Muriwai Volunteer Lifeguard Service

Upcoming Events

30/31 January - NRC

Northern Regional Championships at Mount Manganui. Entries are almost closed

Recent Events

Owen Chapman 2010

As usual the presence of many out of town athletes at the Owen Chapman raised level of competition several notches...
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Omaha Carnival - 20 December 2009

3 cycles of swim, board and ski tested the endurance of most, if not all of the athletes...
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Celebrity Surf Boat Race - 15 December 2009

Its official the Warriors are definitely the better rowers!
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IRB North Island Champs - 12-13 December 2009

6 teams headed off to Whangamata to race in the North Island IRB Champs. The team finished 3rd overall.

Muriwai Carnival - 6 December 2009

Team events were the order of the day, strongly favouring the clubs with the luxury of large numbers of competitors. As expected, the Muriwai team put together teams as best they could, with some very good outcomes.
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Omaha Carnival - 22 November 2009

Despite reasonable surf conditions on the West Coast, this event was moved to the sheltered enclave of Omaha. Muriwai fronted with a slightly below strength team due to the exam season being in full flight.
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Situated on a fifty kilometer stretch of Auckland’s rugged west coast, Muriwai is renowned for it’s stunning scenery, abundant wildlife and its sparkling black sand. The Muriwai Volunteer Lifeguard Service found its origins in 1948 after a series of near tragedies encouraged the local community to form a lifesaving club. For over sixty years Muriwai lifeguards have patrolled this isolated paradise, preventing injury and loss of life on one of Auckland’s most popular beaches.

Lifesaving is the club’s foremost concern and Muriwai is patrolled each weekend by volunteer guards throughout the summer months from Labour weekend until Easter. From December, paid lifeguards watch over the beach during the weekdays, ensuring beach users are safe.

Surf sports keep members fit and Muriwai has a strong team of athletes competing in all disciplines of surf life saving. Whether it be surf sports, boat rowing or IRB racing, Muriwai athletes are highly successful regionally, nationally and internationally.

The Junior Surf program or ‘Nippers’ is where it all begins for many Muriwai Lifeguards with many of the members involved since childhood. Nippers take to the beach each Sunday morning to develop their surf skills as they work towards becoming lifeguards.

We are a proud part of the Muriwai and greater Rodney community and hold an immense gratitude for each of our sponsors and supporters, without whom our job would be impossible.

Muriwai strives to live our motto, that of ‘Great Since ‘48’ in celebration of our founding members and their successes. We also align our mission with that of our governing body, Surf Life Saving New Zealand who endeavor to preserve life on New Zealand beaches. We, along with the seventy five other lifesaving clubs in New Zealand, continue to be passionately, In It For Life.

Lifesaving Academy Courses

For the latest information on lifesaving academy courses check out the SLSNR lifesaving academy page.

Want to become a sponsor?

Just talk to Pauline and we can tailor a sponsorship deal to suit your needs! buttfem@xtra.co.nz
OR Join the 100 Club for a mere $100 your family /company name will go in the draw to win naming rights to a paddle board for the season what a great way to advertise! The draw will occur in January 2010.