Kiwi surfer Ricardo Christie faces an anxious wait to discover whether his dream has come true.

Some of the world's best water sports athletes - including surfers and stand-up paddleboarders - will be based in Auckland next March competing for the title of the The Ultimate Waterman. Competitors in the elite section will compete in six different disciplines; shortboard surfing, longboard surfing, stand-up paddleboard endurance and stand-up paddleboard surfing, waka ama endurance and tow-in surfing.

Some of the world's best water sports athletes - including surfers and stand-up paddleboarders - will be based in Auckland next March competing for the title of the The Ultimate Waterman.

Dropping in on another surfer's wave is the sport's greatest crime. So when a Brazilian gatecrashed Kiwi Tim Thompson's ride on three straight barrels, he decided to do something about it.

A video of Kiwi surfer Tim Thompson tackling a Brazilian man who dropped in on his wave has gone viral.

A master surfboard maker has sold a handcrafted board to a New Zealand buyer for a staggering $1.5 million.

Police have resumed their search for a missing Gisborne surfer, after his car was found near a remote beach.

Head over heels for NSW waves, Duncan Gillies feels the fear but does it anyway.

Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning were fighting for the crown and the only thing separating either man from another world title was a 10-foot wave at Pipeline. For Mick, the scenario was simple, win two heats by catching four waves in the excellent range and he'll cement his spot among surfing royalty.

Is this the moment Andrew Cotton, a plumber from Devon, broke the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed?

A renowned Kiwi surfboard designer has found himself riding the global 3D printing wave after using the state-of-the-art technology to create a world first product.

Paige Hareb has lost all her funding from High Performance Sport NZ - but NZ's only professional surfer is still confident 2014 could be her best season yet.

Australia's top surfers have won the battle to save one of the best waves in the world, but the war to save the Gold Coast's surfing future is just beginning.

A 35-year-old surfer was fatally mauled by a shark Saturday off a notorious stretch of Australia's west coast, police said.

Winning the world junior surfing title in Brazil was a dream come true for Ella Williams - but it is only part of her masterplan.

Australia's Mick Fanning missed a chance to claim his third world surfing championship when he was beaten in the quarter-finals at the Portugal Pro.

Al Gillespie asks whether the same approaches of decision makers would have been made with our best ski fields, white water rapids or premier bush walks in national parks.

Gisborne's surfing community is in shock at the news local surf hero Allan Byrne has died following a motorcycle accident in Bali.

A New Zealand surfer remembers seeing the eye and skin barnacles of a huge whale before it flung him 3m into the air.

Raglan's rocky Manu Bay has been rated among the world's top surfing spots by American news organisation CNN.

A big wave surfing legend helps Danielle Wright and family take on the small waves at Omaha Beach.