These figures give an idea of the huge commitment our lifeguards (the vast majority of whom are on voluntary patrols) make each season to help us prevent drowning and injury in New Zealand.
Some rounding may occur, and current season stats are unverified until the end of the season.
Current season
2009-10 season as at 6 April 2010
| District |
Total hours patrolled |
Number of rescues |
Number of First Aids |
Number of searches |
Number of preventative actions |
Safety interventions |
| Bay of Plenty |
45,310 |
288 |
608 |
62 |
20,971 |
104,266 |
| Canterbury |
21,720 |
116 |
157 |
48 |
9,665 |
21,727 |
| Gisborne |
7,210 |
59 |
54 |
9 |
1,867 |
15,528 |
| Hawkes Bay |
9,155 |
68 |
72 |
13 |
4,625 |
17,609 |
| Northern |
75,774 |
603 |
663 |
127 |
37,749 |
125,056 |
| Otago |
9,770 |
29 |
29 |
8 |
4,129 |
10,031 |
| Taranaki |
8,155 |
32 |
40 |
4 |
4,649 |
11,139 |
| Wellington |
8,473 |
85 |
91 |
4 |
3,741 |
6,594 |
| Western Districts |
8,286 |
29 |
41 |
14 |
5,654 |
12,133 |
| SLSNZ total |
193,831 |
1,309 |
1,755 |
288 |
93,050 |
324,083 |
What do the column titles mean?
Previous seasons
2008- 09 season
| District |
Total hours patrolled |
Number of rescues |
Number of First Aids |
Number of searches |
Number of preventative actions |
Safety interventions |
| Bay of Plenty |
43,481 |
284 |
899 |
58 |
26,324 |
129,606 |
| Canterbury |
22,062 |
91 |
122 |
36 |
15,818 |
33,681 |
| Gisborne |
7,150 |
27 |
38 |
11 |
1,759 |
8,872 |
| Hawkes Bay |
9,309 |
67 |
74 |
12 |
3,683 |
7,228 |
| Northern |
75,660 |
605 |
641 |
137 |
36,286 |
124,094 |
| Otago |
10,186 |
39 |
44 |
10 |
5,236 |
14,637 |
| Taranaki |
8,458 |
61 |
41 |
3 |
7,507 |
14,482 |
| Wellington |
10,386 |
65 |
94 |
8 |
4,819 |
8,784 |
| Western Districts |
8,149 |
61 |
57 |
10 |
3,956 |
9,944 |
| SLSNZ total |
194,846 |
1,300 |
2.010 |
285 |
105,388 |
351,328 |
What do the column titles mean?
2007-08 season
| District |
Total hours patrolled |
Number of rescues |
Number of First Aids |
Number of searches |
Number of preventative actions |
Safety interventions |
| Bay of Plenty |
34,322 |
401 |
489 |
68 |
32223 |
120,877 |
| Canterbury |
19600 |
81 |
157 |
37 |
11388 |
26,294 |
| Gisborne |
7441 |
31 |
27 |
6 |
1529 |
3,795 |
| Hawkes Bay |
8269 |
39 |
73 |
9 |
2721 |
4,741 |
| Northern |
75873 |
930 |
728 |
128 |
42779 |
154,335 |
| Otago |
10131 |
39 |
25 |
9 |
6634 |
13,834 |
| Taranaki |
9318 |
51 |
41 |
7 |
5435 |
16,994 |
| Wellington |
10093 |
79 |
64 |
5 |
4992 |
6733 |
| Western Districts |
8303 |
30 |
14 |
3 |
3524 |
7,294 |
| SLSNZ total |
183,350 |
1681 |
1,618 |
272 |
111,225 |
354,895 |
What do the column titles mean?
