Why Mick Fanning is a legend
Shark-punching surfer Mick Fanning received NZ$82K for an interview... here's what he did with the cash.
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JAWS 2: Just when Mick thought it was safe...
Champion surfer Mick Fanning has an encounter with another shark.
Fanning heads back to the surf
Australian pro-surfer Mick Fanning has returned to the water days after being attacked by a shark on live television.
Smoke on the water: Surfing while on fire
While recently in Tahiti filming for "Who Is JOB 5.0," Jamie carried out one of his surfing dreams: to get barreled on one of the world’s heaviest waves ... while lit on fire. Source: Red Bull/Youtube
Did Red Bull save Mick Fanning from a shark?
Energy drink and fellow surfing contest sponsor Rip Curl under fire for "crass hijacking" of interview.
Who is the hero surfer who risked his life?
Julian Wilson is 26, earns $2 million a year and his girlfriend is a model. He risked it all to save a mate from a shark.
Surfer Mick Fanning: 'I don't know why it didn't bite'
Australian pro-surfer Mick Fanning is the most talked about athlete in the world right now after he miraculously walked away from a shark attack totally unharmed. The three-time world champion punched a great white that tried to attack him while he was competing in the final of the J-Bay Open at South Africa's Jeffreys Bay.
Amazing life of Mick Fanning
He earns $2.7m a year, has a model wife, a huge property portfolio and lost his brother in a car crash at 16: The life of shark attack survivor Mick Fanning.
'It was a really emotional scene'
Surfer Mick Fanning says he is happy to be home after his terrifying shark encounter - and he's keen to return to the water.
Fanning memes: Man vs shark
The shark attack on Australian surfer Mick Fanning was the major news story across the world yesterday.
Fanning's heartfelt thank-you
Surfer praises friend Julian Wilson and hints he will return to the waters where he almost lost his life to a shark.
Shark 'clearly' spotted earlier
New footage has emerged that appears to show a shark lurking in the water close to Mick Fanning, just hours before he was attacked.
Dead brother watching over
The mother of an Australian surfer who survived a close encounter with a great white shark believes her son's dead sibling was watching over him.
'The rule of thumb is just to fight back'
Kiwi Maz Quinn has described the shark attack on Mick Fanning as a "surfer's worst nightmare".
Mum watched attack in horror
Kiwi cousin of Mick Fanning says family were stunned by what they saw: "It was hard to watch.. it gave me chills."
Shark attack: Surfer swam to help rival
Julian Wilson's selfless heroism is being praised after he swam towards a great white shark that was attacking fellow Aussie Mick Fanning.
Adventure surf photography: Nailing the shot
Get behind the lense with Alan Van Gysen for an in-depth look at nailing the shot and packing the right tools to capture the surf trip of a lifetime. Source: Red Bull/Youtube
Science of surfing Sydney's Cape Fear waves
The Cape Fear wave is like nothing else on this earth. It's shallow, unpredictable, steep, and a wave that's nearly impossible to master. Unpredictable and treacherous on it's best of days. With a keen look at the landscape, and a deep respect for the wave, surfers can arm themselves with the intel to take on the beast... but making it out clean is never a guarantee. Take an inside look at the science behind the slab, in preparation for the 2015 Red Bull Cape Fear Contest.
Orewa junior surf champ making waves
Orewa is a long way from Muriwai. But that doesn't faze Lucy Makaea in her quest to be the best surf lifesaving competitor she can be.
Surfing: Christie hooks big fish
Kiwi surfer Ricardo Christie continues to acclimatise himself to the World Surf league, recording a career-best result at the Rio Pro in Brazil yesterday.
Surfers gear up to catch 3D wave
Surfboards are joining the wave of products being produced by high-tech 3D printers.
Kiwi surfer eliminates world No 1
New Zealand surfer Ricardo Christie has eliminated joint world No.1 Filipe Toledo from the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia.
The Ultimate Waterman 2015 (+video)
Watch: a highlights package of the Ultimate Waterman even at Pinnacle surf break off Potato Point at Purakaunui.
Slater's world title ambitions fade
Kelly Slater admitted his chance to claim a record 12th world surfing title was slipping away after he was dumped out of the Rip Curl Pro by Brazilian Gabriel Medina.
Stunning photos of huge surf
A surfer will go anywhere to get a good wave. Even on a chilly Dunedin day.