About Us
It is our mission to lobby for free access for all New Zealand children to basic survival, rescue and swimming skills in order to ensure their own, and others, safety.
Our vision is to educate every New Zealander to be safe in, on and around water, and to render assistance to others who may be in difficulty in an aquatic environment.
The Royal Life Saving Society movement, which started in England in 1892, is now very strong in New Zealand, It is continually revising its techniques to keep up-to-date with modern advances in lifesaving achieved in other commonwealth countries.
The Royal Life Saving Society, New Zealand (RLSSNZ) is a voluntary organisation teaching modern lifesaving techniques.
Volunteers are the backbone of the Society and their dedication to the preservation of life remains a distinctive and effective feature of the RLSS activities in New Zealand.
The Royal Life Saving Society, New Zealand promotes public understanding of the significance and benefits of swimming, lifesaving and resuscitation training. Through publicity, demonstrations, competitions, and other events, the RLSSNZ attempts to increase awareness of safety in an aquatic environment.