Derek Morrison

Hardly Charging: A Deep South Strike Mission With Filmmaker Jono Smit

Derek MorrisonSeptember 27, 2018February 8, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 27, 2018February 8, 20190

Christchurch surfer and filmmaker Jono Smit gathers up a talented Dunedin crew including JC Susan, Jonas Tawharu and John Courian for a strike mission in the deep south. As autumn played its end game for 2018 the team paddled into some wild, cold waves. But they were wide open. Sit......

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Insider: Top 10 Tips For An Epic Samoan Surf Trip

Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018February 8, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018February 8, 20190

A surf trip to the idyllic, laidback islands of Upolu, Samoa, has to rate as one of the best experiences of the South Pacific. Time it with a decent swell and you’ll be in the firing line for some of the most memorable waves of your life. Here’s our top......

Travel Notes: Samoa’s Infectious Charm

Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018February 8, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018February 8, 20190

We’ve just experienced a fia fia – a local carnival that welcomes guests into a village in Samoa. In our case that’s Salani village on the southern shores of Upolu, Samoa. We’re here for a group 40th – a bunch of mates using the milestone to chalk up some island......

The Ephemeral Art Of Ian Ross

Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018October 24, 2018

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018October 24, 20181

Ian Ross makes art that has a lifespan as long as a tide. And that doesn’t faze the talented surfer and nearly 40-year-old Californian artist. Sand art, as he describes it, is a series of shapes etched with a rake into the intertidal sand zone. Ian is a master of......

Inside Seventhwave: The Kiwi Wetsuit Company On A Mission

Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 12, 2018March 1, 20192

When it comes to the New Zealand surf industry there are very few long-lived brands and manufacturers beyond our cornerstone surfboard shapers. So it was a real privilege to meet Paul Zarifeh and his team at the Seventhwave Wetsuits factory in Christchurch back in the depths of winter in 2015.......

The Local Series: Beware Of The Cog

Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2018March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2018March 1, 20191

“I’ve got a local character for you,” laughs muso and surfer Shakes in the carpark at Whareakeake. “You have to meet this guy,” he smiles. “His son has a sign on the door that reads: ‘don’t worry about the dog, beware of the Cog!'” Shakes leads me over to one......

History Revisited (And Given A Modern Touch) For Backyard Shaper

Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2018March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2018March 1, 20190

When we first saw Homa Mattingly’s crazy collection of boards we thought he must be experimenting with lots of new shapes and designs. They seemed very, very radical. On closer inspection we discovered a talented backyard shaper taking a different direction completely. Homa has been retracing a few apparent “dead-ends”......

Ziggy Alberts Shrugs Off The Sleet To Score The Barrel Of His Life In New Zealand

Derek MorrisonAugust 29, 2018March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonAugust 29, 2018March 1, 20190

The forecast promised 5m at 13 seconds. Thoughts of it possessed me so I retreated to a favourite Catlins haunt only to stumble across an incredible session – not only for the waves, but for the quality of the characters chasing the peaks. One blonde-haired 20-year-old Aussie from Byron Bay......

Can Fashion Lead Social And Business Change? Bede Carmine Thinks So.

Derek MorrisonAugust 29, 2018August 29, 2018

by Derek MorrisonAugust 29, 2018August 29, 20180

How a business idea to sell one T-shirt and give another one to those in need, chartered a socially responsible business model in fashion. Bede Carmine's Smile, may just be what the future needs....

The Salty Sea Dog Of Little Avalon

Derek MorrisonAugust 28, 2018August 29, 2018

by Derek MorrisonAugust 28, 2018August 29, 20180

For eight years I sat next to an intriguing character in a Sydney Chinatown office called Andy Wigan. He was the editor of a dirt bike magazine – I was his deputy and we both shot for the magazine. He was as confronting and testing as he was passionate, dedicated......