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WHANGAMATA — It was a tough outing at Whangamata this weekend for the second three events on the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge with the forecasted swell getting pushed out, leaving New Zealand’s top junior talent battling it out in small 0.5m waves.

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Two days of action at the 2025 National Surfing Championships presented by Toi Foundation has seen several divisions contested through to the finals stage setting up an important third day of action.

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DUNEDIN — An explosive final day of the 2024 National Surfing Championships has seen Taranaki surfer Daniel Farr claim his second national title by the closest margin in the history of the event.  Another young star has emerged in the Women’s Division with 15-year-old Maya Mateja stunning the field to win the Open Women’s Division.

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The New Zealand Junior Surfing Team heads into the final day of the World Junior Championships with one team member vying for a podium finish amongst the best young surfers in the world.

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The New Zealand Longboard Team has had an excellent start to their campaign at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Longboard Championship held in Surf City, El Salvador.

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DUNEDIN — Raglan surfer Taylor Hutchison, has claimed his first win for the season.  The committed regular foot surfer won the Te Kaika South Island Surfing Championships held at St Clair Beach and Blackhead, Dunedin over Easter Weekend.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Jack Tyro (Chch) and Mia Waite (Aus) claimed the premier longboard divisions at the Ray White Duke Festival of Surfing completed at New Brighton Beach, Christchurch today (Sunday 26th March).  They were joined by Tao Mouldey (Mnt) and Chloe Groube (Pau) who won the premier junior divisions at the event.

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RAGLAN — Mount Maunganui’s Tim O’Connor and Christchurch surfer Ava Henderson claimed titles at the Rip Curl Pro Raglan today (Sunday 19th March) cleaning up in perfect waves at Manu Bay.

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WHANGAMATA — Mount Maunganui’s Bay Boardriders Club surfed to victory at the Hurley New Zealand Boardrider Club Championships presented by Volkswagen completed at Whangamata Saturday, topping the best clubs in the country.

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GISBORNE — It’s been ten years since a New Zealand Grom Series event has been held in Gisborne, but in May (14th – 15th) the drought will be broken with groms from around the country descending on Tairawhiti, Gisborne for the Sequence Surf Shop Gisborne Junior Pro.

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WHANGAMATA — New Zealand’s top boardrider clubs will battle it out early this May with the winning team earning the right to represent New Zealand on the world stage come January 2023.

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TARANAKI —   The country's most eager groms are eyeing up Fitzroy Beach in New Plymouth for the National Primary School Champs scheduled to get underway next weekend (29-30 September).

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  Taranaki surfer Paige Hareb has qualified for the 2013 ASP World Tour overnight after progressing through to the third round of the Nike US Open of Surfing and ensuring a fourth straight year at the elite level of women's surfing.

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Jay Quinn (Gis) has jumped up twenty places to 52nd in the world after an impressive ninth placing at the Mr Price Pro held at Ballito, South Africa over the weekend.

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The final surfer ratings for the 2012 New Zealand Grommet Series have been completed with six new champions confirmed after five events took place throughout New Zealand during summer and Autumn.

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Waves Continue to Pump for Kiwis in Panama The Rip Curl New Zealand Junior Surfing Team surfed through another massive day of action at the 2012 DaKine ISA World Junior Surfing Championship being held at Playa Venao, Panama with some exceptional performances coming out of the Kiwi camp.

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The Barnes family of Mount Maunganui drove away from Farmers Auto Village in their new Hyundai Santa Fe yesterday (Thursday 29th March) having won the vehicle after competing on the 2012 Hyundai Tour.

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Hawaiian Extreme Waterman Mike Waltze is in Auckland next week for the New Zealand premier of his new Stand Up Paddle film, That First Glide, to screen with a special feature wrapping up the 2012 Hyundai Tour by Greenroom Productions.

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Postponement For Quiksilver King of the Groms Maz Quinn's Quiksilver King of the Groms presented by Don't Let The Sun Get Under Your Skin scheduled for this weekend at Gisborne has been postponed due to lack of surf forecasted for the region.

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RAGLAN — VQS surf series is heading to Raglan on Saturday the 24th of March.

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RAGLAN — Gisborne's Bobby Hansen took home everything on the final day of the Rip Curl Pro presented by Nature Valley completed at Manu Bay, Raglan today (Saturday 17th March).

