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40 Frames: Whangamata Grom Series, Part 1

Derek MorrisonFebruary 12, 2022December 5, 2022

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 12, 2022December 5, 20220

Taranaki surfer Skylar McFetridge surfed to her first national win at the second event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge held at Whangamata today. McFetridge was joined by Sol Fritchley (Mnt) and Lola Groube (Pau) as winners in their respective divisions today. Fritchley backed up his stunning win......

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Billabong Grom Series: Mount Maunganui, Part One

Derek MorrisonFebruary 2, 2022November 29, 2022

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 2, 2022November 29, 20220

Three winners emerged on a unique day at the Billabong Grom Series held at Tay Street, Mount Maunganui on Saturday. Event one in the three-event series, saw the contest fields split into two to accommodate the New Zealand Government’s red light settings. Finn Vette (Gis), Natasha Gouldsbury (Tara) and Tao......

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Five Minutes With: Surfing New Zealand’s Ben Kennings

Derek MorrisonMay 26, 2021

by Derek MorrisonMay 26, 20210

With New Zealand’s competitive season coming to a close we put some tough questions to Surfing New Zealand’s Ben Kennings. Is Surfing New Zealand headed in the right direction? Are we looking after our athletes? Are we providing a pathway? Ben Kennings gives us an insight into what the off-season......

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Nationals 2021: Top Eight Men Decided In Explosive Day Of Surfing

Derek MorrisonJanuary 13, 2021February 1, 2021

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 13, 2021February 1, 20210

Eight surfers have secured the semifinalist spots in the men’s open division after an explosive quarterfinal round of action at the 2021 National Surfing Championships, which are being held at Piha this week. The exceptional results from Tuesday’s round of competition were punctuated by stellar performances from Mount Maunganui’s Kehu......

Business

Skinnies Teams Up With Surfing New Zealand

Derek MorrisonJanuary 12, 2021February 1, 2021

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 12, 2021February 1, 20210

Local sunscreen brand Skinnies has partnered with Surfing New Zealand as an official supplier and with a welcome ambition to support talent development. In the freshly inked deal Skinnies will become the official sunscreen of Surfing New Zealand and support the development of emerging talent by providing the Skinnies VW......

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Five Minutes With: 15-Year-Old Filmmaker Hunter Cooney

Derek MorrisonNovember 10, 2020

by Derek MorrisonNovember 10, 20200

Whangamata surfer Hunter Cooney is the guy responsible for producing Flightless Obsession – that’s the Kiwi surf film that was borne out of our Covid-19 Lockdown. New Zealand Surf Journal caught up with the young creative along the iconic shoreline of Kaikoura. NZSJ: Hello, Hunter. What are you doing standing......

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Priority Rules: Are We Getting It Right In New Zealand?

Derek MorrisonNovember 5, 2020

by Derek MorrisonNovember 5, 20200

Since Surfing New Zealand implemented priority rules into local contests the quality of heat surfing has improved. But is there a dark side to the way we’re implementing it? Any blunder in priority rulings can effectively stop even the best surfer in their tracks. And that has happened at least......

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Scholastics 2020: Finals Day In 40 Frames

Derek MorrisonOctober 9, 2020October 14, 2020

by Derek MorrisonOctober 9, 2020October 14, 20200

Canterbury claims the title with a solid team performance as the 2020 National Scholastics Surfing Championships go down to the wire in Kaikoura. With a clean 3-4 foot swell reeling down the banks at Meatworks at sunrise the lineup was jam-packed. Locals called it a 10 out of 10, but......

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Scholastics 2020: Day 3 in 30 Frames

Derek MorrisonOctober 7, 2020October 14, 2020

by Derek MorrisonOctober 7, 2020October 14, 20200

Canterbury takes an early home-water advantage on Day 3 at the National Scholastic Championships contested at Meatworks, Kaikoura. A mammoth day of surfing was required to make headway into the event after a half day on Monday and complete lay day on Day 2. The Under 18 Boys Division got......

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Watch: Flightless Obsession

Derek MorrisonSeptember 20, 2020September 25, 2020

by Derek MorrisonSeptember 20, 2020September 25, 20200

Flightless Obsession features New Zealand’s elite surfers such as provisional Olympic qualifiers Billy Stairmand and Ella Williams along with dozens of the country’s best surfers in a scrapbook-style edit. It is the first crowd-sourced surf movie that Surfing New Zealand has embarked upon to showcase local talent. It has been......