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 the famous Piha surf beach. Piha is one of the many beaches located on the West Coast near Auckland.
Piha Rescue | |
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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 | |
Producer(s) | Eric Derks Elizabeth Donnelly |
Editor(s) | Sam Lynch |
Production company(s) | South Pacific Video |
Release | |
Original network | TV One, Prime |
Original release | 2001 – 2017 |
Piha Rescue started its lifespan with filming commencing for the first time in the summer of 2001, followed by a one-hour documentary airing December 2002 (aired as Piha Patrol); making it the first reality show in the world following lifeguards.
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
References
- Phia Guardians of the Iron Sands - The First 75 Years of the Piha Surf Life Saving Club, (Piha Rescue, Pages 122 - 123), Sandra Coney, ISBN 978-0473-14906-2
- Between The Flags - 100 Years of Surf Life Saving in New Zealand, ( Piha Surf Life Saving Club, Pages 196 - 200), Surf Life Saving New Zealand, 2010, ISBN 978-0-473-17686-0
- "Piha Rescue is over after 14 years". Stuff (Fairfax). 1 August 2017.