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RAGLAN — The final event of the New Zealand Pro Series for summer is heading to Raglan this weekend (16-18 March) with the Rip Curl Pro presented by Nature Valley willing some good conditions to prevail for the season finale.

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PIHA — Double Bowden Brilliance At The Piha Billabong Grom Series Event The Bowden brothers, McKenzie and Tane of Whangamata have broken through the grommet ranks to claim their maiden national level events at the final competition of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge completed at Piha today.

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PIHA — It was back to the beach for the groms on the first day of the final Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge event being held at Piha today (Saturday 10th March).

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PIHA — Groms to Vie for Australian Surf Trips New Zealand's best young surfers head to the final event of the Billabong Grom Series pres by Oceanbridge at Piha this weekend (10-11 March) to see if they can beat their friends and win the chance to go and surf in Australia.

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AUCKLAND — Piha surfer Zen Wallis has claimed his first ever victory on the 2012 Hyundai Tour winning the final event of the year at Port Waikato today (Sunday 4th March).

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GISBORNE — Mount Maunganui surfer Tim O'Connor claimed his maiden victory at the O'Neill Sequence Surf Shop Pro completed at Gisborne today (Sunday 26th February).

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GISBORNE — The Women's Division of the O'Neill Sequence Surf Shop Pro got underway at Makorori Beach, Gisborne today (Saturday 25th February) in trying conditions with under 1.0m of swell and strong southerly winds.

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After an exceptional third placing at the Australian Open two days ago, Billy Stairmand (Rag) returns to New Zealand to compete at the O'Neill Sequence Surf Shop Pro at Gisborne this coming weekend (25 - 26 February).

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The 2012 Hyundai Tour returned to a clean Mount Maunganui beach today (Saturday 18th February) for the fourth event of the series.

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MT MAUNGANUI — Local Mount Maunganui surfer Ant McColl claimed his maiden Hyundai Tour victory in his home waters at Tay Street today (Sunday 19th February) in the fourth of five events for the season.

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MT MAUNGANUI — The penultimate round of the Hyundai Tour is set for a start at Mount Maunganui this weekend with the field of Open Men's Division surfers in a do-or-die situation to catch ratings leader Thomas Kibblewhite (Auck).

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Surfing New Zealand has today (Tuesday 14th February 2012) named twelve surfers as part of the Rip Curl New Zealand Junior Surfing Team which will represent New Zealand at the 2012 Dakine ISA World Junior Surfing Championship which takes place in Panama during April 2012.

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WHANGAMATA — Gisborne's Bobby Hansen continued his comeback to the competitive arena today progressing through to his second consecutive semifinal berth at the Billabong Pro presented by Sony held at Whangamata today (Saturday 11th February).

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WHANGAMATA — Performance levels at the Billabong Pro presented by Sony being held at Whangamata were intense today (Friday 10th February) with Buck Woods one of many standout Gisborne surfers.

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WHANGAMATA — This coming weekend sees the combination of two events rolled into one at Whangamata with the postponed Billabong Pro presented by Sony and the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge both taking place at Whangamata from Friday 10th February.

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WHANGAREI — 2011 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Champion Taylor Jensen (USA) today (Monday 6th February) showed why he is the best in the business with a near perfect performance in the final of the ASP Open Men's Division of the Hyundai Tour event at Sandy Bay, Whangarei, New Zealand.

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Piha's Elliot Paerata - Reid claimed event one of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge today (Sunday 5th February) after dominating an action packed final of the Under 16 Boys Division at Tay Street, Mount Maunganui.

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WHANGAREI — 2011 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Longboard Champion Taylor Jensen (USA) today (Sunday 5th February) announced his arrival at the 2012 ASP Longboard Qualifying Series Hyundai Tour event held at Sandy Bay, Whangarei, New Zealand.

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Day One of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge was filled with action both on the water and on land today (Saturday 4th February) with New Zealand's best young surfers making the most of a sunny day at Mount Maunganui.

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Day two (Saturday 4th February) of the 2012 Hyundai Tour event 3 at Sandy Bay took place in almost identical conditions as day one.

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The waiting game is finally coming to an end for New Zealand's youngest surfers who get the chance to compete in the first event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge at Mount Maunganui this weekend (4-5 February).

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Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Longboard Champion Taylor Jensen (USA) is heading to New Zealand to contest the Hyundai Tour this week, the event doubling as the first event of the Australasian ASP Longboard Qualifying Series.

