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Local Focus: Live for More getting troubled youths back on track
Charitable trust helps young people leave their troubled pasts behind.
Local Focus: A simple goal to build the most sustainable surfboards in New Zealand
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'Going to get gnarly': Kiwi surfer's first look at Games venue cut short
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Freak accident kills Hawaiian pro surfer
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The Outrigger Waikiki Beachcomber review: A cool sanctuary in the centre of the action
The hotel has had a $55m renovation and has a fresh feel throughout.
Dramatic rescue: Kiwi surf champ in ICU after wipeout
Surfing legend Maz Quinn suffered spinal injuries in the accident.
Deadly waters: Urgent call for new lifejacket laws after 'staggering' stats
Coastguard boss says too many volunteers have had to "pull dead bodies from the sea".
Pay Wave: Hawaiians battling 'commodification' of precious treasure
The project has landed in court following concerns about cultural commodification.
70 students compete at Northland Scholastic Surf trials
Northland Scholastic Surf trials see big turnout from region's schools
No ocean? No problem - Surf’s up for inland Otago wave catchers
Hāwea Flat isn't the first place that springs to mind when it comes to surfing.
Local Focus: Arataki Boardriders to the rescue
Community-funded water safety programme teaches families how to respect the ocean.
‘The water was red’: Hawaii surfer recalls costly shark attack
"As I went by the gills, it let go."
Whanganui farmers catching a break
"It means we’re coming together and feeling proud to be farmers."
Local Focus: Piha surf comp relocated to Mt Maunganui
Junior surf comp relocated after damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Piha.
A big-wave photographer faces frigid water, sharks and currents to get the shot
New York Times: “You don’t want to get the same shots as everyone else on the boat.”
Best Beach 2023: NZ's top 10 surf beaches
You've nominated your favourites, now vote for the ultimate winner.
'You never know what could happen': Kiwi star on risk and reward of surfing
Billy Stairmand has long accepted the risk associated with his job.
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash on NZ’s best beaches - and his ultimate summer pick
From the East Coast to the top of the South, Nash says we're spoiled for choice.
Best Beach 2023: Six60 star’s surprising pick for NZ’s top beach
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Editorial: Best Beach 2023 best way to start the new year
EDITORIAL: It's been another long and difficult year; thank goodness we can hit the beach!
Finding gender equality in the world’s most famous waves
New York Times: Women have been fighting for major Pipeline competitions for years.
Epic, secret Aussie wave pool confirms public opening
It’s hosted champion surfers, and Hemsworths behind closed doors, the pool is now public.
Former surfing champ killed in alleged pub fight
He was famous for defeating Kelly Slater as a teenager in 1996.
'Heartbreaking': Surfing prodigy dead at 24
The surfing community is in mourning after the death.
Riding the world's biggest waves, without a surfboard
New York Times: Kalani Lattanzi has taken bodysurfing to the next level.
Surfer rescued in Far North after being knocked out on rocks
The man needed to be resuscitated twice.
Kiwi surf widow's heartbreak: 'We'll live our best life for Jamie'
Doting mum Courtney intends to fulfill all the dreams the couple had for little Lenni.
Drug money used to fund anti-drug initiatives
New Zealand's criminals have helped pay for a range of community programmes this year.