Myanmar Cyclone Aid
 Reports suggest that the storm surges from Cyclone Nagis may have killed as many as 100,000 people in Myanmar. Help Myanmar. Food is one critcial issue, one way to give:
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NEW Rip Curl Christchurch Store
 Rip Curl Christchurch opening day Saturday 10th May. 270 High Street, Christchurch. Get Free opening day giveaways plus deals this weekend. |
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SURF2SURF and NZ Surfing Mag team up
We're pleased to announce a formal media partnership with our friends at New Zealand Surfing Magazine.
NZSM has been the mainstay, and highly respected source for surfing media in the country for over twenty years now. So it is an honour for us to get to work with them into the future.
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New Look NZ Surfing Mag Out now
 Out today - make sure you check out a new look for the mag which has been pumping out issues since 1985.
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RPM Tiki tour
 Team RPM blogged their latest trip down south. Check it out, some epic stories and shots.
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Stairmand Takes VQS in 6ft Manu Bay
Competitors who qualified for Volcom Stone's VQS Grand Championships could hardly believe their eyes when they rocked up at Manu Bay, Raglan to be greeted by a solid six foot groundswell fanned by light offshores for the day's competition.
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North Piha Cam View
 New view added to Piha report page. So now you can check both sides of the Rock.
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SURF2SURF #1 Hitwise
 SURF2SURF won the watersports category in the Hitwise web awards held last night for the second year running. So big thanks for visiting our site. |
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Darryn McBride Takes Longboard Series
 Just in - Stylish Mt Maunganui longboarder Darryn McBride takes the Hyundai Car this year and tour victory. A win well deserved. More through shortly.
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Thanks for Dropping In
 According to Nielsen Netratings statistics SURF2SURF.com recorded 110,000 more Domestic site visits , and 100,000 more total traffic site visits than any other Surfing Website in New Zealand last month. We are also rubbing shoulders with mega-sites like Rugby Heaven and Blackcaps.co.nz. All thanks to you for supporting our site. So thanks. |
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Fresh music wanted
You have an up and coming NZ band and are looking to promote yourselves and your music. SURF2SURF are actively looking for fresh Kiwi tracks for use in surf video's.
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REDLINE - Touring
 Our recent video's have tracks by talented Kiwi 4 piece Redline. Catch them live in April around NZ.
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Kiwi Surf # 105
 Jeremy Evans Profile. Exposure photo spread - best summer on record. Jay Quinn slayed all at Nats. The Cove – Mini Session An out-of-the-way Gissy mysto spot was a welcome reprieve from the Nationals rat race. Plus more.
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NZ Fire Service Nationals
 Following the success of the Inaugural NZFS Surf riding Champs 2004, the event is on again and will be based at Piha Beach, Auckland from April 6th to April 10th 2008.
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NZ Police Champs 08
 The 4th NZ Police Surfing Champs were held in small but clean 2ft conditions at Whangamata beach March 10 to 12th. Great weather and small clean waves ensured a fun 3 days was had by all.
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New photog for KSM
 KiwiSurf Magazine are proud to announce the appointment of Silas Hansen as their new Staff Photographer.
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South Island Champs
Dunedin Surfers Dominate Open Final -- Held at St Clair Beach, Dunedin. With the final of the Open Men’s consisting of the two local heroes’ and number one seed Hayden Brain (NS) and former New Zealand Champ Manu Schafer (PST).
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Inside the WCT with World #3 Bede Durbidge
 SURF2SURF Exclusive --We're stoked to have the World #3 sharing with us his inside view of ASP World Tour. This week it hits Bells. Bede shares his preparation and talks about the legend that is Kelly Slater.
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08 Single Fin results
 The 2008 Central Surf Single Fin Surf Contest held in magic 2-3ft glassy waves at Hickory Bay on the Banks Pen.
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Roaring Results
 The Roaring 40’s organising committee pulled another perfect weekend out of the bag for the 2008 event. Sunny sky’s highly contestable waves and a right hander between 2-4 foot all to themselves put a big smile on everyone’s face.
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Burling closes down opposition!
 R&R South Island Longboard Pro Am -- Michael Burling did just that, throwing caution to the wind Burling launched into several of the 1.0m set waves with a vertical attack.
