10 April 2026 From:  Surfing New Zealand Sport: Surfing Event: 2026 Backdoor King and Queen of the Point presented by Quiksilver, Roxy and the WSL Location: Manu Bay, Raglan Event Info: Surfing New Zealand WSL Wildcards on the Offering at Biggest Domestic Event of the Season Next Week Manu Bay, Raglan will determine the two New Zealand representatives for the World … Read more

The Gisborne Boys High School Surfing Team and Whangamata Area School Girls Surfing Team both claimed the prestigious Cranch Cup at the 2026 New Zealand School Surfing Festival completed at Muriwai, Auckland yesterday (Wednesday 25th March). It is the first time the two teams have claimed victories at the event with the final day of … Read more

Raglan’s Alani Morse triumphed at the New Zealand Women’s Surfing Festival this weekend taking out the Open Women’s Division at Pauanui, the third stop on the NZ Surf Series for 2026. The 15-year-old New Zealand representative surfed seven heats throughout an action packed day adding a runner up finish in the Under 16 Girls Division … Read more

The 2026 New Zealand Women’s Surf Festival is a celebration of our surfing Wahine here in Aotearoa and will include the NZ Surf Series, NZ Grom Series and NZ Longboard Series. The event this year includes under 14 Girls, 16 Girls, 18 Girls, Open Women, Open Women’s Longboard, Over 40s Women and Novice divisions as … Read more

Tyler Stenzel (Mount) and Kyra Wallis (Piha claimed the premier Under 18 Division’s at the final event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge held at Piha over the weekend.  They were joined by four additional age group winners with Auckland’s West Coast turning on the best conditions of the three events held over … Read more

New Zealand’s top junior surfers delivered outstanding performances at Whangamatā over the weekend of 14–15 February for the second stop of the 2026 Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge, with Sunday turning on as a 1.0m swell built throughout the day. The event attracted the nation’s best surfers aged under 18, all chasing valuable NZ … Read more

COOLANGATTA, Queensland, Australia (Wednesday, February 18, 2026) – Today, the World Surf League announced that Kiwi surfer Billy Stairmand (NZL) will accept a wildcard spot into the upcoming New Zealand Pro, stop No. 4 of the 2026 WSL Championship Tour (CT), which will run at Manu Bay Raglan from May 15 – 25. Raglan local Stairmand is … Read more

Mount Maunganui surfer Jaxon Willows has kept a clean sheet for 2026 after securing wins in the Men’s and Juniors at the 2026 NZ Festival of Longboarding presented by Mount Longboards and Mojo Handshapes held at Papamoa over the weekend. Willows was joined by Te Waiotu Fairlie (Tologa) who won the Women’s Division at the … Read more

There were first-time event winners amongst those going back-to-back from the Nationals and two returns to the winners circle for others at the first event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge completed at Mount Maunganui today. Raglan’s Van Camenzind and Mount’s own Summer Holmes were two surfers to win their first event events … Read more

The Morning Report The Morning Report! 🌊🎤 Brought to you by @sunbum 🌞 Day ONE, Event 1 of the 2026 Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge. We’re ON today at Tay St Beach, Mount Maunganui, starting at 8am! Hosted by the local Bay Boardriders. 🤙🏾 Schedule & Draw is live on LiveHeats! 📱 Fun waves, … Read more