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SurfAid shares an update on their work in the remote communities of Rote and the Mentawai Islands, and name their Humanitarian of the Year for 2025. In the Mentawai Islands, the SurfAid Katuronata program is in full swing. Each day,...

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Derek MorrisonFebruary 10, 2023July 25, 2024

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Expert Insight: Surfing With Sea Lions

Derek MorrisonDecember 23, 2020July 25, 2024

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UPDATED: Could Raglan Be The New J-Bay WCT Stop?

Derek MorrisonJanuary 24, 2026January 24, 2026

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Watch: Kai Lenny Soars On Super Saturday At Jaws

Derek MorrisonJanuary 19, 2021May 3, 2021

January 19, 2021May 3, 20210

Ziggy Alberts Shrugs Off The Sleet To Score The Barrel Of His Life In New Zealand

Derek MorrisonAugust 29, 2018March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonAugust 29, 2018March 1, 20190

The forecast promised 5m at 13 seconds. Thoughts of it possessed me so I retreated to a favourite Catlins haunt only to stumble across an incredible session – not only for the waves, but for the quality of the characters...