Kehu Butler Footing It With World’s Best In Puerto Rico Olympic Qualifier 

For immediate release    1st March 2024 From: Surfing New Zealand  Sport: International Surfing  Event: 2024 ISA World Surfing Games  Divisions: Open Men, Open Women  Date: 23rd February – 3rd March 2024Location: Puerto RicoWebsites: www.isasurf.org and www.surfingnz.co.nz    Kehu Butler Footing It With World’s Best In Puerto Rico Olympic Qualifier Kiwi surfer Kehu Butler (Mnt) has continued his unblemished run at the … Read more

New Zealand’s World Surf Games Campaign continues as pressure builds. 

For immediate release Date: 29th February 2024From: Surfing New ZealandSport: International SurfingEvent: 2024 ISA World Surfing GamesDivisions: Open Men, Open WomenDate: 23rd February – 3rd March 2024Location: Puerto Rico,Websites: www.isasurf.org and www.surfingnz.co.nz New Zealand’s World Surf Games Campaign continues as pressure builds. Kiwi surfer Kehu Butler is keeping his Olympic dreams alive after an excellent performance … Read more

Girls Descend on Coromandel for inaugural NZ Women’s Surf Festival  

For immediate release 28th February 2024 From:  Surfing New ZealandSport: Women’s SurfingEvent: 2024 New Zealand Womens Surf FestivalLocation: Pauanui Beach, Coromandel,Event Info: Surfing New Zealand Girls Descend on Coromandel for inaugural NZ Women’s Surf Festival Pauanui is set to host the New Zealand Women’s Surf Festival presented by Sun Bum and VW this weekend (2-3 March) attracting New Zealand’s top … Read more

Piha Challenges Top Juniors to End Billabong Grom Series

The best young surfers in New Zealand had to contend with adverse West Coast weather conditions to round out the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge over the weekend. Piha dished up onshore winds and rain for the final day of the third event with small 1.0m messy waves providing limited opportunity for surfers to … Read more

First Time Champions at the Billabong Grom Series

The final event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge has thrown up two new champions on day one of the event held at Piha Beach, Auckland today (Saturday 24th February). Copal Mateja (Rag) and Isla Mckay (Whangarei) surfed their way to victory after an action-packed day of surfing for participants in the Under … Read more

Final Showdown Set for Billabong Grom Series 2024. 

For immediate release 20th February 2024 From:  Surfing New ZealandSport:  SurfingEvent: 2024 Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge – Event 3Location: Piha Beach, AucklandEvent Info: Surfing New Zealand and Billabong Final Showdown Set for Billabong Grom Series 2024.  Kiwi groms from around the country are lining up the final event of the Billabong Grom Series … Read more

Newdick and Kohn Come Up Trumps at Papamoa

Auckland surfer Matt Newdick claimed the 2024 New Zealand Festival of Longboarding title in dominant fashion today coming out victorious alongside Gisborne’s Hannah Kohn who won the Women’s Division. By way of their victories, the two surfers secured selection into the New Zealand Longboarding Team who will contest the ISA World Longboard Championships in El … Read more

Sizzling Action at Papamoa for NZ Festival of Longboarding

Against a stunning Papamoa summer’s day, the final six surfers were determined across both the Men’s and Women’s Longboard Divisions as Aotearoa’s best vie for event titles and selection into the New Zealand Longboard Team. The New Zealand Festival of Longboarding kicked off in clean 1.0m waves at ‘The Domain’ at Papamoa with surfers from … Read more

Owens and Groube Claim First Summer Wins at Whangamata

Dunedin’s Alexis Owen and Pauanui surfer Lola Groube have clinched their first major wins of the summer taking out the second leg of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge completed at Whangamata over the weekend.  The two surfers stormed to victory in the Under 16 Divisions. The surf faded away after day one of … Read more