Mount Maunganui's surf lifesaving dynasty shows no sign of abating after they stormed to their third consecutive overall points win at the AquaPick New Zealand surf lifesaving championships in Gisborne.

It's the sixth time in nine years the Bay of Plenty club has won the Alan Gardner Trophy - and this was by far the most comprehensive.

Mount Maunganui's Nick Wilson celebrate their under-19 canoe double at the national surf lifesaving champs in Gisborne. Photo: Jamie Troughton/Dscribe Media Services.

The 213 points they accumulated over three days is believed to be the highest-ever total, and easily eclipses the 176 they gathered last year.

After starting the final day 69 points ahead of hosts Midway, the Mount team wasted no time in pulling even further ahead.

Their tally was boosted with victory in the open men's taplin and a dominating run in the Under-16 boys arena, where young stars Hamish Miller, Daniel Barron, Isaac Marshall and Morgan Brocklesby seemed to lead a yellow and black tide.

Mount also won three titles in the canoe arena, including a double for the Under-19 men, while Jess Miller and Charlie Haynes added individual Under-19 wins and Perry Farrell continued his outstanding consistency.

Elsewhere, Max Beattie kept the theme going by claimeing his third national ironman title in familiar style.

The Gold Coast-based Omanu star edged his New Zealand teammate and defending champion Cory Taylor by a matter of inches after a dramatic final sprint on Midway Beach, continuing a growing trend of tight finishes between the pair.

Beattie, the cousin of New Zealand 100m track star Joseph Millar, won his first title in 2012 in exactly the same fashion, and pipped Taylor in the 25km Mount Monster endurance race just before Christmas.

'I guess I've got some aunts and uncles to thank for my speed because Cory and I have definitely got into the habit of sprint-finishes lately,” says Max.

'He's an phenomenal ironman and probably nearly deserved the win, but I jumped onto a runner on that final ski leg and tried to slow my breathing and heart-rate down a little because I knew it was going to end up in a foot-race.”

Despite the looming threat of the remnants of Cyclone Pam, there was little in the way of wave assistance on the final day, with Taylor, Beattie and Australian Tanyn Lyndon locked in a battle throughout the opening board leg and into the swim.

The undoubted female star of the carnival was one of the youngest athletes competing.

Midway's Olivia Corrin, at just 14, walked away with 10 gold medals from the three days, including a gold in the open board relay and a bronze in the open board rescue with Halligan.

She should've added the Under-16 diamond lady crown to that extensive list but was disqualified yesterday after her handler forgot to wear a club cap.