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Paris Olympics 2024: Reader Poll, Who Will Win?

Derek MorrisonJuly 25, 2024July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJuly 25, 2024July 25, 20240

On the eve of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games we turn to our trusty readers to see who you believe will win the coveted Olympic Gold medal at Chopes. Take our polls right here – we have one poll for the women and one for the men. The forecast is......

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Teahupo’o 2024: Your Olympic Cheat Sheet

Derek MorrisonJuly 19, 2024July 19, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJuly 19, 2024July 19, 20240

We’re on the eve of the Paris 2024 Olympics with Billy Stairmand and Saffi Vette on their way to Tahiti’s infamous Teahupo’o – the reef break at the end of the road. They’re our Kiwi hopes in a contest that will undoubtedly grab the world’s attention. Here’s what you need......

Watch: Southern Blast

Derek MorrisonJuly 2, 2024July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJuly 2, 2024July 25, 20240

Southern Blast tells a story of natural beauty and the looming threat of oil and gas exploration along Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania’s coastline – endangering a unique coastal lifestyle and surfing culture. Southern Blast is a beautiful cinematic celebration of the wild landscapes, abundant marine ecosystems, and local communities......

40 Frames: King & Queen Of The Point 2024

Derek MorrisonJune 26, 2024July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJune 26, 2024July 25, 20240

Billy Stairmand and Kehu Butler put on a masterclass in big, stormy, unruly Manu Bay as a new guard rises to nip at their heels at the Backdoor King and Queen of the Point. Backdoor’s King and Queen of the Point surf competition attracts most of the best surfers in......

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Review: O’Neill Hyperfreak Fire 4:3 Chest Zip Steamer

Derek MorrisonJune 14, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJune 14, 20242

O’Neill seems to have stumbled across a magic formula with its Hyperfreak series. Its latest Hyperfreak Fire, or Hyper Fire as it’s now called, takes that performance up another notch. We thrashed one to death, with close to 500 surf sessions, to see how it performed. It hasn’t all been......

Five Minutes With 15-Year-Old National Champion Maya Mateja

Derek MorrisonFebruary 28, 2024March 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 28, 2024March 25, 20240

At 15, Maya Mateja became one of the youngest surfers to win the Open Women’s title when she won the 2024 New Zealand Surfing Championships. We catch up with the Raglan-based phenom to find out how she did it and why she won’t be surfing for Team New Zealand. With......

40 Frames: NZ Surf Nats The Grand Finale

Derek MorrisonFebruary 28, 2024July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 28, 2024July 25, 20240

Finals Day for the Open Men and Women goes down to the wire at the 2024 New Zealand Surfing Champs. No one in the packed crowd on the steps of St Clair Beach could have predicted the Open Men’s Final would boil down to a tie break between defending Champion......

Five Minutes With National Champion Daniel Farr

Derek MorrisonFebruary 3, 2024

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 3, 20240

Hot on the heels of his 2024 New Zealand Surfing Championship we catch up with Taranaki’s Daniel Farr to find out how it feels to win his second Open title … and the moment he knew he had won it. Daniel Farr wasn’t on the radar for the 2024 National......

40 Frames: NZ Surf Nats Day Of Groms

Derek MorrisonJanuary 17, 2024April 9, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 17, 2024April 9, 20240

Finals Day for the Under 18s, 16s and 14s at the 2024 New Zealand Surfing Champs reveals an historic moment. This is the sharp end of the contest for the juniors, made even more incisive by the fact a win here gives you automatic entry into the New Zealand surfing......

40 Frames: NZ Surf Nats St Clair Shakedown

Derek MorrisonJanuary 14, 2024April 9, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 14, 2024April 9, 20240

Day Five of the 2024 New Zealand Surfing Champs sees a shakedown of the premier divisions as the circus moves back to the St Clair Esplanade. Day Five saw the contest move back to the comfort of St Clair with light winds and a new north east swell promising some......