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A building swell at the Paris 2024 Olympics saw Billy Stairmand and Saffi Vette progress to Round 2 in Tahiti today. Both surfers made New Zealand proud, grasping opportunities in their respective opening heats at Tahiti’s infamous Teahupo’o. Over 15,000...

Five Minutes With: Surf Photography Master Ted Grambeau

Derek MorrisonOctober 31, 2018February 8, 2019

October 31, 2018February 8, 20190

Ship’s Log Indian Ocean, Day 2: Macaronis

Derek MorrisonDecember 13, 2022August 18, 2023

December 13, 2022August 18, 20230

Hardly Charging: A Deep South Strike Mission With Filmmaker Jono Smit

Derek MorrisonSeptember 27, 2018February 8, 2019

September 27, 2018February 8, 20190

Photo Essay: East Coast Pumps Part 1 – Coromandel Coast

Derek MorrisonFebruary 28, 2019July 31, 2019

February 28, 2019July 31, 20190

Council Seeks To Close Access To Iconic Wairarapa Surf Coastline

Derek MorrisonAugust 17, 2025August 18, 2025

by Derek MorrisonAugust 17, 2025August 18, 20250

South Wairarapa District Council is proposing a bylaw that would ban all public access – even on foot – to a public road leading to one of the most remote and spectacular coastlines in New Zealand. The Wairarapa Coastline in...