Piha Rescue

Piha Rescue^[1] is a New Zealand reality series following the daily actions of the Piha Surf Life Saving Club^[2] lifeguards on Piha surf beach, one of the country's most popular beaches. Piha is one of the many beaches located on the North Island West Coast near Auckland.

Piha Rescue
Genre	Factual
Written by	Elizabeth Donnelly
Directed by	Elizabeth Donnelly Anja Janse Eric Derks
Starring	Piha Surf Life Saving Club lifeguards
Narrated by	John Sumner
No. of seasons	12
Production
Producers	Eric Derks Elizabeth Donnelly
Editor	Sam Lynch
Production company	South Pacific Video
Original release
Network	TV One, Prime
Release	2001 (2001) – 2017 (2017)

Piha Lifeguards. 2009

Piha IRB with Fallen Rocks in Background

Filming commenced on Piha Rescue for the first time in the summer of 2001, followed by a one-hour documentary airing in December 2002 (aired as Piha Patrol). It was the first reality show in the world following lifeguards.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003 the first series screened on Television New Zealand followed by a further ten; with the final (12th) series screened on Prime in 2016 and 2017.^[3] Screened in New Zealand as Piha Rescue, it has also been sold around the world under various titles, such as Deadly Surf and Surf Rescue. As of May 2019 it currently airs on Freeview Channel ThreeLife, generally on Sundays at 7 PM.

External links

• Piha Surf Life Saving Club web site