June 2020 - New Zealand Surf Journal

Watch: Solitude, From New Zealand’s Newest Wetsuit Brand

Derek MorrisonJune 30, 2020July 28, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJune 30, 2020July 28, 20200

Born of New Zealand, Coastlines Wetsuits, officially pulled up a chair at the global rubber buffet when they launched just a few short months ago. NZSJ discovered they have some heavy hitters on their team and their heart’s in the right place. A few months before the brand launched, former......

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Inspiration

Watch: The Allan Byrne Story

Derek MorrisonJune 30, 2020June 30, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJune 30, 2020June 30, 20200

Allan Byrne contributed more to surfing than most modern surfers will ever realise. He is considered to be one of New Zealand’s most successful surfers ever, still to this day. In this short film by Clive Neeson, Allan describes in his own words what that era was like. How did he turn......

Artists

Aotearoa Surf Film Festival: New Dates

Derek MorrisonJune 25, 2020September 3, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJune 25, 2020September 3, 20200

As the Aotearoa Surf Film Festival closed in on the end of its 2020 tour, Covid-19 rose it’s head and scuttled the final events – including a screening at the Piha Pro. Event director, Nick Stevenson, has survived the ordeal and is breathing a second life into the festival for......

Nothing Good About Covid-19 … Unless You’re Billy Stairmand

CPLJune 17, 2020June 17, 2020

by CPLJune 17, 2020June 17, 20200

We’ve all had a topsy-turvy year, but for seven-time New Zealand surfing champ Billy Stairmand it has kind of worked out okay. Photographer Craig Levers catches up with our Olympic hope and finds out why … NZSJ: Hey Billy, you’re wearing a knee brace, what happened? During the Newcastle 5000 WQS......

Environment

Science: The Big Wave Link Between Climate Change And The Southern Ocean

Derek MorrisonJune 11, 2020June 11, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJune 11, 2020June 11, 20200

Monster waves in the Southern Ocean could grow even bigger and more frequent under climate change, scientists warn. Science journalist Jamie Morton explains what’s going on in the southern latitudes storm engine. Extreme waves in the wild and windswept ocean below New Zealand, stretching across notorious latitudes dubbed the “roaring......

Surf Athletes

Watch: National Champ Elliot Paerata-Reid – The Post-Lockdown Edit

Derek MorrisonJune 9, 2020June 9, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJune 9, 2020June 9, 20200

Current New Zealand Surfing Champion Elliot Paerata-Reid looks back on his year in this post lockdown release – you can rest-assured this is no ordinary surf memoir. From sublime Indonesian waves to a full-on aerial showcase, EPR’s film Reccy is another solid dose of the hard-charging Piha surfer. Check out......

Surfing With Sea Lions: The Cheat Sheet

Derek MorrisonNovember 3, 2021December 13, 2022

November 3, 2021December 13, 2022

Surfing on the Otago Coast is a sublime experience most of the time,...

Monster northern hemisphere storm gives Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge the green light as...