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.

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.

Surfer Mick Fanning says he is happy to be home after his terrifying shark encounter - and he's keen to return to the water.

The shark attack on Australian surfer Mick Fanning was the major news story across the world yesterday.

Surfer praises friend Julian Wilson and hints he will return to the waters where he almost lost his life to a shark.

New footage has emerged that appears to show a shark lurking in the water close to Mick Fanning, just hours before he was attacked.

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.

Kiwi Maz Quinn has described the shark attack on Mick Fanning as a "surfer's worst nightmare".

Kiwi cousin of Mick Fanning says family were stunned by what they saw: "It was hard to watch.. it gave me chills."

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 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.

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.

Surfboards are joining the wave of products being produced by high-tech 3D printers.

New Zealand surfer Ricardo Christie has eliminated joint world No.1 Filipe Toledo from the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia.

A surfer will go anywhere to get a good wave. Even on a chilly Dunedin day.

A long-standing trademark dispute between surfing wax company Sex Wax and swimwear company Zoggs has ended at the Supreme Court.

Dozens of surfers took to St Clair Beach yesterday to mark the centenary of Duke Kahanamoku's visit to Dunedin. Organiser Shay Dewey said the event was a celebration of Duke Kahanamoku's ''gift''. 'What we are celebrating is his gift of surfing that he gave to the rest of the world,'' Mr Dewey said.

Ricardo Christie has become the first New Zealand man in more than 12 years to join surfing's elite thanks to the goodwill of the crowd-funding community.

A century ago, overdressed crowds flocked to New Zealand beaches to see if the rumours were true - that a strange man from foreign shores could walk on water.

Raglan surfer Billy Stairmand lived up to his favourite's tag at the national surfing championships yesterday, winning the open men's division in ferocious conditions at Piha Beach.

Top surfer Zen Wallis looks for a safe landing after hitting the eject button on a wave during the 2015 national championships at south Piha, Auckland, yesterday.

A new era in female surfing was ushered in at the 2015 Billabong national surfing championships yesterday as six young surfers forced their way into the semifinals of the open women's division.