September 2018 - Page 2 of 2 - New Zealand Surf Journal

Inside Seventhwave: The Kiwi Wetsuit Company On A Mission

Derek MorrisonSep 12, 2018March 1, 20192

When it comes to the New Zealand surf industry there are very few long-lived brands and manufacturers beyond our cornerstone surfboard shapers. So it was a real privilege to meet Paul Zarifeh and his team at the Seventhwave Wetsuits factory in Christchurch back in the depths of winter in 2015....

The Local Series: Beware Of The Cog

Derek MorrisonSep 11, 2018March 1, 20191

“I’ve got a local character for you,” laughs muso and surfer Shakes in the carpark at Whareakeake. “You have to meet this guy,” he smiles. “His son has a sign on the door that reads: ‘don’t worry about the dog, beware of the Cog!'” Shakes leads me over to one...

History Revisited (And Given A Modern Touch) For Backyard Shaper

Derek MorrisonSep 11, 2018March 1, 20190

When we first saw Homa Mattingly’s crazy collection of boards we thought he must be experimenting with lots of new shapes and designs. They seemed very, very radical. On closer inspection we discovered a talented backyard shaper taking a different direction completely. Homa has been retracing a few apparent “dead-ends”...