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Surf Business: In Deep With Backdoor Owner, Hutch

Derek MorrisonNovember 6, 2023

by Derek MorrisonNovember 6, 20230

While the surf industry seems to be in a slump, Backdoor’s Geoff Hutchison remains cautiously optimistic as he opens his 25th and biggest store in Dunedin. We caught up with the 60-year-old ripper and surf business guru to learn a bit about what’s going on in the surf industry right......

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Roadtrip: Into The Deep South With Team Backdoor

Derek MorrisonOctober 25, 2023

by Derek MorrisonOctober 25, 20230

The Backdoor Team of Billy Stairmand, Paul Moretti, Jay Piper-Healion, Caleb Cutmore, Taylor Hutchison and Darren Celliers immerse themselves in southern waves … and marathon sessions. Filmmaker Isaac Chadwick and photographer Derek Morrison are on hand to capture the antics, fin blows and air revs … and they hardly miss......

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Light In The Shadows: The Taylor Hutchison Story

Derek MorrisonSeptember 29, 2023October 2, 2023

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 29, 2023October 2, 20230

Very few surfers have had the weight of expectation heaped upon their shoulders quite like Taylor Hutchison. At 26, he’s come to terms with being born into a hard-working, surfing devoted family. We caught up with Taylor during one of his recent “work trips” to the Otago coastline. Back in......

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Chasing The Dream With National Champ Daniel Farr

Derek MorrisonDecember 23, 2022December 29, 2022

by Derek MorrisonDecember 23, 2022December 29, 20220

Taranaki surfer Daniel Farr won the Nationals at Westport in 2022, taking down form surfer of the event, Billy Stairmand, in one of the most exciting finals ever seen in New Zealand. The quiet, reserved surfer always believed he could do it. Now he has his sights set on the......

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Billy Stairmand, Ella Williams Crowned King & Queen Of The Point

Derek MorrisonJuly 26, 2022July 26, 2022

by Derek MorrisonJuly 26, 2022July 26, 20220

Billy Stairmand defends his title and Ella Williams returns   to competition as the duo are crowned champions at the Backdoor King and Queen of the Point. Stairmand snatched a come-from-behind victory in the Men’s Division while Williams took the win in a tough two-way tussle in the Open Women’s Final.......

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Team Backdoor Score Southern Gems

Derek MorrisonApril 1, 2022November 29, 2022

by Derek MorrisonApril 1, 2022November 29, 20220

The concept is simple: take a bunch of Backdoor’s best team surfers and put them into the best waves we can find in the south. Covid has other ideas. The lineup is impeccable: newly crowned national champion Daniel Farr, Under 18 national champion Ava Henderson, inaugural Super 16 champion Taylor......

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Watch: King And Queen Of The Point (The Movie)

Derek MorrisonNovember 13, 2020

by Derek MorrisonNovember 13, 20200

Billy Lee-Pope has just dropped this sweet little edit from The King and Queen of the Point contest where Billy Stairmand and Paige Hareb were crowned. The King and Queen of the Point is final national event of 2020, concluding the shortened New Zealand Surf Series for 2020. It was......

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Billy Stairmand And Paige Hareb Crowned King And Queen Of The Point

Derek MorrisonNovember 8, 2020February 1, 2021

by Derek MorrisonNovember 8, 2020February 1, 20210

Local Raglan surfer Billy Stairmand was too good for his opponents this weekend being crowned King of the Point alongside New Zealand’s most successful surfer Paige Hareb, of Taranaki, who was crowned Queen of the Point in the Women’s Division. The King and Queen of the Point, which is presented......

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Paul Moretti And Elin Tawharu Victorious In The Naki

Derek MorrisonDecember 9, 2019July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonDecember 9, 2019July 2, 20200

Paul Moretti and Elin Tawharu have claimed their maiden New Zealand Surf Series victories, winning the season-ending Backdoor Pro at Fitzroy Beach, New Plymouth at the weekend. The event was relocated to Fitzroy Beach with the pending weather for the day looking ominous. However, the surf ranged between 1.0m –......

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Storm Chasing With Team Backdoor

CPLJuly 24, 2019July 2, 2020

by CPLJuly 24, 2019July 2, 20200

When a low-pressure system parks itself off the east coast it spins everyone into a frenzy. The recent July swell was no different and Piha photographer, CPL, fresh up for air after a deadline, wasted no time. He picks up the story … “Yes!” That was the emphatic reply I......