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Conservation: How You Can Help Our Hector’s Dolphins

Derek MorrisonNov 2, 2021November 2, 20210

Fisheries New Zealand is asking for feedback on proposed fisheries measures to further protect South Island Hector’s dolphins. Hector’s are the small wee dolphins that love to surf and hang out with humans – especially kids. An encounter with a Hector’s dolphin will brighten up anyone’s day, but they need...

Barton Lynch Launches Blast Off 2021

Derek MorrisonOct 15, 2021October 15, 20210

Dust off your video camera, bribe your parents and get filming! Now in its 16th year, Barton Lynch’s Blast Off global video challenge returns for 2021 bigger than ever and with GoPro as lead partner. For 2021 every video will receive feedback from BL Blast Off’s top coaches. The event,...

Breaking News: 2021 Scholastics Cancelled, Primary School Champs Postponed

Derek MorrisonSep 21, 2021September 21, 20210

The 2021 Primary School Championships have been postponed and the National Scholastic Surfing Championships have been cancelled. The Sticky Johnson Primary School Champs were due to take place October 2-3 in Gisborne, while the National Scholastics Surfing Championships – one of the biggest events of the surfing calendar – was...

Rising Grom: Indica Knox Corcoran

Derek MorrisonSep 8, 2021December 21, 20210

When it comes to professionalism in surfing, few groms compare to Indica Knox Corcoran. The Mount Maunganui based surfer and skater may just be 11 years old, but he operates with every intention of becoming a pro. He’s guided in his dream by his mum and dad, Renée and Phil...

Westport To Host Nationals 2022

Derek MorrisonAug 26, 20210

The 59th edition of the New Zealand National Surfing Championships will be staged in Westport in early 2022, the second time the event has been held on the West Coast of the South Island. The National Championships brings together the best surfers in New Zealand and with the World Surf...

Lockdown 2021: Surfing Illegal In New Zealand … Again

Derek MorrisonAug 18, 20210

New Zealand records its first Delta variant cases and is plunged back into lockdown mode at the highest level, which makes surfing illegal. Level 4 is a frustrating situation to find ourselves in once again, but unlike our first lockdown back in March 2020, the rules around surfing are very...

Piha Pro Is Back As WSL Releases New 2022 Framework

Derek MorrisonAug 5, 2021August 5, 20210

Big news out of World Surf League headquarters today with the announcement that the beleaguered Piha Pro will be staged November 5-13 as part of the 2022 Challenger Series. That comes amongst a raft of changes to the WSL event framework including a return to the mid-season cut in the...

The Charlesworths: Living Inspired

Oscar HetheringtonAug 3, 2021August 10, 20210

Two super-creative and talented brothers from Auckland’s North Shore have found their feet in Otago’s student party culture and thumping line-ups. But for Sam and Ollie Charlesworth, life marches completely to their own beat. They’re not afraid to be different and they don’t conform to any one style. That’s a...

Review: Billabong Furnace Comp 4:3 Chest Zip Steamer

Derek MorrisonAug 3, 2021August 10, 20210

We’ve come to expect a lot from a top of the line winter wetsuit, but we didn’t expect Billabong’s Furnace Comp 4:3 chest zip steamer to catapult itself this far into the very top echelon of technology leaders. Billabong has changed. The brand used to be so cool that it...

Italo Ferreira And Carissa Moore Masterful In Tokyo

Derek MorrisonJul 29, 2021July 29, 20210

With charm and flair Brazil’s Italo Ferreira and Hawaii’s Carissa Moore, stood up on the biggest stage in sport and produced a masterclass in surfing. Tokyo 2020 has etched a new chapter in surfing. The sport’s inclusion in the Olympics has been impressive and few could argue that two of...