Live map: Circumnavigating NZ

Surf Lifeguards Ash Matuscha (left) and Andrew Lancaster lead team mates out of Auckland's Viaduct Harbour on the first leg of their journey around New Zealand. Photo / Paul Estcourt

A team of six surf lifeguards is circumnavigating the country in an inflatable rescue boat (IRB), the first such trip in such a small craft.

You can follow their progress here: