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40 Frames: The Coldwater Classic

Derek MorrisonJun 5, 2022November 29, 20220

The 2022 O’Neill Kaikoura Coldwater Classic taps into some fun waves as the first bite of winter chews it’s way through the field. Local lad Levi O’Connor and young rising star Poppy Entwisle ride to the top in the Open Men’s and Women’s fields. Kaikoura has a way of charming...

Taranaki Crew Honour Friend With Kaikoura Paddle Out

Derek MorrisonApr 12, 2022April 13, 20220

Team Taranaki earned a lineup to themselves in pumping conditions at Meatworks during the South Island Grom Series Kaikoura Grom comp earlier this month. The team paddled out to pay their respects to Jeremy Grainger who passed away earlier in the week. They soon had the peaks to themselves as...

40 Frames: Beneath The Peaks At The Kaikoura Grom Comp

Derek MorrisonApr 10, 2022November 29, 20220

For the second event in a row, The Connect Group South Island Grom Series is gifted with pumping waves, this time at Kaikoura. With valuable SISA Grom Series and Surfing NZ points on offer, the Kaikoura event attracts a slew of the best surfers from the North Island including Natasha...

South Island Grom Series Wraps Up In Pumping Waves

Derek MorrisonApr 10, 2022November 29, 20220

  The Connect Group South Island Grom Series wrapped up in pumping waves at Kaikoura allowing the top Kiwi surfers the chance to show their best surfing. Tao Mouldey (Mnt) and Natasha Gouldsbury (Tara) claimed the Under 18 Boys and Girls Divisions respectively.   The third and final event of the series...

Scholastics 2020: Finals Day In 40 Frames

Derek MorrisonOct 9, 2020October 14, 20200

Canterbury claims the title with a solid team performance as the 2020 National Scholastics Surfing Championships go down to the wire in Kaikoura. With a clean 3-4 foot swell reeling down the banks at Meatworks at sunrise the lineup was jam-packed. Locals called it a 10 out of 10, but...

Kaikoura Grom Comp Concludes 2020 South Island Grom Series  

Derek MorrisonOct 5, 2020October 7, 20200

The Kaikoura Grom Comp concluded the South Island Grom Series this weekend with the junior event attracting a huge field of surfers and bringing together families from throughout New Zealand. The solid swell that ran up the coast all week finally dissipated overnight leaving only a small swell of under...