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Paige Hareb Narrowly Misses Olympic Qualification

Derek MorrisonJun 8, 2021June 8, 20210

It was an agonising conclusion to the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games for Paige Hareb when the Taranaki star missed Olympic qualification by the narrowest of margins in El Salvador. New Zealand’s hopes of a third surfer at this year’s Olympics rested on Paige Hareb in the early hours of...

Paige Shines At ISA Worlds, Olympic Qualification One Step Away

Derek MorrisonJun 4, 2021June 4, 20210

A huge turn that saw Paige Hareb free fall out of the lip on a huge left at La Bocana, El Salvador, was enough to catapult her into the Final 8 in the main group at the ISA World Surfing Games. She is now just one heat shy of Olympic...

Saffi Vette’s Olympic Campaign Comes To An End

Derek MorrisonJun 4, 2021June 4, 20210

Nineteen-year-old Gisborne surf star, Saffi Vette, has ended her run to the Tokyo Olympics this morning, falling in solid, challenging conditions in El Salvador. Surfing in the 4th heat of Repechage 5, Saffi and fellow WQS campaigner Ellie Turner, from Great Britain, were bettered by Carolina Mendes, of Portugal, and...

Five Minutes With: Surfing New Zealand’s Ben Kennings

Derek MorrisonMay 26, 20210

With New Zealand’s competitive season coming to a close we put some tough questions to Surfing New Zealand’s Ben Kennings. Is Surfing New Zealand headed in the right direction? Are we looking after our athletes? Are we providing a pathway? Ben Kennings gives us an insight into what the off-season...

Paige Hareb, Saffi Vette Chasing Olympic Qualification In El Salvador

Derek MorrisonMay 26, 20210

Traveling while the world is flaring with Covid 19 is never an easy decision to make, but if Olympic qualification is top of your goals, then you have very little choice. New Zealand Surf Journal catches up with Paige Hareb and Saffi Vette as they begin their journey at the...

Taylor Hutchison, Ava Henderson Seal Series At Super 16

Derek MorrisonMay 18, 20210

Taylor Hutchison, of Raglan, and Ava Henderson, of Christchurch, had sewn up the the overall New Zealand Surf Series prior to the final event after dominant season-long performances. The final Super 16 event at Piha saw a maiden victory for local surfer Dune Kennings, in front of a vociferous local...

Finn Vette, Ava Henderson Win Super 16 Groms

Derek MorrisonMay 18, 20210

It took eleven events to separate the top junior surfers in New Zealand with the final New Zealand Super 16, presented by Skinnies and Volkswagen, determining the overall winners of the NZ Grom Series held at Piha over the weekend. Gisborne’s Finn Vette was locked in a season-long battle with...

Ricardo Christie and Ava Henderson Win Backdoor Taranaki Pro

Derek MorrisonMay 3, 20210

Ricardo Christie and Ava Henderson have claimed big victories in Taranaki yesterday, winning the Backdoor Taranaki Pro, presented by Billabong, in excellent conditions at Stent Road. It was the first Open Women’s win for Henderson since her breakthrough performance at the 2020 National Championships 16 months ago, while Christie has...

Inside The Swell Of The Year … So Far

Derek MorrisonApr 16, 20210

The Southern Ocean is choked with swell energy right now, but it was an early season long-period pulse that turned the Southern reefs inside out. Dave Lyons managed to document one of the best sessions to take place in the south east corner of our country … so far. Dave...

Five Minutes With Anna Brock

Derek MorrisonApr 1, 2021April 1, 20210

From a stellar run at the 2021 Nationals to a string of top results in the Billabong Grom Series, 16-year-old Anna Brock, is on a performance surge right now. We sit down with the Mount Maunganui-based surfer right before her Under 16 final at the Billabong Grom Comp at Whangamata....