The annual Tairāwhiti Stand Up Paddleboard Surfing Championships are on in Gisborne, bringing people from all corners and cultures together with a unique vibe of whanaungatanga.
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Veteran waveskiing on a wave of good health
Steve Gibbs of Ngāi Tāmanuhiri has been crowned veteran champion at the NZ Open Waveskii Surfing Titles for 2019 in Gisborne. The two-time world champion says waveskiing is a way to maintain a healthy lifestyle and stay active while advancing in years.
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SUP surfing on wave to good health
Māori paddle surfers are preparing for the Māori Stand Up Paddle Surf Club Competition in Gisborne, the premier national SUP surfing and SUP foil event in Aotearoa.
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Fitness key to success in surf
Stella Smith has been crowned champion at the SUP Surf Nationals in Taranaki for a third consecutive year. Along with Sean Hovell and Geoff Pardoe who placed second and third in the men's competition, she's pointed to fitness as key to success at the national level.
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Māori making waves in SUP board surfing
Three Māori Stand Up Paddle Board Surfers are looking to make waves at the National Surf Competition in Taranaki.
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Christie catching wave back to the top
Just when he thought this would be his final year competing in the World Surf League Qualifying series, Ngāpuhi and Rongomaiwahine surfer Ricardo Christie was wrong. Christie has found his way back to the top, with the best year of his career seeing him finish eighth on the qualifying series to guarantee his spot on the 2019 Championship Tour.
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Future proofing surf breaks in Aotearoa
Surfer and researcher Dr JordanTe Aramoana Waiti says surf breaks in Aotearoa are increasingly at risk due to coastal development activities, and that iwi have a role to play in their protection.
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Butler boosts to top 200
Tauranga Moana surfer Kehu Butler has achieved a career best, placing second at the Phillip Island QS1000 in Australia. The result should see the talented surfer jump 100-odd places to just inside of the top 200 in the world.
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Jonas Te Aho gives back to rangatahi
Jonas Te Aho could have chosen life in a gang or surfing. He chose the latter and wants to make sure young adults make the same choice.
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Young Māori surfers ride to world champs
Four young Māori surfers are on their way to Huntington Beach, California, to represent Aotearoa in the World Junior Surfing Championships.
