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Watch: 2023 South Island Champs Finals Day Highlights

Isaac ChadwickMay 11, 2023July 25, 2024

by Isaac ChadwickMay 11, 2023July 25, 20240

It is an icon of the national event calendar and this year’s 2023 South Island Surfing Championships didn’t disappoint with Taylor Hutchison taking the win in the Open Men’s. Isaac Chadwick was on hand to bring us this edit from finals day. The first two days of the 2023 South......

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In Conversation: Tao and Zen Mouldey

Isaac ChadwickApril 14, 2023July 25, 2024

by Isaac ChadwickApril 14, 2023July 25, 20240

Filmmaker Isaac Chadwick sits down with power siblings Tao and Zen Mouldey at the South Island Surfing Champs. Here’s an insight into how their sibling rivalry works for them both … Andy and Bruce Irons. Christian and Nathan Fletcher. Griffin and Crosby Colapinto. These are just a few examples of......

Priority Rules: Are We Getting It Right In New Zealand?

Derek MorrisonNovember 5, 2020July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonNovember 5, 2020July 25, 20240

Since Surfing New Zealand implemented priority rules into local contests the quality of heat surfing has improved. But is there a dark side to the way we’re implementing it? Any blunder in priority rulings can effectively stop even the best surfer in their tracks. And that has happened at least......

The Great NZ Surf Journal Board Giveaway: How It Works

Derek MorrisonOctober 15, 2020January 13, 2023

by Derek MorrisonOctober 15, 2020January 13, 20231

As part of our commitment to New Zealand surfboard shapers we’re collaborating with a bunch to bring you the chance to win one of their latest board designs. Here’s how it works … and how you can win yourself one. Step 1: We ask a local New Zealand shaper to......

Ava Henderson: Meet The 13-Year-Old Shaking Up The Contest Circuit

Derek MorrisonMay 9, 2019May 9, 2019

by Derek MorrisonMay 9, 2019May 9, 20190

She’s only 13, but Christchurch surfer Ava Henderson is punching way above her weight, taking on the Under 16s, Under 18s and Under 20s like an athlete on a mission. And she’s the whole package: nice as pie to chat to after a heat, friendly and smart. But even her......

Ricardo Christie vs Billy Stairmand: Taranaki Turns On For Health 2000 National Champs

Derek MorrisonJanuary 11, 2019March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 11, 2019March 1, 20190

Perfect Taranaki waves laid the platform for New Zealand’s top surfers as the contest whittled down to the semifinalists at the Health 2000 National Surfing Championships held at grunty Stent Road this week. The head-to-head battle between WQS regular Billy Stairmand and good friend and WCT qualifier for 2019, Ricardo......

Ricardo Surges To The Podium At Hawaiian Pro, Now Seventh In QS

Derek MorrisonNovember 18, 2018March 1, 2019

by Derek MorrisonNovember 18, 2018March 1, 20190

Ricardo Christie laid down a new chapter in New Zealand surfing history today when he went blow-for-blow with three of the world’s best in the final of the Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa. His third place finish catapulted Ricardo from 14th to seventh on the WQS rankings and puts him in......

Surf Coach: So, Just How Physically Demanding Is A Session At Raglan?

Dr Oliver FarleyNovember 14, 2018February 8, 2019

by Dr Oliver FarleyNovember 14, 2018February 8, 20190

It is well-documented: only a surfer knows that feeling … of utter exhaustion after a session at Raglan. But just how much physical exertion is involved? We put that question to surfer and exercise physiology expert Dr Oliver Farley. Here’s the breakdown … A surfer in a competitive heat at......