Richie Whinham took part in his first TSB Nationals competition 20 years ago. And he’s been to every one since.

Rachel Clarke's carefully honed lifesaving instincts promise to make 2020 a huge year, both on and off the beach.

A massive Red Beach contingent will be hoping to recreate some history at this weekend's Eastern Region surf lifesaving championships in Mount Maunganui.

The lure of sun and swell will draw 200 of New Zealand's best surf lifesavers to Midway Beach in Gisborne this weekend.

Details have been revealed about a bid for Auckland to host a World Qualifying Series 10,000-rated event at Piha in March 2020: the Piha Pro. But it is not a done deal … just yet.

"I always feel welcomed here – everyone is so friendly and happy to share their waves," smiles Piha surfer Zen Wallis. "I'm fizzing right now."

New Zealand surf lifesaving stars Danielle McKenzie and Cory Taylor capped incredible national championship campaigns in Mount Maunganui today, emphasising why they're among the best surf athletes on the planet.

Danielle McKenzie completed an incredible set of national surf lifesaving titles today, further strengthening her status as one of the greatest female surf athletes New Zealand has produced.

An extraordinary six-gold haul from teenaged Waikanae beach sprinter Briana Irving highlighted the opening day of the TSB New Zealand surf lifesaving championships in Mount Maunganui today.

A year ago, Danielle McKenzie put in one of the most dominant displays ever seen in more than 100 years of New Zealand surf lifesaving championships. The bad news for her rivals? The Mairangi Bay star has only improved since then.