Raglan surfers Billy Stairmand and Maya Mateja claimed the premier divisions of the 2026 National Surfing Championships presented by Trust Tairawhiti on Saturday (17th January) taking the trophies north from Gisborne. Under moody skies and unruly 1.5m waves at Makorori Beach, the two surfers added to their tallies, Stairmand extending his impressive tally to nine … Read more

The premier men’s and women’s division made their first appearance at the National Championships presented by Trust Tairawhiti in Gisborne today (Wednesday 14th January). While conditions were clean all day, the surf was only just contestable at Makorori Beach, however that did not deter New Zealand’s best surfers as they navigated the early rounds of … Read more

Mount Maunganui’s Jaxon Willows and Taranaki’s Izaro Williamson – Sasia have claimed rare double doubles by winning the senior and junior longboarding divisions at the 2026 National Surfing Championships presented by Trust Tairawhiti. In challenging 1.0m conditions early this evening, the two surfers, aged 17 and 14 respectively took unexpected wins in the senior divisions … Read more

It was a short second day at the 2026 National Surfing Championships presented by Trust Tairawhiti being held at Gisborne, the strong overnight winds whipping the already small swell down to an incontestable size. It wasn’t until the onshore winds whipped up in the afternoon, that a small swell allowed the first round of the … Read more

Gisborne turned up the heat in a big way to open the 2026 National Surfing Championships presented by Trust Tairawhiti today with temperatures at the beach unofficially reaching 37 degrees at Makorori. The searing heat was matched by some scintillating surfing in the water by the surfers in the senior men’s divisions.  Despite the waves … Read more

The 2026 National Surfing Championships presented by Trust Tairāwhiti will bring New Zealand’s surfing community together on the Gisborne coastline from 11–17 January 2026, with one of the largest and most diverse fields seen in recent decades. Just under 400 entries across 28 divisions have been confirmed at the country’s longest-running and most prestigious domestic … Read more

The New Zealand Junior Surfing Team have finished tenth at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship completed in Peru at the start of the week. The team finished the campaign with two seventh place finishes by Leia Millar and Lola Groube in the Under 18 Girls Division as well as a thirteenth place finish by … Read more

Four Kiwi girls kept their podium hopes alive at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship being held in Peru today, all advancing through to the final 24 surfers in their respective divisions. The team finished the day in 11th place overall out of the 57 countries in attendance. Piha’s Leia Millar kicked off their performances … Read more

Three of our youngest surfers in the New Zealand Junior Surfing Team fought hard for a clean slate in the Under 16 Girls Division at the ISA World Surfing Championships held in Peru today, all three advancing to the third round. Brisa Canina, Alani Morse and Poppy Arkle all advanced through a big day of … Read more

The New Zealand Junior Surfing Team has confidently commenced their campaign at the 2025 International Surfing Association World Junior Championships being held in Peru this week. To date, eleven of the twelve team mates have advanced through their opening round heats with one further team member to compete in the early hours on Tuesday morning. … Read more