NEWS
The latest happenings from the club...
15 December 2018
Teenagers tame Mount Monster
A teenaged rampage lit up surf lifesaving’s Dexion Mount Monster endurance race in Mount Maunganui today, with Declan Dempster and Ella Kingi becoming the youngest winners in the event’s sixth edition.
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05 November 2018
Pioneers celebrate 50 years of nippers
The Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service celebrated a very special milestone over the weekend, 50 years after the start of nippers at the club.
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05 November 2018
ACG continues support in Nipper’s 50th year
As the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service's Nippers prepares to celebrate their 50th anniversary next month, local school ACG Tauranga in Pyes Pa is delighted to announce it will continue as primary sponsor of the Nippers programme for a second year.
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23 October 2018
Surf clubs celebrate significant TECT funding
The Tauranga Energy Consumers Trust has just announced an $800,000 contribution to both the Mount Maunganui and Papamoa surf clubs for their respective rebuild projects, just as the new patrol season starts.
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18 October 2018
Containers help house Mount lifeguards
With the completion of the 11-month build still on the horizon, plus a last-minute delay in opening the basement, the club’s voluntary patrols will operate out of containers and portacoms for the first few weeks of the season.
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02 October 2018
Mount Lifeguard Service celebrates 50 years of ‘Nippers’
Mt Maunganui became the first club in NZ to launch the programme for young members in 1968.
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25 September 2018
Whose wine is it anyway?
Join us for a blind wine tasting event, raising funds for the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service rebuild.
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25 September 2018
Mount Surf Club embraces new donation technology
As it builds for the future the Mount Manganui Lifeguard Service (MMLS) is also embracing the future as it looks to a new donation pay system to help cover the costs of the rebuild.
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07 August 2018
Rescued pair forever grateful to local lifeguards
It’s a moment seared forever into the mind of Megan Davis - her father Alan, breathless and exhausted, telling her to let go because he couldn’t keep afloat any longer.
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28 June 2018
Mount Lifeguard Service Appoints New Patron
A new patron has been announced for the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service to help spearhead efforts to complete its new headquarters and embark on a new era.
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21 June 2018
Mount Lifeguard Service lays solid foundation for future
The new state of the art Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service building reached a major milestone today with 46 truckloads (275 cubic metres) of concrete poured establishing the foundations which will hold the clubs new multi-purpose facility.
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25 May 2018
Charity specialist to help club rebuild
The Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service has a specialist fundraiser on board to help raise the $900,000 needed to complete their club rebuild.
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24 May 2018
Cow bones catch out club contractors
Bones found yesterday at the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service’s construction site proved to be a false alarm - but also a timely reminder of the area’s cultural heritage.
02 May 2018
Surf club building about to topple
A digger is just about to move in as the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service building project enters its next phase.
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29 March 2018
Mount coach continues amazing record
Our club coach John 'Spindles' Bryant has continued his remarkable run of national championship success.
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05 February 2018
Busy weekend for Mount lifeguards
Big swells and busy beaches kept the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service on their toes over the weekend, with five rescues and a number of responses.
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21 December 2017
Southern Trust jet ski proving worth
The Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service's jet ski continues to prove its worth, as club coach John Bryant has discovered.
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16 December 2017
Miller finally tames Mount Monster
Hamish Miller scored a popular home-beach win in the 2017 Mount Monster, while Rachel Clarke took home the women's title.
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13 December 2017
Monstrous challenge for multisporter Clark
Another record field is lining up for the fifth-annual Dexion Mount Monster this weekend, with intriguing elements set to make the race a cracker.
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05 December 2017
Mini Monster set for surf debut
Surf lifesaving’s Mount Monster will open a new dimension next week, with the Mini Monster set to showcase the best junior talent around.
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12 October 2017
ACG Tauranga on board with Nippers
The next generation of Mount Maunganui lifeguards have been given a significant boost, with local school ACG Tauranga becoming the primary sponsor of the MMLS’s Nippers programme for the 2017/2018 season.
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05 March 2017
Sweet win for Mount juniors
Mount Maunganui’s next generation of surf lifesavers have won the Oceans 17 New Zealand under-14 championships today.
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17 December 2016
McKenzie tames Mount Monster for second win
Top Kiwi ironwoman Danielle McKenzie has won her second Mount Monster women's title, while Australian Luke Cuff captured the men's race in a dramatic sprint finish.
15 December 2016
Local knowledge helping Aussie invaders
The Aussie contingent in this weekend’s New Zealand’s biggest surf lifesaving race - the Mount Monster - will have some handy local knowledge to draw on.
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09 December 2016
Record Monster field goes international
New Zealand’s biggest surf lifesaving race has taken another giant leap forward, with next week’s fourth Mount Monster endurance event boasting a record field with a distinct international flavour.
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09 November 2016
Milestone for club’s new build
The Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service has broken through the $1 million mark in fundraising for a new world-class, multi-use base.
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25 October 2016
Sunshine as new season opens at the Mount
The 2016-17 surf lifesaving season got off to a brillantly sunny start at Labour Weekend.
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06 September 2016
History for Mount surf lifesavers
Mount Maunganui's champion surf lifesavers have created more history, taking their club to the national pool rescue title in Auckland over the weekend.
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06 June 2016
Jarman honoured for long lifesaving stint
Mount Maunganui Lifegurd Service stalwart Kent Jarman has become a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
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