Permanent closure of Paekākāriki surf club building

The committee have considered recent recommendations made by StrucD Ltd following their Structural Inspection of the Paekākāriki Surf Club Building, and have decided for the safety of members and the public, to close down the building. With the sole exception being the IRB Shed – this will remain operational. Access to the building is permitted…

Benestar counselling for SLSNZ members and their immediate families

What is happening?Benestar is the new counselling and wellbeing provider for SLSNZ/SLSNR patrolling members. The great news is that all SLSNZ/SLSNR patrolling members and their immediate families now have access to fully funded, confidential counselling and wellbeing resources through Benestar. Benestar have counsellors throughout New Zealand who can be selected and booked online by the…

Paekākāriki Surf Lifegurds annual report 2020-2021

Lease confirmed for new building

After 9 years of work with the Greater Wellington Regional Council we can confirm that they’ve approved a 30 year lease, in principle, for our new building. This is a huge step forward for the project that will now allow us to apply for consents and target the major funders. A huge thanks goes to…

Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards – AGM 2021

The Annual General Meeting of Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards will be held on the 27 June 2021 at 3pm. We invite all Lifemembers, club members, supporters and community to attend. It will be held at the Paekakariki Surf Club, end of the Parade, Paekakariki. All committee positions will be open for election and the annual report…

Announcing the 1913 club

To assist with fundraising for our new building, we’re pleased to introduce an initiative that anyone can be part of – the 1913 Club. You may have seen Club Chair Matt Warren on Breakfast TV last month speaking about the building and teasing this initiative… well now it’s time for you to take part. Members…

Consultation on new building – GWRC survey

We are entering the next phase of our building project. We are currently working with GWRC to obtain a lease in QEII Park so we can build a new clubhouse. Our current building is in great need of replacing and has long outlived its intended lifespan. Greater Wellington Regional Council are currently seeking feedback on…

2020 Nipper Open Day 18 October

Time: 1.45pm Location: Paekakariki Surf Club Junior surf, or nippers as it’s commonly known, is for kids ages 7-13. Once they turn 14 they are considered a senior and able to sit their lifeguard award and begin patrolling. Learn more at our open day. Check out the clubhouse and equipment. There’ll be a few games…

New building project

You can see our planning and progress here.

New Building Project Consultation Open Day – 3pm Sunday 13 September 2020

We are inviting all interested community members to the Paekakariki Surf Club Sunday 13th September at 3pm for a discussion around our new building plans. We would love for the community to be a part of this project. For more information about the project check out our build page here. And read the project brief…