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South Island Grom Series Wraps Up In Pumping Waves

Derek MorrisonApr 10, 2022November 29, 20220

  The Connect Group South Island Grom Series wrapped up in pumping waves at Kaikoura allowing the top Kiwi surfers the chance to show their best surfing. Tao Mouldey (Mnt) and Natasha Gouldsbury (Tara) claimed the Under 18 Boys and Girls Divisions respectively.   The third and final event of the series...

Scholastics 2020: Finals Day In 40 Frames

Derek MorrisonOct 9, 2020July 25, 20240

Canterbury claims the title with a solid team performance as the 2020 National Scholastics Surfing Championships go down to the wire in Kaikoura. With a clean 3-4 foot swell reeling down the banks at Meatworks at sunrise the lineup was jam-packed. Locals called it a 10 out of 10, but...

Scholastics 2020: Day 4 In 40 Frames

Derek MorrisonOct 9, 2020July 25, 20240

Auckland overpowers Canterbury to take the lead on Day 3 at the National Scholastic Surfing Championships contested at Meatworks, Kaikoura. A murky night of cold rain gave way to glossy waves in the 3-4 foot range at Meatworks as the National Scholastics Surfing Championships resumed with Day 4 of competition...

Scholastics 2020: Day 3 in 30 Frames

Derek MorrisonOct 7, 2020July 25, 20240

Canterbury takes an early home-water advantage on Day 3 at the National Scholastic Championships contested at Meatworks, Kaikoura. A mammoth day of surfing was required to make headway into the event after a half day on Monday and complete lay day on Day 2. The Under 18 Boys Division got...

Scholastics 2020: Day 1 In 30 Frames

Derek MorrisonOct 6, 2020July 25, 20240

Kaikoura turns it on for Day 1 of the National Scholastic Surfing Championships. The 110 competitors were greeted by a small wind swell which was complemented by warm temperatures and light winds. Regional teams from the length of the country posted up on the rocks at Meatworks, Kaikoura. With morning...

Kaikoura Grom Comp Concludes 2020 South Island Grom Series  

Derek MorrisonOct 5, 2020July 25, 20240

The Kaikoura Grom Comp concluded the South Island Grom Series this weekend with the junior event attracting a huge field of surfers and bringing together families from throughout New Zealand. The solid swell that ran up the coast all week finally dissipated overnight leaving only a small swell of under...

Remembering Pete And Danny

Derek MorrisonSep 25, 2019July 25, 20240

Kaikoura turns it on for the semi-annual Pete and Danny Memorial Contest recently. Glassy conditions and waves in the 3-6-foot range ensure competitors are fizzing at a local righthand point break, but it is the smoky campfires and laughter between two tribes that steals the show. Back in 1995 two...

Between Heats With Billy Stairmand

Derek MorrisonDec 24, 20180

Jono Smit captures Billy Stairmand during some down time away from the pressure of the World Qualifying Series. Raglan’s favourite surfer has battled funding issues as he campaigns the toughest qualifying series in the world. Let’s hope 2019 brings him the breakthrough results he needs. Credits: Filmed by Jono Smit...

Iconic Mangamaunu Point Break Gets Reprieve, Carpark Axed

Derek MorrisonNov 26, 2018July 25, 20243

The iconic Mangamaunu Bay earns reprieve from NZ Transport Agency’s shared use cycle path plans following the Surfbreak Protection Society’s judicial review mediation. It’s a win for all surfers in New Zealand and testament to the power of the people when working together for a cause. UPDATED: November 27, 2018...

Saving An Icon: Inside The Mangamaunu Saga

Derek MorrisonNov 26, 2018November 26, 20181

We have few treasures around our coastline as iconic as the arcing sweep of coastline known as Mangamaunu just north of Kaikoura. On a flat day it’s beautiful: a shimmering blue sea lapping up to a dark rocky shoreline that is separated from the jagged snowcapped peaks of the Seaward...