2006-07 season
| District |
Total hours patrolled |
Number of rescues |
Number of First Aids |
Number of searches |
Number of preventative actions |
Safety interventions |
| Bay of Plenty |
32655 |
376 |
604 |
89 |
26216 |
59261 |
| Canterbury |
18572 |
91 |
118 |
40 |
6528 |
16797 |
| Gisborne |
7308 |
39 |
38 |
10 |
1420 |
4008 |
| Hawkes Bay |
8422 |
44 |
67 |
8 |
2302 |
3400 |
| Northern |
69990 |
647 |
735 |
124 |
29997 |
95882 |
| Otago |
9213 |
32 |
52 |
17 |
4882 |
12378 |
| Taranaki |
8676 |
44 |
48 |
3 |
4483 |
5897 |
| Wellington |
8302 |
147 |
67 |
8 |
4454 |
7639 |
| Western Districts |
8040 |
21 |
31 |
3 |
4911 |
13077 |
| SLSNZ total |
171178 |
1441 |
1760 |
302 |
85593 |
218339 |
2005-06 season
| District |
Total hours patrolled |
Number of rescues |
Number of First Aids |
Number of searches |
Number of preventative actions |
Safety interventions |
| Bay of Plenty |
34563 |
469 |
574 |
96 |
34627 |
289176 |
| Canterbury |
17221 |
166 |
121 |
49 |
7873 |
17211 |
| Gisborne |
6152 |
36 |
37 |
30 |
2147 |
2597 |
| Hawkes Bay |
8303 |
41 |
44 |
13 |
2426 |
3078 |
| Northern |
71427 |
809 |
733 |
129 |
31084 |
106378 |
| Otago |
8729 |
67 |
63 |
21 |
5125 |
16665 |
| Taranaki |
8865 |
99 |
43 |
7 |
6944 |
13215 |
| Wellington |
8149 |
81 |
84 |
6 |
5856 |
10161 |
| Western Districts |
6710 |
56 |
28 |
8 |
4588 |
18524 |
| SLSNZ total |
170118 |
1824 |
1727 |
359 |
100670 |
477005 |
2004-05 season
| District |
Total hours patrolled |
Number of rescues |
Number of First Aids |
Number of searches |
Number of preventative actions |
Safety interventions |
| Bay of Plenty |
32657 |
446 |
457 |
76 |
28469 |
92235 |
| Canterbury |
16071 |
215 |
135 |
41 |
5271 |
11007 |
| Gisborne |
6011 |
36 |
59 |
4 |
2655 |
3124 |
| Hawkes Bay |
7685 |
31 |
46 |
10 |
2720 |
4217 |
| Northern |
62572 |
1437 |
584 |
134 |
44221 |
133651 |
| Otago |
8667 |
51 |
51 |
17 |
3547 |
8895 |
| Taranaki |
8840 |
41 |
61 |
15 |
6797 |
12875 |
| Wellington |
8210 |
372 |
186 |
4 |
25149 |
52675 |
| Western Districts |
6565 |
56 |
20 |
9 |
2698 |
8920 |
| SLSNZ total |
157276 |
2685 |
1599 |
310 |
121527 |
327653 |
Total hours worked: Total hours worked by all surf life guards.
Number of rescues: A 'rescue' is an instance where a person requires assistance to return to shore (or a place of safety) and whom without assistance would have suffered distress or injury, or drowned. This column records all these rescues.
Number of first aids: A 'first aid' is any incident where a victim is administered some form of first aid treatment. This column records the total number of these incidents.
Number of searches: A 'search' is any organised search for a missing person (or group of people) either at land or on sea. This includes body recovery. This column is the total number of searches conducted.
Number of preventative actions: A 'preventative action' is where a lifeguard identified a potentially dangerous situation and takes precautionary action to prevent the situation from developing into or contributing to a real emergency, for example:
- Shifting the flagged area during the day due to a change in surf conditions
- Preventing swimmers from entering a rip or hole
- Removing broken glass from the beach
- Checking on a swimmer who may appear to be in difficulty
- Clearing the beach of swimmers because of a suspected shark sighting
- Shifting board and ski riders out of the flagged area
Number of safety interventions: a 'safety intervention' is the estimated number of people involved in a preventative action. This column is the total number of these people.
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