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40 Frames: NZ Surf Nats … The Free Surf Sessions

Derek MorrisonJan 11, 2024July 25, 20240

The 2024 New Zealand Surfing Champs is underway in Dunedin right now with a challenging forecast keeping organisers on their toes. There’s always a lot more to a surf comp than meets the eye. Especially when the swell, wind and tide combination is in a typical summer mode, with swirling...

Watch: 2023 South Island Champs Finals Day Highlights

Isaac ChadwickMay 11, 2023July 25, 20240

It is an icon of the national event calendar and this year’s 2023 South Island Surfing Championships didn’t disappoint with Taylor Hutchison taking the win in the Open Men’s. Isaac Chadwick was on hand to bring us this edit from finals day. The first two days of the 2023 South...

Quick Cuts: Keo Morrison

Derek MorrisonMar 23, 2023July 25, 20240

Amongst a surge of talented young Otago surfers, 13-year-old Keo Morrison thrives on chasing big waves and surfing new spots. Here’s his entry to the C-Skins Quick Cuts … “I love surfing and hanging with my friends here in Dunedin,” he explains. “I live close to the beach and spend...

The Bittersweet Arrival Of A Cyclone Swell

Derek MorrisonFeb 23, 20230

From a dark cloud of calamity emerges a swell like no other. This is the story of Cyclone Gabrielle … It’s a bittersweet tale for the surf community. While Cyclone Gabrielle tore communities apart throughout the North Island, days later its swell brought communities together. The ominous sight of Cyclone...

40 Frames: South Island Champs

Derek MorrisonApr 23, 2022November 29, 20220

You know the drill: 40 Frames that capture the essence of the 2022 Emerson’s South Island Surfing Championships held at St Clair, Dunedin, over Easter. If you were looking for the results then they’re right here. But otherwise you’re in the right place. Here’s 40 Frames of Southern goodness:

10 Moments From The South Island Champs

Derek MorrisonApr 23, 2022November 29, 20220

Pumping waves, high tides and some brisk conditions brought a little bit of everything to the 2022 Emerson’s South Island Surfing Championships held at St Clair, Dunedin, over Easter. With so few SNZ-rated events on the calendar in 2022, the South Island Champs attracted most of the North Island’s best...

South Island Grom Series Fires Up In Dunedin

Derek MorrisonDec 13, 2021December 5, 20220

Rewa Morrison and Jack Tyro have taken out the premier Under 18 divisions at the opening round of the 2022 South Island Grom Series held in Dunedin at the weekend. The event is a welcome back to competition for the younger surfers after Covid scuttled both the Scholastics Surfing Championships...

Bask: Volume II

Derek MorrisonNov 9, 2021November 9, 20210

Filmed over the nine months of the university year in Ōtepoti Dunedin, the Bask series returns with a vengeance. Filmmaker Isaac Chadwick has turned up the dial on the party and surf elements of Dunedin’s student surfer lifestyle. It’s clear early on that twice the blood sweat and beers have...

Five Minutes With: Luke Griffin

Isaac ChadwickOct 28, 2021July 25, 20240

Luke Griffin sits down to discuss growing up in the Mount, working with his older brother and shaper Jordan Griffin, and experiencing a Dunedin winter. Luke is one of those surfers who is unfairly gifted. He has equal parts raw talent and great style on top of a board. I...

Watch: Chasing Winter With Paige Hareb

Derek MorrisonSep 9, 2021July 25, 20240

Pro surfer Paige Hareb visits the South Island in the middle of winter to explore the southern waves between snowfalls in the mountains around Queenstown. Paige also takes some time to pass on some of her knowledge to the Queen’s High School Surf Academy girls. Along with a lot of...