Surfing

"Exhilarating and addictive…" that's how UK-born, New Zealand-based Francesca D'Oriano describes the feeling of riding a wave. Based out in Lyall Bay, the yoga instructor and founder of Wellington… Audio

The first Ultimate Waterman competition kicks off this weekend - it's a multi-sport, iron-man type event for surfers who will compete in short and long-board, stand-up paddle board and Waka-ama… Audio

If your bones haven't told you to stop, you keep going!" So says septuagenarian lifeguard Malcolm Beattie. Audio

The adage "there's no place like home" certainly rings true for Connan Mockasin. Having toured the furthermost reaches of the globe, showcasing his sophomore album Caramel, Mockasin took to his family… Audio

Former professional surfer whose new book is Becoming Westerly: the Transformation of Surfing Champion Peter Drouyn into Westerly Windina. Audio

With surfboard craftsman Roger Hall, Taranaki-based pro-surfer Paige Hareb and Raglan surfing instructor Ryan Bellamy. Audio

Taranaki surfers say a proposed freedom camping bylaw is unworkable and will put some of New Zealand's top-rating surfbreaks at risk. Audio

Young Northland/Auckland quartet Beach Pigs have emerged from months of enforced silence with their debut album, the enigmatically-titled Grom Warfare. The product of punishing live schedules, serious… Audio

Raglan Area School has a surfing academy which attracts some of the country's top young surfers. Audio