Derek Morrison

Special Report: Has The Surf Industry Abandoned New Zealand?

Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2024September 11, 2024

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 11, 2024September 11, 20240

If it feels like the surf industry has abandoned New Zealand then you’re kind of right. We look into the state of play of the industry and where the rubber meets the road here In New Zealand. I first started writing and photographing surf around 1993 – guys like Munga......

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Watch: Desert Dogs

Derek MorrisonAugust 15, 2024August 15, 2024

by Derek MorrisonAugust 15, 2024August 15, 20240

Desert Dogs is a new film by George Syme and Tommy Butland. It follows their journey on a self-funded surf trip to the edge of the desert and beyond. The pairing of George and Tom in this collaborative surfer-filmmaker style is breaking new ground for New Zealand surf filmmaking. In......

Watch: Place Of Thorns

Derek MorrisonAugust 1, 2024

by Derek MorrisonAugust 1, 20240

Place of Thorns tells the story of one of the world’s most incredible waves, Puerto Escondido, from its discovery by early surfers when it was just a small coffee port in Mexico, to the bustling tourist Mecca it has become today. After five decades, Puerto continues to draw surfers from......

Paris 2024: Billy And Saffi Fire Up Their Campaigns In Tahiti

Derek MorrisonJuly 28, 2024August 5, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJuly 28, 2024August 5, 20240

A building swell at the Paris 2024 Olympics saw Billy Stairmand and Saffi Vette progress to Round 2 in Tahiti today. Both surfers made New Zealand proud, grasping opportunities in their respective opening heats at Tahiti’s infamous Teahupo’o. Over 15,000 kilometers from the host city, Olympic Surfing debuted for Paris......

Paris Olympics 2024: Reader Poll, Who Will Win?

Derek MorrisonJuly 25, 2024August 5, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJuly 25, 2024August 5, 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......

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......