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40 Frames: Westport Nats Day 4

Derek MorrisonJan 14, 2022December 5, 20220

Westport’s charm just keeps on giving to the 2022 New Zealand Surfing National Championships, which chalked up day four of five today at Tauranga Bay. Despite the dropping swell, T Bay proved to be the dependable contest venue with somewhere in the vicinity of 35 heats surfed in a 12-hour...

40 Frames: Westport Nats Day 3

Derek MorrisonJan 13, 2022December 5, 20220

Westport delivers yet another day of sunshine and waves in the 2-3 foot range for Day 3 of the 2022 New Zealand Surfing Championships. With temperatures soaring and favourable wave conditions most of the day the event extended into the early evening to get through the required heats. Standouts include...

Elliot Paerata-Reid & Ava Henderson Win 2020 NZ Surfing Nationals

Derek MorrisonJan 11, 2020July 2, 20200

Piha surfer Elliot Paerata-Reid has claimed the 2020 National Open Surfing Title after a thrilling final battle with seven-time and defending champion, Billy Stairmand. In the women’s, 14-year-old Ava Henderson rose to the top with a polished performance to take her first open title. Two new National Champions have ushered...

Momentum Builds For 2020 Piha Pro QS10,000

Derek MorrisonJun 7, 2019September 16, 20190

Details have been revealed about a bid for Auckland to host a World Qualifying Series 10,000-rated event at Piha in March 2020: the Piha Pro. But it is not a done deal … just yet. A document leaked to the NZ Herald today suggests the event will be a QS10,000...