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Cory Scott joins NZ Surfing Magazine
 World-class surf photographer Cory Scott has joined the team at New Zealand Surfing Magazine.
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Retail Manager wanted
 An exciting opportunity now exists for an outstanding and experienced Retail Store Manager with a “can do” attitude.
Based in our Rip Curl Store at the Auckland international Airport
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Inside the WCT with World #3 Bede Durbidge
 current world #3 Bede Durbidge giving us a facinating first hand insight into the life on the WCT tour. Here Bede reports on the Quicksilver PRO where he made it through to the semi's to face Mick Fanning.
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NZ Surfing Mag #120
 Instores NOW and loaded -- 10 page FREE Calendar. The Dawn of a new era, what you could be riding now. Bonus Mini poster and extra sequences. Full nationals coverage. Jay Quinn, Angie Koops and Alex Dive. Plus tons more.
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Assault Boardriders Closing Down Sale
After 25 years in the BOP, Assault Boardriders store in Mount Maunganui is closing down to make way for something new. Everything reduced - Surfboards, Snowboards, Wakeboards, Wetsuits, Sunnies or clothing.
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Single Fin Classic
 Coming up Saturday March 8th 2008 Point Surf Team Surfboard Riding Club will be running the Central Surf Single Fin Surfing Classic.
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Inside the WCT with World #5 Bede Durbidge
 At SURF2SURF we're stoked to have current world #5 Bede Durbidge giving us a unique insight into the life of one of the best surfers on the planet - check it out as he kicks off his WCT campaign at the Quickie PRO this week.
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RANGI's BLOG - 2008 Island Masters
 It was Monday the 25th of Feb 2008 and I had the privilege of being part of what turned out to be one of the most outstanding surf comps I have ever attended. After laying dormant for 20years, the Island Masters trophy has been dragged out of the closet, dusted off, and reinstated.
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work for Rip Curl
 Due to internal promotion an exciting opportunity now exists for an outstanding and experienced Customer Service person with technical background and “can do” attitude.
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Roaring 40's Entry form
Piha, March 8 & 9, 2008 -- A social event for surf enthusiasts 40 years and over and their families. Any profits to future events and cancer research. Download the entry form below:
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Roaring 40's 2008
 Mark your diaries...the Roaring 40's Surf Event is to be held over the weekend of 8 & 9 March. Entry forms out soon.
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New Kiwi brand soars
 New Zealand surf brand Moko has leapt in popularity in it's first season in retail stores. Moko is the creation of talented designer Totaea Rendall. It represents several years of develpment. A core Kiwi brand, it is NZ designed and made with solid roots in Maori and Polynesian imagery and influences. Check the moko site along with retailer list below.
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Rip Curl 'Somewhere'
 Coming soon - Somewhere! Some amazing video that will wet your appetite.
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Bede - Kiwi Connection
 Aussie Bede Durbidge pulled a huge result in Hawaii. In case you didn't know he's charing the CT on a board shaped by a kiwi - expat Wayne Mckewen.
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Slide #11 Out Dec 18
 Slide Longboarding Magazine - In store December 18th. Massive photo issue with travel articles on Taiwan, Nias, Bali and the Baja coast. Surf Art, surf break protection issues and a special treat by Derek Hynd on finless surfing at King Island plus much more.
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RPM / Kiwisurf Hit Oz
 Check out the shots from the recent RPM and KiwiSurf Magazine trip to West Oz. Featuring Team Riders: Nat Parsons, Zennor Wernham, Luke Ashman, James Skivington and Mike Smith. Photos by Estrada and Cory Scott. If you like these shots, wait til you see the best ones and epic coverage in KiwiSurf #101 out today.
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SURF2SURF.com Wins Key Web Award
 2:3:: SURF2SURF.com, has ranked number one in watersports category in the latest Hitwise New Zealand Online Performance awards program. The annual Hitwise Online Performance Awards celebrate the #1 websites across more than 160 industries for 2006. As Hitwise reports on the anonymous online usage and search behaviour of more than half a million New Zealand Internet users – the largest online sample of its kind - this unique awards program recognises excellence in online performance through public popularity.
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New PROCAMS page - check it out
 9:2:: SURF2SURF PROCAMS - We've finally got around to building a page that'll give you a good look at our PROCAMS service. It shows all the features of this subscriber service along with video from today, cam views, exclusive content and more. Check it out.
