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''Piha Rescue'' is a New Zealand reality series following the daily actions of the Piha Surf Life Saving Club lifeguards on the famous Piha surf beach. Piha is one of the many beaches located on the West Coast near
Piha Surf Life Saving Club web site
''Piha Rescue'' is a New Zealand reality series following the daily actions of the Piha Surf Life Saving Club lifeguards on the famous Piha 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 ...
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''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 Television New Zealand
, type = Crown entity
, industry = Broadcast television
, num_locations = New Zealand
, location = Auckland, New Zealand
, area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the Solo ...
followed by a further ten; with the final (12th) series screened on Prime in 2016 and 2017. Screened in New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
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
See also
* Bondi RescueReferences
New Zealand reality television series Lifesaving in New Zealand TVNZ original programming Prime (New Zealand TV channel) original programming Surfing in New Zealand 2001 New Zealand television series debuts 2003 New Zealand television series debuts 2017 New Zealand television series endings Surf lifesaving {{NewZealand-tv-prog-stub