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40 Frames: The Duke Festival of Surfing

Derek MorrisonMar 22, 2021March 22, 20210

There are very few surfing events that really buck the trend and blow their participants and spectators away. Even fewer deserve the “festival” monicker, but The Duke Festival takes the challenge by the short and curlies and knocks it right out of the park. Many years ago local Christchurch surf...

Zen Wallis And Ava Henderson Win The Duke

Derek MorrisonMar 22, 2021March 22, 20210

Zen Wallis and Ava Henderson negotiate tough conditions to take titles in honour of the father of surfing, Duke Kahanamoku, at the Ray White Duke Festival of Surfing held at New Brighton Beach, Christchurch. Zen Wallis, of Piha, and Ava Henderson, of Christchurch, were among fourteen champions crowned at the...