champion Archives - New Zealand Surf Journal

Five Minutes With 15-Year-Old National Champion Maya Mateja

Derek MorrisonFebruary 28, 2024March 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 28, 2024March 25, 20240

At 15, Maya Mateja became one of the youngest surfers to win the Open Women’s title when she won the 2024 New Zealand Surfing Championships. We catch up with the Raglan-based phenom to find out how she did it and why she won’t be surfing for Team New Zealand. With......

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Five Minutes With National Champion Daniel Farr

Derek MorrisonFebruary 3, 2024

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 3, 20240

Hot on the heels of his 2024 New Zealand Surfing Championship we catch up with Taranaki’s Daniel Farr to find out how it feels to win his second Open title … and the moment he knew he had won it. Daniel Farr wasn’t on the radar for the 2024 National......

Rising Grom: Leia Millar

Derek MorrisonJune 8, 2021July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonJune 8, 2021July 25, 20240

Leia Millar is not your typical 14-year-old surfer. The North Piha local has been brought up on a steady diet of gymnastics, which has shaped her into an extraordinarily promising young athlete. A career in surfing is now well and truly in her sights … she’s already taking national titles.......

Billy Stairmand: Inside The Mind Of Our Olympic Hope

Derek MorrisonFebruary 14, 2020July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonFebruary 14, 2020July 2, 20200

He’s New Zealand’s Olympic hope for 2020, but only a few short years ago, Billy Stairmand was struggling to light his competitive fire. Now he’s in the best form of his life. This is how the 30-year-old Raglan surfer rebuilt his career. As the World Surf League Qualifying Series came......

Elliot Paerata-Reid & Ava Henderson Win 2020 NZ Surfing Nationals

Derek MorrisonJanuary 11, 2020July 2, 2020

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 11, 2020July 2, 20200

Piha surfer Elliot Paerata-Reid has claimed the 2020 National Open Surfing Title after a thrilling final battle with seven-time and defending champion, Billy Stairmand. In the women’s, 14-year-old Ava Henderson rose to the top with a polished performance to take her first open title. Two new National Champions have ushered......