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Review: O’Neill Women’s Hyperfreak 4:3+ Chest Zip Steamer (Tested To Death)

Derek MorrisonApril 28, 2021April 28, 2021

by Derek MorrisonApril 28, 2021April 28, 20210

When it comes to wetsuits, women and children usually draw the short straw: below-tier taping, average linings and warmth, comfort … seemingly not so important. O’Neill’s women’s Hyperfreak 4:3+ Chest Zip turns that on its head. The 2019 O’Neill Hyperfreak designed for women really changes the game. It takes O’Neill’s......

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Inside The Swell Of The Year … So Far

Derek MorrisonApril 16, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonApril 16, 2021July 25, 20240

The Southern Ocean is choked with swell energy right now, but it was an early season long-period pulse that turned the Southern reefs inside out. Dave Lyons managed to document one of the best sessions to take place in the south east corner of our country … so far. Dave......

Five Minutes With Anna Brock

Derek MorrisonApril 1, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonApril 1, 2021July 25, 20240

From a stellar run at the 2021 Nationals to a string of top results in the Billabong Grom Series, 16-year-old Anna Brock, is on a performance surge right now. We sit down with the Mount Maunganui-based surfer right before her Under 16 final at the Billabong Grom Comp at Whangamata.......

Lee Ralph: The Kiwi Skateboarder Who Vanished

Derek MorrisonApril 1, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonApril 1, 2021July 25, 20240

In the late 1980s, New Zealand skateboarder Lee Ralph had the world at his feet. But right when he seemed poised to join the sport’s elite, he was kicked out of the US … and out of the limelight for good. Our friends at The Spinoff have given us permission......

40 Frames: The Duke Festival of Surfing

Derek MorrisonMarch 22, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonMarch 22, 2021July 25, 20240

There are very few surfing events that really buck the trend and blow their participants and spectators away. Even fewer deserve the “festival” monicker, but The Duke Festival takes the challenge by the short and curlies and knocks it right out of the park. Many years ago local Christchurch surf......

Taylor Hutchison, Paige Hareb Win $3000 At Raglan Pro

Derek MorrisonMarch 22, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonMarch 22, 2021July 25, 20240

Paige Hareb and Taylor Hutchison have risen to the challenge to win the 20th edition of the Rip Curl Raglan Pro held at Manu Bay at the weekend. Raglan’s Taylor Hutchison and Taranaki’s Paige Hareb surfed to big wins at the Rip Curl Pro Raglan presented by Corona today (Sunday,......

Zen Wallis And Ava Henderson Win The Duke

Derek MorrisonMarch 22, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonMarch 22, 2021July 25, 20240

Zen Wallis and Ava Henderson negotiate tough conditions to take titles in honour of the father of surfing, Duke Kahanamoku, at the Ray White Duke Festival of Surfing held at New Brighton Beach, Christchurch. Zen Wallis, of Piha, and Ava Henderson, of Christchurch, were among fourteen champions crowned at the......

Sharks: Extinction Seems Imminent

Derek MorrisonMarch 10, 2021

by Derek MorrisonMarch 10, 20210

Despite an increase in shark sightings and one fatality this summer in New Zealand, the future of our shark populations has long had marine scientists concerned. Now, the results of a new Nature study show just how grim things really are. Marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez, also known as the......

Rising Grom: Isaac Klein-Ovink

Derek MorrisonMarch 9, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonMarch 9, 2021July 25, 20240

Almost two years ago the Klein-Ovink family realised they had life back-to-front. They lived in Auckland and traveled to surf. So they uprooted the family home and moved to Papamoa. For 17-year-old Isaac, his older sister, Baylin, and younger brother, PJ, that was a dream come true. NZSJ: Tell us......

40 Frames: Billabong Grom Series, Whangamata

Derek MorrisonFebruary 17, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 17, 2021July 25, 20240

With the tail-end of a cyclone swell to stir things, up the 2021 Billabong Grom Series, held at Whangamata at the weekend, had it all. From pumping waves right through to onshore mush. Here’s 40 frames that capture the spirit of it all....