November 2020 - New Zealand Surf Journal

Rising Grom: Kalani Louis

Derek MorrisonNovember 24, 2020July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonNovember 24, 2020July 25, 20240

There’s a new wave of competitive surfers coming out of Taranaki and they’re taking scalps in national events. New Zealand Surf Journal caught up with the effervescent Kalani Louis after his Under 16 Final at the 2020 National Scholastics Championships held at Kaikoura. NZSJ: Hey Kalani, congrats on a great......

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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......

Board Review: Have We Found The Missing Link?

Derek SearanckeNovember 11, 2020July 25, 2024

by Derek SearanckeNovember 11, 2020July 25, 20240

Hughes Surfboards, Link model, is the result of multi-generational shaping minds, but is this the board that’s been missing in your surfing journey? We send the 40-something-year-old Derek Searancke out on one to find out. My scenario is not uncommon among a generation of surfers entering their late 40s. Given......

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......

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......

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

Derek MorrisonNovember 5, 2020July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonNovember 5, 2020July 25, 20240

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......

Greetings From Kehu Butler

Derek MorrisonNovember 4, 2020December 12, 2022

by Derek MorrisonNovember 4, 2020December 12, 20220

Filmmaker Billy Lee-Pope and Kehu Butler join forces to bring this epic introduction into the life of one of New Zealand’s greatest surfers, Kehu Butler. Greetings from Te Kehukehu Mokoia Ngawhika Patara Butler, or Kehu Butler, follows the 20-year-old Māori surfer and offers a glimpse into his life. You get......

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Board Review: Hughes Surfboards SB19 Custom

Brett WoodNovember 4, 2020July 25, 2024

by Brett WoodNovember 4, 2020July 25, 20240

Lockdown forces Raglan surfer Brett Wood to rethink his quiver of international brands. He returns to New Zealand-made boards with the Hughes Surfboards SB19 Custom and opens up a whole new world. His journey may sound familiar to many of us. It’s 1989. Pottz is the champ and every surf......

Kehu Butler, Natasha Gouldsbury Claim 2020 Maori Titles

Derek MorrisonNovember 3, 2020December 12, 2022

by Derek MorrisonNovember 3, 2020December 12, 20220

Kehu Butler stamps his mark on the 2020 Maori Titles, bringing his world-class surfing to one of New Zealand’s most iconic events. Set in a backdrop of Northland’s waves Butler is joined by Natasha Gouldsbury on the top step of the podium. Tauranga Moana surfer Kehu Butler (Ngai Te Rangi)......