The way things currently work is that regional councils pay the wages for lifeguards over the six-week summer period; the rest of the time, which is the other 46 weeks of the year, the lifeguards are funded through donations. Those donations are certainly really appreciated, but this Government investment gives them certainty for those other 46 weeks, mostly between October through to March; however, areas in the Waikato region, like Hot Water Beach, have people go there all year round and, unfortunately, they have had a number of drownings there in recent times. 