Held in reasonable 1 metre waves at Back Beach on Saturday. Last years winner of the men's open, Batchelor Tipene was toppled this year for the title by New Plymouth Boys' High school teacher Kane Rowson. Tipene was second. The women's open winner was Thandi Durham-Tipene (Batchelor's wife) who retained her title.
RESULTS:
Men's open; K. Rowson (NP) 1, B. Tipene (Oakura) 2, J. Andrews (Waitara) 3, J. Hancox (NP) 4.
Women's open; T. Durham-Tipene (Oakura) 1, A. Sasia (NP) 2, K. Hartley (NP) 3, C. Stevens (Oakura) 4.
U16s; W. Wano (Piha) 1, S. Kettle (NP) 2, M. McLeod (Waitara) 3, J. Hart (Oakura) 4.
All images by Daisy Day. Check out Daisy's book 30 Years of Surf Photography. This is an awesome collection of classic Taranaki shots and local personalities.