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After The Quake: Hope Springs In Kaikoura

Derek MorrisonOct 12, 20180

In a sheltered bay off the end of the Kaikoura Peninsula columns of bubbles spill out of the sea floor like shimmering mercury and make their way to the surface. It’s a dazzling display, like a scene that belongs in Wonderland. This is Hope Springs, aptly named, and just one...

Chasing Storms With Doug Young and Ross Clarke-Jones

Derek MorrisonOct 10, 2018October 10, 20180

Bobbing around on a jet ski near a reef off the southernmost tip of New Zealand’s South Island it dawned on me that I had been drawn here like a moth to a flame. Each passing set of waves grew in size and intensity and started to look more like...

The Life Of Kaya

Derek MorrisonOct 3, 2018July 25, 20240

There is no question that the Gold Coast of Australia has become the hotbed of surf talent in the Southern Hemisphere. It has such a concentration of talent that when one of its fabled sandy points break, no waves go unridden and the menu is barrels, airs and fully buried...

Surf Photographer Cory Scott Buys New Zealand Surfing Magazine

Derek MorrisonSep 28, 2018February 8, 20190

One of the greats of New Zealand surf photography, Cory Scott, has taken ownership of New Zealand Surfing Magazine after 10 years as an employee with the magazine. The title has been produced consistently since 1985. Cory bought the title in June this year from Pacific Media’s Steve Dickinson. Cory...

Almost 50 Years Behind The Lens, But Warren Hawke Isn’t Slowing Down

Derek MorrisonSep 28, 2018November 13, 20180

Back in 1966 a 13-year-old Christchurch boy stared out to sea and decided that surfing was going to become a part of his life. Photography soon consumed a young Warren Hawke and nearly 50 years later he is one of New Zealand’s best surf photographers and still chasing swells from...

Fiji Launchpad 2017: Four Rising Stars Versus Cloudbreak

Derek MorrisonSep 27, 2018February 8, 20190

Friday is our last day in Fiji. It is a day of mixed emotions. Firstly, it is sad to leave the friends we’ve made but nice to know we’ll soon return to our families and friends. Our boatman Felipé has a tear in his eye as he hugs each of...

Under The Clouds: A Film About Stoke By Jonathan Smit

Derek MorrisonSep 27, 2018September 27, 20180

Under The Clouds is a beautiful film that was released by surfer and filmmaker Jonathan Smit in 2015. It features, the single fin, the skater and the shredder in a piece of cinematography that will stand the hairs up on the back of you neck. Sublime edit.

The Ephemeral Art Of Ian Ross

Derek MorrisonSep 12, 2018October 24, 20181

Ian Ross makes art that has a lifespan as long as a tide. And that doesn’t faze the talented surfer and nearly 40-year-old Californian artist. Sand art, as he describes it, is a series of shapes etched with a rake into the intertidal sand zone. Ian is a master of...

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...