Surf Club (1940-Unknown) Navy Surf Life Saving Club (1956-1960) Historic Patrol Locations Oneroa, Waiheke Island - last patrolled by Oneroa Surf Club in 1932 and later Waitematā Surf Club in 1957. Blockhouse Bay - last patrolled by Blockhouse Bay Surf Club in 1943. Mission Bay - last patrolled by Waitematā Surf Club in 1957. Kohimarama - last patrolled by Waitematā Surf Club in 1957. Motuihe Island - last patrolled by Navy SLSC in 1960. Torbay - last patrolled by Eastern United in 1974. Matapōuri - last patrolled by Whangārei Heads VSLSP in 2009 Tāwharanui - last patrolled by the Northern Region Paid Lifeguard Service in 2016. Brown's Bay - last patrolled by the Northern Region Paid Lifeguard Service in 2018. Milford Beach - last patrolled by the Northern Region Paid Lifeguard Service in 2018. Volunteer Lifeguard Service The Volunteer Lifeguard Service in Northern Region is made up of 18 clubs that generally patrol their beaches on weekends from Labour Weekend in October to Easter Weekend in April, although a few clubs patrol until Anzac Weekend depending on the conditions and number of beachgoers. The VLS also incorporates SLSNR's Rescue Water Craft programme, Event Lifeguarding and Patrol Advocates and is managed by the Lifesaving Support Officer. Surf Life Saving Northern Region also assists with the provision of lifesaving courses for volunteer members, an area managed by the Training and Development Officer. Rescue Water Craft Rescue Water Craft are jet skis manned by some of Surf Life Saving's most skilled lifeguards. They are able to respond quickly to in-water incidents and also conduct roving patrols in their geographical region. Following recommendations made in the 2020 Support Services Review, RWCs were moved from being a regional support service to a patrol operations asset with SLSNR helping to facilitate training opportunities and fill gaps in club patrol rosters with members of the regional RWC team. Event Lifeguarding The SLSNR Event Lifeguarding team provide water safety, first aid and course set-up/pack down duties at sporting and lifesaving events. They operate mainly on the water in IRB's along with a team coordinator on the beach. The team's primary roles are setting the race courses and ensuring all participant safety while in/on the water. It is a chance to further develop and diversify your lifeguard skills and improve IRB driving. Skilled First Aiders are an important part of the team who are first responders to incidents during