Hapū Trust, due to visitors leaving toilet waste and rubbish. Demographics Statistics New Zealand describes Matapouri as a rural settlement. The settlement covers . The settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torbay, New Zealand
Torbay is a northern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located in the upper east coast bays of the city's North Shore, and is governed by Auckland Council. The name Torbay comes from the area of the same name in the south east of Devon, England, and from the Tor, a presque-isle at the north end of Waiake Beach that becomes an island at high tide. Attractions in the area include Long Bay Regional Park which attracts over a million visitors each year. There are also a number of smaller public beaches ( Waiake, Torbay Beach, Winstone's Cove, Ladder Bay), which are highly accessible and utilised both for swimming, and mooring small yachts. Demographics Torbay covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Torbay had a population of 4,305 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 240 people (5.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 363 people (9.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,524 households, comprisin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motuihe Island
Motuihe Island (official name: Motuihe Island / Te Motu-a-Ihenga) lies between Motutapu and Waiheke islands in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand, near Auckland. The island measures , of which around are remnants of coastal forest. The island is a recreation reserve controlled by the Department of Conservation (DOC) and administered by the Motuihe Trust. It is a popular spot for day trips, accessible from Auckland by seaplane or by private boat. The island is known for its beautiful beaches.Motuihe Recreation Reserve . Department of Conservation. Retrieved 27 February 2008.Motuihe Project ". Motuihe Trust. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohimarama
Kohimarama is a coastal residential Auckland suburb, located to the east of the city. Kohimarama is situated between Mission Bay and St Heliers and has an accessible beach with a boardwalk and green recreational spaces located amongst residential areas. Local government of Kohimarama is the responsibility of the Ōrākei Local Board, which also includes the suburbs of Ōrākei, Mission Bay, St Heliers, Glendowie, St Johns, Meadowbank, Remuera and Ellerslie.Retrieved 2013-03-10. Demographics Kohimarama covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Kohimarama had a population of 4,350 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 207 people (5.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 315 people (7.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,707 households, comprising 2,064 males and 2,283 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 44.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 753 peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Bay, New Zealand
Mission Bay is a seaside suburb of Auckland city, on the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb's beach is a popular resort, located alongside Tamaki Drive. The area also has a wide range of eateries. Mission Bay is located seven kilometres to the east of the city centre, on the southern shore of the Waitematā Harbour, between Ōrākei and Kohimarama. It covers an area of 1.08 km2 (267 acres), about three quarters of which comprises low hills, surrounding the remaining quarter, which slopes down to the sea. Local government of Mission Bay is the responsibility of the Ōrākei Local Board, which also includes the suburbs of Ōrākei, Kohimarama, St Heliers, Glendowie, St Johns, Meadowbank, Remuera and Ellerslie. Demographics Mission Bay covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Mission Bay had a population of 4,341 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 150 people (3.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blockhouse Bay
Blockhouse Bay is a residential suburb in the south west of Auckland, in New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the northern coast of the Manukau Harbour, and is also close to the administrative boundary that existed between Auckland City and Waitakere City, two of the former four cities of what was the Auckland conurbation before amalgamation into Auckland Council. The suburb is located 11 kilometres to the southwest of the city centre, and is surrounded by the more central suburbs of Lynfield and New Windsor, and the Waitakere suburbs of New Lynn and Green Bay. The Blockhouse Bay Library is located in the town centre, as is the Blockhouse Bay Community Centre, located 200 metres from the library. History Early history Portage Road is the location of Te Tōanga Waka, one of the overland routes between the two harbours (and thus the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea), where Māori would beach their waka (canoes) and drag them overland to the other coast, thus av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oneroa, New Zealand
Oneroa is a settlement on Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long beach" for ''Oneroa''. Whittaker's Music Museum, a specialist music museum, has operated in Oneroa since 1996. Demographics The statistical area of Oneroa West, which includes the suburb and areas west of it, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Oneroa West had a population of 1,434 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (0.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (11.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 606 households, comprising 699 males and 735 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 48.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 195 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 198 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 705 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 339 (23.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 91.2% European/Pākeh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Bay, New Zealand
Long Bay is one of the northernmost suburbs of the North Shore, part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area located in New Zealand. The coastline is occupied by the Long Bay Regional Park, and the shoreline is in Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve, which opened in 1995. The beach is sandy and swimming is safe. It offers forest walks and scenic cliffs. This beach has low tide water. Smaller beaches to the north, such as Pohutukawa Bay, accessible except at high tide, are among Auckland's most popular naturist spots; Public nudity is technically legal on any New Zealand beach where it is "known to occur". The Vaughan Homestead is an historic house at the north end of the beach. It is open fortnightly to the public. History Long Bay was traditionally known by the name Whakarewatoto by the Ngāti Manuhiri iwi of the North Shore. A small Māori community of Ngāti Kahu lived at Long Bay, which they called Te Oneroa, until the 1850s. The Vaughan family bought 600 hectares and far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenderholm Regional Park
Wenderholm Regional Park is a regional park north of Auckland in New Zealand's North Island. It is situated between the estuaries of the Puhoi River and the Waiwera River, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island and features a homestead known as ''Couldrey House'', and a carved pouwhenua. The park also features the 'Maungatauhoro Te Hikoi' walking track, starting at the carved pouwhenua near the Couldrey House. The track features scenic views and birdlife. Wenderholm Regional Park was the first regional park established in the Auckland region, and is owned and managed by Auckland Council. Part of the park is sectioned off for ecological restoration. Geography A section of the park has been set aside since 1965 for an ecological experiment, stopping livestock from grazing and repopulating the forests. This allowed native species of birds which were no longer in the area to be re-introduced in 1999. One of the first species released into the area, Petroica australis lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakiri
Pakiri is a locality in Auckland, in the former Rodney District of New Zealand. Leigh is about to the south-east. The Pakiri River flows through the area and into the Hauraki Gulf to the north-east. The area is named for the Ngāti Wai chief, Te Kiri. The beach was originally known by the name Ngā One Haea o Pākiri ("The Gleaming White Sands of Pakiri"), Pākiri being the name of the Ngāti Wai pā found at the headlands of the Pakiri River. Ngāti Manuhiri, an iwi descended from the early Ngāti Wai ancestors in the area, are the mana whenua for the Pakiri area. Pakiri Beach is a white sandy beach to the north. It is a tourist destination known for its natural environment. The Auckland Regional Council purchased two blocks of land in 2005, totalling , with of beach frontage, and is developed this into the Pākiri Regional Park. During the 1860s, Pakiri Beach was the location of a kauri sawmill at the mouth of the Pakiri River. Suction dredging has been used to mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
