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
Press Release – Surf Life Saving Northern Region
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 its under-20s training camp while long-serving club member Leif Neilson received a Distinguished Service award and was a finalist for Outstanding Contribution to Power Craft.
Omaha junior lifeguards storm Orewa
U14 boys flag champions, from left, George Barnao, Jackson Whitaker and Max Matthews.
Omaha Beach Surf Lifesaving Club junior lifeguards won 13 titles at the northern region championship at Orewa Beach last month.
The club got a clean sweep in the U14s flag race, taking the top three spots.
Jackson Whitaker, Max Matthews and George Barnao took gold, silver and bronze, respectively.
Whitaker was on top form, also claiming gold in the beach sprint race.
Whitaker, Matthew and Barnao then teamed up with club mate Tom Butler for the beach sprint team relay race and took another gold.