Curious City: Surf Lifesavers get ready for summer 2017
(WorldNews New Zealand)

ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Surf lifesavers are patrolling the beaches of NZ this summer, what is it like to be one? Surf lifesavers on the beach will be a familiar sight this summer, but how do the clubs - and the people who patrol - prepare for the season? There are six patrolled beaches across Wellington and the Kapiti Coast - Oriental Bay, Lyall Bay, Scorching Bay, Titahi Bay, Otaki Beach and Paekakariki Beach. From Monday to Friday, Surf Life Saving New Zealand has a roster of lifeguards who are paid to patrol over summer. But on weekends the...