A new film celebrating New Zealand's extreme sports history arrives on the big screen as a surfing doco about riding the monster waves off Fiordland heads to television. Scott Kara investigates.

A Hawaiian rookie takes out the women's surfing event in Taranaki, as Kiwi Sarah Mason's giant-killing run ends.

Rising NZ star Sarah Mason snatched the limelight from compatriot Paige Hareb at the women's world surfing championships in Taranaki.

Paige Hareb produced the second best ride of the day as the third leg of the women's world surfing championship tour finally began off the coast of Taranaki today.

NZ's pioneering female surfer seems certain to venture into troubled waters off her beloved Taranaki coast this weekend.

Two six metre walls of water caught dozens of Mavericks Surfing Contest spectators off-guard and knocked them to a rocky Californian beach.

Two six metre walls of water knocked spectators onto a rocky beach, significantly injuring 13.

Kiwi Ben Poulter is just two great waves away from the grand final at the ISA junior world surfing championships at Piha.