She's the little ripper with the bubbly personality of a young Bindi Irwin and the surfing ability of her hero Sally Fitzgibbons - Sabre Norris has gone global.

For an island state considered to be the home of surfing, Hawaii has had to wait some time for its next men's world champion. Twelve

A surfer has had a lucky escape after being bitten by a shark in northern NSW, leading to all beaches in the area being closed.

A Massey Uni researcher is adamant he's not studying surf rage as an excuse to hit the water and says the aggressive behaviour is common on NZ water.

Big Dyls (Dylan Cossey) from The Block NZ is auctioning off a surf lesson, to raise money for a cause close to home.

A young surfer had a lucky escape when a dolphin leapt from the water and embedded its nose into his board as he caught a wave.

Surfing legend Kelly Slater has sparked a confused online debate about whether his strange tribute to actor Gene Wilder is in poor taste.

Watch: Mick Fanning ditched the professional circuit to dodge icebergs as he surfed isolated waves in a half-frozen lake at a secret location.

Surfers casually call their sport therapy - but a Tauranga drug and alcohol counsellor is proving it a reality.

A surfer who broke his neck in a surfing mishap is learning to walk again after more than six months of rehab.

Last year, Mick Fanning was lucky to survive a terrifying shark attack at J-Bay. He took time out from surfing, and admitted he didn't

Three inexperienced surfers are counting their lucky starfish after getting caught in a rip and being sucked out to sea yesterday.

Mick Fanning has made a winning return to Jeffreys Bay. The Australian claimed victory in the opening heat of the World Surf League

Mick Fanning has declared himself "ready to go" for his return to Jeffery's Bay, scene of his clash with a great white shark.

Surfing champion Kelly Slater has spoken out about how miserable he was starring alongside Pamela Anderson on Baywatch.

Iran becomes the 100th member of the International Surfing Association.

A US surfer who recently visited North Korea has described it as "the New Zealand of Asia".

Pro water sportsmen talk about what it’s like to wipeout on big waves in the TV series Hawaiian Xtreme.

The Rip Curl Pro surfing championship happened at Raglan during the weekend.

In a field featuring four Olympic gold medallists, Dan Carter will at least find one more familiar face, surfer Mick Fanning.

A turf war has broken out at a much-loved Kiwi surf break over a camera broadcasting surf conditions.

Mark Matthews details his insane wipeout at Shipstern's Bluff during a huge swell, as featured in 'Fighting Fear'.

It wasn't what I'd imagined a tsunami shelter would look like.

Pro surfer Soli Bailey has described the moment a dolphin dropped in on his wave as being the best of his surfing career.

The Hawaiian athlete came out on top in the second event of the Ultimate Waterman contest, charging through the Piha surf to win the 6km race.

When the new, the groovy, the crazy and the old faves are brought along to next weekend's surfboard show-and-tell at Waipu Cove, a coffin lid will be among them.