Piha IRB with Fallen Rocks in Background

''Piha Rescue'' is a New Zealand

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following the daily actions of the

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, New Zealand, some 45 km from the Auckland City centre. The patrol was featured ...

lifeguard A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake. Lifeguards are trained in swimming and CPR/ AED firs ...

s on the famous

Piha Piha is a coastal settlement in West Auckland, on the western coast of the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is one of the most popular beaches in the area and a major day-trip destination for Aucklanders throughout the year, and especially ...

surf beach. Piha is one of the many beaches located on the West Coast near

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It ...

. ''Piha Rescue'' started its lifespan with filming commencing for the first time in the summer of 2001, followed by a one-hour documentary airing December 2002 (aired as ''Piha Patrol''); making it the first reality show in the world following lifeguards. In 2003 the first series screened on

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followed by a further ten; with the final (12th) series screened on

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in 2016 and 2017. Screened in

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as ''Piha Rescue'', it has also been sold around the world under various titles, such as ''Deadly Surf'' and ''Surf Rescue''. As of May 2019 it currently airs on Freeview Channel ThreeLife, generally on Sundays at 7 PM.

External links

Piha Surf Life Saving Club web site

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