video

Max wetsuit by Seventhwave
 

Maru Pou and his family (such as brother Haami) are a regular fixture in the deep south of New Zealand. As you can see, they don't let the cold effect their surfing. Here's Maru testing his MAX 4/3.

Canterbury Women's Champs 2010

Early March saw the comp held in difficult 2ft conditions at New Brighton. A great turnout of over 35 women charged the tough tide and made this years event, sponsored by O'Neill and Sisco Surf, a great day for both women's shortboarding and longboarding in Christchurch.

Sumner Bar

Swamped with a solid East swell over the weekend of January 15th-16th, Sumner Bar (and Sumner locals) were frothing! Who said Christchurch doesn't get waves?

South Island Grom Series

The South Island Grom Series attracted a record number of entries this year with over thirty young surfers competing in three age groups. The contest was held at the picturesque Te Oka Bay on the southern side of Banks Peninsular, Canterbury NZ, where competitors enjoyed up to 1.0m waves with offshore wind conditions.

With event organisers moving the contest to the more sheltered Taylors Mistake, Christchurch, the grommets were rewarded with pumping two-to-three foot peaks for most of the day. With the sun belting down, groms of all ages rounded up Event 2 of the South Island Series in style.

SISA Circuit 2009

The Weka Stitch Cape Classic was held at Tauranga Bay, Westport over Labour Weekend (24-25th October). The absolutely brilliant weather made a great contrast to the last few years, making the 19th anniversary competition a huge success. Longboard, shortboard, men's, women's and groms: it's all in the video above.

A snapshot of the O'Neill Kaikoura Cold Water Classic shot over Queen's Birthday weekend, held in frigid but fun waves on the East Coast of South Island, New Zealand. Some great pics of the Cold Water Classic can also be found at Phoam Surf Blog courtesy of Nic Reeves. News and results of the event are also online at stuff.co.nz. Check it out!