Derek Morrison

Leap Of Faith: Billy Stairmand

Derek MorrisonDecember 26, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonDecember 26, 2021July 25, 20240

The journey of Billy Stairmand in 2021 is astounding. From fundraising just to get to the Australian qualification series, to the highs and lows of the inaugural surfing event at the Olympics to a frantic run through the Challenger Series – and all while never knowing when, or if, he......

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South Island Grom Series Fires Up In Dunedin

Derek MorrisonDecember 13, 2021December 5, 2022

by Derek MorrisonDecember 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......

We’re Testing: DHD Phoenix EPS

Derek MorrisonDecember 9, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonDecember 9, 2021July 25, 20240

Can Darren Handley’s Phoenix EPS breath life back into a 40-something’s small-wave froth? Well, it worked for Mick Fanning. We’ve been looking for this board for a long time … but does it meet our small-wave expectations? Like a lot of surfers in their 40s and with a bunch of......

The Making Of Bask: Volume II

Derek MorrisonDecember 8, 2021December 8, 2021

by Derek MorrisonDecember 8, 2021December 8, 20210

In 2020 young filmmaker Isaac Chadwick burst onto the surf scene in Otago with Bask. It was a gritty, insiders peek into the world of the surfing student in Otago. Nothing was sacred. He captured a vibrant youth culture thriving in the sub-culture of student life set to a background......

Billy Stairmand Advances At Haleiwa

Derek MorrisonNovember 30, 2021December 5, 2022

by Derek MorrisonNovember 30, 2021December 5, 20220

Raglan’s Billy Stairmand has bounced back from a string of shock first round exits throughout the Challenger Series to surf his way comfortably into the Round of 32 at Haleiwa, Hawaii. It’s the final curtain of the 2021 WSL Challenger Series and the draw is loaded. That makes Billy’s journey......

Alexis Owen & Poppy Entwisle Win South Island Primary School Champs

Derek MorrisonNovember 30, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonNovember 30, 2021July 25, 20240

Alexis Owen and Poppy Entwisle open their summer competitive surfing campaigns with emphatic wins at the South Island Primary School Champs, held at North Wai, New Brighton, at the weekend. The warm coast of New Brighton delivered waves in the 1-2 foot range for the contest with a mixture of......

The Betty Zine Culture Fount

Derek MorrisonNovember 23, 2021

by Derek MorrisonNovember 23, 20210

Out of lockdown blooms a new magazine that puts women at the centre of New Zealand surfing culture and champions their connection with the ocean. Find out how these three, in their early 30s, turned lockdown adversity into a magnetic creative surf production … and why it is here to......

Ben Thouard: Inside Chopes With One Of The World’s Best Photographers

Derek MorrisonNovember 16, 2021

by Derek MorrisonNovember 16, 20210

As world-renowned photographer Ben Thouard releases his new book, Turbulences, filmmaker Morgan Maassen documents his creative process at one of the world’s most beautiful waves: Ben’s home break, Teahupo’o, Tahiti. “Ben Thouard is based out of Teahupo’o, Tahiti, where he spends the vast majority of his time and energy swimming......

Win A GoPro HERO10!

Derek MorrisonNovember 15, 2021December 5, 2022

by Derek MorrisonNovember 15, 2021December 5, 20220

We’ve teamed up with GoPro and Barton Lynch’s BL Blast Off and have a brand new GoPro HERO10 to giveaway to a New Zealand surfer. We’re calling for all aspiring young filmmakers and grommets out there to work together and load up a small (up to 60-second) edit to the......

Watch: Goddesses

Derek MorrisonNovember 10, 2021November 10, 2021

by Derek MorrisonNovember 10, 2021November 10, 20210

Acclaimed filmmaker Morgan Maassen brings us his latest film, Goddesses, which explores the lives of three young Tahitian girls: Vahine, Heimiti and Kohai Fierro. Set in their home against a dramatic backdrop of Tahiti’s jungle, mountains and reefbreaks, this film is as mesmerizing as it is soulful. “My obsession with......