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Sam Willis - liquid displacement
17:3:2006 ::: Obliteration of liquid matter, Tay St.
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S2 CORE Profile - Leon Santorik
If you surf the Raglan points on a regular basis no doubt you've shared the lineup with Raglan surfer Leon Santorik and probably witnessed his sick, bordering on mechanical and some times post-vertical backhand.
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Reef
8:3:2006 ::: The Mount Reef kicked into action with a sneaky north swell supplying waves to the coast - mid tide produced some good waves with plenty of spooky drops and the odd barrel. Check out shots from this morning.
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Reef Shots
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Reef Shots Cont...
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PRIMO CAM - Lion Red Super 16
27:2:2006 ::: High-performance surfing lit up the grey Piha day this last weekend. Check out the best shots of the day.
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Thankyou Vaianu
22:2:2006 ::: The swell that won't stop. Exposed magnet spots today still 4ft with the odd bigger set - Check out the best shots of the swell around the Coro/BOP region during the last week or so. Feature requires Flash. If you don't have it, download it on the link below. Feature will take a while to load on the dial-ups but worth it.
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East Coast Perfection
16:2:2006 ::: The rewards of getting off the beaten track.
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East Coast Perfection II
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East Coast Perfection III
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East Coast Perfection IV
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S2 CORE Profile - Jarred Hancox
Jarred Hancox is full time surfer from the Taranak. He recently enjoyed the trip of a lifetime to Indo and the legendary G-Land. Check his profile and sick Indo shots by John Hepler.
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PRIMO CAM - Nationals
The latest Nationals photo's have been added to the Gallery section for dial-up users.
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PRIMO CAM - Nationals
13:1:2006 ::: SURF2SURF.com -- Primo Cam captures some epic Shippies at the Hyundai National Surfing Championships this week.
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PrimoCam Taranaki
:1:2006 ::: Animated Flash feature from Stent Rd.
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PrimoCam Taranaki II
2:1:2006 ::: More Taranaki.
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S2 CORE surfer profile - We chat with Mount surfer / designer James Skivington. James is one of the best all-round surfers in the BOP but it is rare to catch him wearing a comp rashie.
Pretty much anywhere on the west coast this morning.
Mike found this one. Ozzie Wright insane barrel (2nd wave on video)
You might have checked out the blog, now see the video as the RPM team tour NZ.
Bede Durbidge (current world#2) gives us an amazing insight into surfing Teahupoo as he prepares for the Billabong Pro Tahiti this week.
Youtube's Best - We're hunting out the best surfing movies on Youtube. Here's #1 looking from the inside out.
Jamie O’Brien, 24, has added another prestigious title to his list of achievements by winning the Air Tahiti Nui – Von Zipper Trials in heaving 6-8ft slabs at Teahupoo in Tahiti.
More cranking Teahupoo video at the heaviest wave on the planet.
THE world’s top 45 surfers have been issued a severe warning about what to expect for the 2008 Billabong Pro Tahiti with the world’s heaviest wave, Teahupoo, roaring 
NZ's best young surfers battle it out in the Taranaki at the Rip Curl Gromsearch. Photo's by Daisy Day. Note: If you would like shots from the weekend, email SURF2SURF we'll forward all requests to Daisy.
Cool galleries from a very rainy weekend. Grom's charge & Daisy Day captures the action.
We hit oz and catch some locals all over solid Nth Narabeen. Shots: Scrub / SURF2SURF.com
Not a spono logo in sight, it's everyday local surfers tearing apart fun east coast waves. Lookout you might be on Local Bro soon.
Winter's comin and so are the grunty southern ocean groundies. A day at the Ledge to kick things off. Video: Matt Vial
Current world #2 shares with us his experiences surfing the elite ASP WCT Tour. In this blog he prepares for the Boost Surf Show - a comp dedicated to aerial surfing.
Rangi catches up with a very stoked Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour winner Daryn McBride.
Hyundai Pro Longboard action from Port Waikato. The event was won by Jackson Close (Aus), Daryn McBride taking the Tour title.
One of the best slams we saw all summer. Cale Tolley- the guy rips, but all his surf and skate experience couldn't get him outta that beast.
