Gisborne’s Jaxon Pardoe wins in Scholastics surfing final

Gizzy grommet Jaxon Pardoe added the national U14 boys 'Scholastic' title to his haul for the year on Friday to go with his 'Grom' series win (pictured) in May. Photo / New Zealand Surfing

Gisborne’s Jaxon Pardoe is the 2025 New Zealand Scholastics surfing champion in the Under 14 boys category.

Te Waiotu Fairlie, also from Gisborne, was the runner-up in the U18 girls longboard category.

Pardoe won his final yesterday at Stent Rd in Taranaki.

He beat Taranaki’s Koa Gillespie, who finished in second place, in a tiebreak.

Both finished on 10.70 points in the U14 final.

Gisborne surfer Te Waiotu Fairlie was runner-up in the under 18 girls longboard section of the national scholastics competition. Photo / Gisborne Herald

Fairlie scored 8.87 points in the final, finishing behind Northland’s Emma Lay on 9.67 points.

They were the only members of the Gisborne team to progress through to the finals.

Gisborne finished sixth out of the 12 competing regions.