Six surf lifeguards today completed a 5200km circumnavigation of New Zealand, coming ashore to a noisy welcome in Auckland.
The group had set off from the same spot in the central city on January 5 in two inflatable rescue boats powered by 30-horsepower outboard motors.
They finished their anti-clockwise journey around the country six days ahead of their 40-day schedule.
The circumnavigation, led by Andrew Lancaster and Ash Matushka, was the first in inflatable boats less than four-metres long and marked 100 years of surf lifesaving clubs in New Zealand.
- NZPA
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