Elliot Paerata-Reid Archives - Page 2 of 2

We Rank The 10 Best Surfers In New Zealand Right Now

Derek MorrisonFeb 27, 2019July 25, 20240

New Zealand Surf Journal asks the New Zealand surfing industry to rank our 10 best surfers. The concept is simple: include not just the best competitors, but also our very best free surfers and underground chargers. This is who they came up with. THE CRITERIA Surfers are assessed based on...

Meke. This Is Elliot Paerata-Reid

Derek MorrisonJan 24, 2019July 25, 20241

There is no doubting that Piha local Elliot Paerata-Reid is on a performance surge right now. His 2018 Indonesian season was sensational in and out of competition, but the Mega Swell of late July saw him paddling into some of the most intense waves ever witnessed at his favourite Indo...

Elliot Paerata-Reid’s Wild Wild West: A Film By Jono Smit

Derek MorrisonJan 24, 2019January 24, 20190

Filmmaker Jono Smit and pro surfer Elliot Paerata-Reid team up for a Catlins strike mission only to have the rug pulled out from under them as the weather bomb flushes up the Tasman at the last minute. In an opportunistic stroke of madness they give chase along the West Coast...

Billy Stairmand Beats Ricardo Christie, Wins Seventh National Title

Derek MorrisonJan 13, 2019March 1, 20190

Billy Stairmand has beaten good friend Ricardo Christie to kick off 2019 in the best way possible claiming his seventh title at the Health 2000 National Surfing Championships completed at Stent Road in Taranaki today. Taranaki turned on another stellar day of surf and weather with clean 1.5m waves and...