Eight Red Beach lifeguards have been employed by Surf Life Saving Northern Region as regional lifeguards for the Christmas-New Year holiday period at Auckland's west coast and east coast beaches. They are: Reid Blackall, Mitchell Grant, Jack Gurr, AJ Maney, Sam Nancarrow, Madeline Readman, Cody Richards & Matt Thetford. A total of 97 regional lifeguards will patrol at beaches in the northern region.