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Giant waves hit surf comp spectators
Two six metre walls of water caught dozens of Mavericks Surfing Contest spectators off-guard and knocked them to a rocky Californian beach.
Waves hit US surf comp spectators
Two six metre walls of water knocked spectators onto a rocky beach, significantly injuring 13.
Surfing: Kiwi nears grand final
Kiwi Ben Poulter is just two great waves away from the grand final at the ISA junior world surfing championships at Piha.
A week of it
The old Reverend of gospel and soul Al Green may have been singing for 60-odd years but this is the first time he has made it Downunder.
Surfing: Kiwi surfers get quick course on Piha conditions
The NZ team have been making the most of their limited build-up for the World Junior Surfing Championships beginning in Piha.
Good waves draw crowds - and surf rage
With growing numbers chasing the perfect ride or just an uncrowded wave come tensions - which can spill over into abuse, vandalism and arrests.
New wave - a 1960s beach revolution
Sun, sea and the birth of surfing: the second part of a four-part story by Graeme Lay.