Safety crew rides huge wave
The Corona Open J-Bay water-safety crew have had a busy week at Jefferys Bay.
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Another close call with shark for Mick Fanning
Mick Fanning has been plucked from the water at Jeffreys Bay because of a large shark.
Shark at surfing event two years later
Surfing has been called off at Jeffreys Bay, with a mako shark spotted in the line-up.
Slater shares x-ray of broken foot
Surfing great Kelly Slater has shared an x-ray image after breaking his right foot
Big chill brings giant swells
As Antarctic blast froze the country, a group of big wave surfers had a swell time.
World 'Proximity' premiere to make waves
A long awaited surfing movie will have its world premiere in Auckland tomorrow night.
Shark attack survivor no longer surfs
Darren Mills hasn't been surfing since he fought off a shark at Curio Bay in 2014.
Kelly Slater among surfers to save mate's life
Kelly Slater was one of several surfers who saved the life of a friend in Australia.
Shark attack: Dad heard girl's screams
Teen daughter dragged underwater in fatal attack, before father carried her body ashore.
Teen girl dies after shark attack
The 17-year-old was surfing with her dad in West Australia when she was bitten.
Sharks hold up semi at Margaret River
A shark scare halted the action at the World Surf League at Margaret River today.
Which is surfing's wipeout of the year?
The World Surf League has revealed its five nominees for the Wipeout of the Year.
Passionate surfers riding the Bay wave
More people taking up the sport, united in a fierce love of the waves.
Surfing: Big wave surfing star is set to hang out in NZ
Mathews, a fearless Australian-based daredevil with a reputation for being one of the best riders of huge waves in the world.
Watch: Dolphin body slams into surfer
As the surfer readies himself for a wave dolphin commits the ultimate surfing sin.
Surfing: Paige Hareb makes strong return
Kiwi surfer Paige Hareb's bid to requalify for the elite World Surf League championship tour has got off to a great start.
Surfer wins 'sexism' row
Marguerite Vujcich's mission to bring gender equality to the male-dominated sport of surfing has reaped rewards.
Jack Tame: Surf's up after the quake
COMMENT: It appears Kaikoura's surfing community might actually end up benefiting from the region's post-earthquake coastline.
Goff open to berth for mega-cruise ships
Auckland's mayor has said he's open to building a pontoon-like structure whose consent was put on hold by the council earlier this month.
Watch: Hilarious 11-year-old Aussie surfer at it again
Sabre Norris, 11, won the internet last month with a hilarious interview with Australia's Channel 9 - now she's taken her talents to the US with Ellen DeGeneres.
Watch: Mick Fanning surfs under the Northern Lights
While his world tour peers are jockeying for waves and points on the North Shore, Mick Fanning is standing on a desolate beach in Norway, the sky ready to open up and dump snow. "I don't think I'm well," he says. "I can go anywhere in the world. Boardshorts, whatever. But no, I come here." He's not complaining. He's actually in awe.
Bionic Woman writer's NZ hideaway
American author Peter Dixon is the man behind many hit TV shows from the 1960s, '70s and '80s, including, Flipper, Little House on the Prairie, Knight Rider, and Bionic Woman.
Quake topples surfer's property dream
A dream to run a surf school from a new seaside home is out of reach after the earthquake left a Kaikoura family out of pocket.
Kaikoura's surfers anxious to see change
Kaikoura's surfers are anxiously waiting for a swell to see what the weekend's earthquake means for the region's famous surf breaks.
Watch: 11yo Aussie surfer wins internet
She's the little ripper with the bubbly personality of a young Bindi Irwin and the surfing ability of her hero Sally Fitzgibbons - Sabre Norris has gone global.
Finally! Hawaii have another surfing world champion
For an island state considered to be the home of surfing, Hawaii has had to wait some time for its next men's world champion. Twelve
Shark attacks surfer off northern NSW
A surfer has had a lucky escape after being bitten by a shark in northern NSW, leading to all beaches in the area being closed.
Psychologist to study surf rage
A Massey Uni researcher is adamant he's not studying surf rage as an excuse to hit the water and says the aggressive behaviour is common on NZ water.
Big Dyls offers himself up for good cause
Big Dyls (Dylan Cossey) from The Block NZ is auctioning off a surf lesson, to raise money for a cause close to home.
Watch: Flippin' heck! Dolphin v surfer
A young surfer had a lucky escape when a dolphin leapt from the water and embedded its nose into his board as he caught a wave.
Kelly Slater's weird Gene Wilder tribute
Surfing legend Kelly Slater has sparked a confused online debate about whether his strange tribute to actor Gene Wilder is in poor taste.
Mick Fanning surfs in chilly secret location
Watch: Mick Fanning ditched the professional circuit to dodge icebergs as he surfed isolated waves in a half-frozen lake at a secret location.
'Surfing is just the best drug'
Surfers casually call their sport therapy - but a Tauranga drug and alcohol counsellor is proving it a reality.