Current world #2 shares with us his experiences surfing the elite ASP WCT Tour. In this blog he turns his focus to left-handers and backhand tube riding in prep for the legendary Fijian and Tahitian leg of the ASP World Tour.
Good waves, great weather all round. A fun summer of surf for both coasts. Photo's: SURF2SURF.com
Lewis kicks off our carnage feature scoring a nasty little scratch surfing Taylors. Stitches: 7
She is a full-time Law student at Auckland University. But she still finds time to win comps like the Corona Super 16. Surf2surf chats to Auck's/Piha surfer Mischa Davis.
Maz Quinn took the Super 16 with machine-like precision surfing. Here's some of the comp highlights.
Easily the best surfing seen in a comp this summer. This guy should be on the WQS! A few words with Luke.
At SURF2SURF we're privileged to have the current world #2 sharing with us his experiences surfing the elite ASP WCT Tour. In this blog he talks about the Rip Curl Pro Bells, where he placed 2nd to Kelly Slater.
Raglan's Luke Cederman pulled out some amazing surfing over the weekend at the Corona Super 16. Video COL/S2
Slater takes his second win straight. Bede Durbidge second. Best ASP shots.
Team RPM - Luke Ashman, Zennor Wernham, James Skivington, Mike Mallalieu, Alex Dive and Laura Rishworth flying the flag this summer. Photos Estrada.
Far north beachy 3 guys out,and thats the most crowded its been all year. shot Jesse
Girl's tear Tay street apart over the weekend at the Rip Curl Clean and Clear PRO. Portrait shots by Jonnie Mead / Action SURF2SURF.
Video highlights from a truly amazing surf comp. Video: SURF2SURF
Tearing the point apart - big moves from the comp last weekend. Video: COL / SURF2SURF.com
Rip Curl PRO, Manu Bay - Jay Quinn decides to surf his heat Goofy foot - a sight to behold.
It ran on Monday for first time in 20 years. The conditions were off the scale. The vibe at the comp was awesome.The legendary Island Masters is back.
Some amazing longboarding action at the Hyundai Pro held at Sandy Bay up North last weekend. McBride shows some genius longboarding to win it, and check Dylan Barnfields nose ride.
Northland longboarding action at the Hyundai Pro held over last weekend.
Grom's charge at Tay st, Mt Maunganui over the weekend for the Billabong Grom series. Check out the future of NZ surfing.
Two new locations - Muriwai which will have it's own report page this week, and Maori Bay + Muriwai 8 views for PROCAMS subscribers.
Contest and freesurfing action from the 08 Billabong Pro held at Whangamata.
Maz Quinn Takes out the 2008 Billabong Pro held at Whangamata. Highlights action and big moves from the three day event.
Grunty little East Coast beach break fires into action last week.
Quarters and semi's action from the Nationals today (jan 18). Comp at the magical Kaiaua north of Tolaga Bay.
Quaters and Semi's highlights from the Hyundai National Champs held north of Tolaga Bay today.
Nationals were on at Makorori again Thursday. Down the road a few locals take advantage of a bit more size as the swell wedges into Stock Route.
Taranaki surfer Paige Hareb is charging on the world stage taking a 2nd at the Billabong World Junior Champs recently. Jonnie Mead catches up with Paige.
Video highlights from the finals of the Hyundai Pro held at Papamoa on the weekend.
More amazing toes over the nose action from the Pap Pipeline. Music from Duno's band Taliband.
Action from the Hyundai Longboard Tour event one held at Papamoa Jan 5-6.
RPM Teamrider Zennor Wernham hits Indo for around 6 weeks every year. Some awesome images from his mission shot in July.
SURF2SURF PrimoCam - Angles from 2007, how we saw it. Enjoy.
More sick images from the year 2007.
Top ranked Kiwi on the QS, here's a bunch of the best SURF2SURF PrimoCam frames from 07.
Sam Willis pulls into a so looong grinding perfect barrel at Gizzy Pines. Check it out.
The conditions were tough, but the event was awesome. Coverage of the 07 Auahi Kore Maori Titles held last weekend. Photo's by Daisy Day and a few in there from Shaun Coffey.
More coverage of the 2007 Auahi Kore Maori Titles held last weekend.