Fiji Launchpad 2017: Four Rising Stars Versus Cloudbreak
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
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Under The Clouds: A Film About Stoke By Jonathan Smit
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
Hardly Charging: A Deep South Strike Mission With Filmmaker Jono Smit
Christchurch surfer and filmmaker Jono Smit gathers up a talented Dunedin crew including JC Susan, Jonas Tawharu and John Courian for a strike mission in
Insider: Top 10 Tips For An Epic Samoan Surf Trip
A surf trip to the idyllic, laidback islands of Upolu, Samoa, has to rate as one of the best experiences of the South Pacific. Time
Travel Notes: Samoa’s Infectious Charm
We’ve just experienced a fia fia – a local carnival that welcomes guests into a village in Samoa. In our case that’s Salani village on
The Ephemeral Art Of Ian Ross
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.
Inside Seventhwave: The Kiwi Wetsuit Company On A Mission
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
The Local Series: Beware Of The Cog
“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.
History Revisited (And Given A Modern Touch) For Backyard Shaper
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
Ziggy Alberts Shrugs Off The Sleet To Score The Barrel Of His Life In New Zealand
The forecast promised 5m at 13 seconds. Thoughts of it possessed me so I retreated to a favourite Catlins haunt only to stumble across an