Had off-duty lifeguard Bailey Hudson and his friends not been at the right place at the right time, a man swimming in the Kai Iwi Lakes could have drowned
Sunday, 18 July 2021, 4:53 pm
The
United North Piha Lifeguard Service (UNPLS) was named Yamaha
club of The Year top club at the 2021 Surf Life Saving
Northern Region (SLSNR) Toyota Financial Services Awards of
Excellence on the weekend (subs: Saturday 17
July).
The west coast Auckland club took the Award
ahead of fellow finalists Mairangi Bay Surf Life Saving Club
and Surf Life Saving Kariaotahi.
UNPLS won Toyota
Financial Services Rescue of the Year (jointly with the Piha
Paid Lifeguard Service), while club stalwart Mary Duff won
Patrol Support Person of the Year. The club was also a
finalist in the SE Genesis Innovation of the Year Award for