Piha Rescue
| 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 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Eric Derks Elizabeth Donnelly |
| Editor | Sam Lynch |
| Production company | South Pacific Video |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV One |
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 most rugged West Coast beaches near Auckland. 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. From this, the well known Piha Rescue series has taken off; having produced and aired 13 series thus far.
Piha Rescue screens in New Zealand on Television New Zealand and has also been sold around the world under various titles, such as Deadly Surf and Surf Rescue.
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
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