April 2020 - New Zealand Surf Journal

WSL Redesigns 2021 Tour, Suspends 2020 Events Until July

Derek MorrisonApril 29, 2020July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonApril 29, 2020July 2, 20200

The World Surf League has today announced a totally revised 2021 Championship Tour, Challenger Series, and Qualifying Series. It has also confirmed that due to the continued evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, WSL is postponing or canceling all events, at all levels of competition, through to the start of July.......

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Lockdown: What Alert Level 3 Means For Surfing

Derek MorrisonApril 27, 2020June 11, 2020

by Derek MorrisonApril 27, 2020June 11, 20200

There’s a collective sigh of relief being held around the country right now as surfers throughout New Zealand suffer one more day of torment under Lockdown Level 4. That’s Indicators at Raglan above and it’s pumping on an Anzac Day holiday Monday. It would normally be packed to the gunnels.......

Featured Shaper Profile: Pete Anderson

Derek MorrisonApril 24, 2020July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonApril 24, 2020July 25, 20240

With more than 36 years experience shaping surfboards out of Whangamata, Pete Anderson is one of the most humble and well-respected surfboard manufacturers in New Zealand. In this film he shares his journey from growing up in the heyday of Whangamata’s board-building industry to his insights, his hopes and most......

Piha Pro Now Cancelled For 2020

Derek MorrisonApril 17, 2020July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonApril 17, 2020July 2, 20200

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Surf League (WSL) has made the decision to cancel the 2020 Corona Piha Pro Challenger Series event in Auckland. After postponing the event in the days before it was due to commence in mid-March, it has become clear that the inaugural Piha event......

Watch: Paige Hareb’s Unexpected Journey

Derek MorrisonApril 15, 2020July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonApril 15, 2020July 25, 20240

What happens when the world’s hungriest World Qualifying Surfers are suddenly cut-free from their commitments when the 2020 Piha Pro is postponed due to COVID-19? Well, if Paige Hareb is involved then there is only one solution: grab a handful of good people and indoctrinate them into the ways to......

Southern Surfing Wahine Share A Lockdown Beer

Derek MorrisonApril 15, 2020July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonApril 15, 2020July 2, 20200

Bored in lockdown and struggling to stay out of the water? You’re not alone, but in this Covid-19 tarnished world there is a bright side: get creative like these southern surfing girls did. The South Island Surfing Championships were supposed to have been held this past weekend (and the waves......

Artist Daryn McBride Offers Surfers Some Lockdown Relief

CPLApril 8, 2020July 2, 2020

by CPLApril 8, 2020July 2, 20200

Surf artist Daryn McBride has taken the lockdown message of community into his own hands. Now in his late 40s he’s offering New Zealanders a window into his art through a series of his colouring-in drawings. Daryn McBride is a living legend in the longboard scene. He’s a true talent and......

How Duke Kahanamoku Helped A Kiwi Surfer Pioneer Murdering Beach

Kim WesterskovApril 1, 2020April 23, 2020

by Kim WesterskovApril 1, 2020April 23, 20200

Most of the kaumatua of New Zealand surfing will tell you that they’ve forgotten more than we’ll ever know. Assembled around a campfire in the post-surf glow of twilight the stories tumble out like moths attracted to the flames. These are stories that should be treasured, told and re-told. Like......