New Zealand surfer watches in horror as his friend is dragged under the water by a great white shark off a Californian beach.

A surfer who died at a beach on Boxing Day has been described as an "inspiration" to other divers in his dive club.

Awards are all the rage at this time of year. Surfing won't trouble the gong department though. Indeed, the board brigade might rank as New Zealand's worst performing sport.

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.

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.

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.

Jack Johnson isn’t your typical rock star – he breaks the mould in terms of how the well-off behave.

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.