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WHANGAMATA — The Billabong Pro presented by Sony, scheduled to take place at Whangamata this weekend 28th - 30th January, has been postponed due to an unfavourable swell forecast.

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PIHA — Billy Stairmand (Raglan) stormed to his second victory claiming national title after a near flawless performance in the final of the Open Men's Division at the 2012 Hyundai National Surfing Championships held at Piha Beach, Auckland today (Saturday 21st January).

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One by one the top ranked surfers in New Zealand have exited the 2012 Hyundai National Surfing Championships but it is Raglan surfer Billy Stairmand that has progressed through to the final of the Open Men's Division in search of his second national title.

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Day three of the 2012 Hyundai National Surfing Championships saw New Zealand's best surfers hit the water in the star studded Open Men's Division with the country's internationally ranked surfers bringing flare to the best conditions Piha has seen in 2012.

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A combination of young and old managed to contest day two of the 2012 Hyundai National Surfing Championships held at Piha today (Monday 16th January) with some of the youngest competitors showing everyone how it is done.

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PIHA — The bad weather that continues to plague New Zealand this summer has had an impact on day one of the 2012 Hyundai National Surfing Championships at Piha today (Sunday 15th January) with the remnants of the large westerly swell holding throughout the day.

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PIHA — Auckland's Piha Beach awaits the best surfers in New Zealand as the 2012 Hyundai National Surfing Championships fast approaches with the week-long surfing event commencing Sunday (15th January).

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RAGLAN — Thomas Kibblewhite (Rodney) has made the best possible start to the 2012 Hyundai Tour convincingly winning the first event completed at Manu Bay, Raglan today (Sunday 8th January).

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RAGLAN — A big day of surfing ushered in the first event of the 2012 Hyundai Tour today (Saturday 7th January) with the longboarders scoring perfect 1.0m waves at Manu Bay, Raglan.

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RAGLAN — As the sun attempts to break through what seems to be the never ending cloud of summer, the first national surfing event kicks off this weekend marking a three month span of nationwide summer surfing events.

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The three-event Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge marks it's eighth year of existence in 2012 with another action packed summer of surfing for New Zealand's budding young surfers.

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Jay Quinn (Gis) has finished the 2011 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour in 41st place as the highest ranked Kiwi for 2011.

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GISBORNE — The youngest of New Zealand's surfers got that chance to tackle a big day of surfing at the 2011 Primary School Champs yesterday completing the event late in the afternoon and crowning two new rising stars.

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Jay Quinn (Gis) has leap-frogged travelling companion Richard Christie (Mah) to become the highest ranked Kiwi surfer in the world at 44th after posting an impressive runner-up finish to Kolohe Andino (USA) at the Fantastic Noodles Kangaroo Island Pro completed in Australia yesterday (9th November).

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RAGLAN — The 2012 Hyundai Tour will kick some life into summer starting early January, with five events taking place at iconic surf spots around New Zealand.

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AUCKLAND — The Hyundai National Championships celebrates a monumental milestone in 2012 with the fiftieth edition of the event taking place at Piha Beach, Auckland.

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NORTHLAND — The Gisborne scholastic surfing team have emerged victors at the 2011 National Scholastic Surfing Championships after the closest of battles to claim their first team title in six years.

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The host Northland surfing team are back at the top of the congested leader board at the National Scholastic Surfing Championships after day four (Thursday 13th October) with only one day of competition remaining.

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NORTHLAND — The Auckland Surfing Team came out from day three of the National Scholastic surfing championships atop the standings today (Wednesday 12th October) with two days to go at the event being held in Northland.

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NORTHLAND — The host Northland team came up with some big performances on day two of the National Scholastic Surfing Championships today (Tuesday 11th October), a day on which the first contestants were eliminated from the event.

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NORTHLAND — The National Scholastic Surfing Championships took on the challenge of a sub tropical storm to get day one of five underway today (Monday 10th October).

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Jay Quinn (Gis) has broken into the top 50 surfers in the world after an impressive third placing at a six star prime event on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour over the weekend.

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Paige Hareb (Tara) has qualified for the 2012 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Women's World Tour for the fourth consecutive year after finishing fifth at an event in Europe overnight.

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Paige Hareb (Tara) has regained the billing as New Zealand's top ranked female surfer after placing fifth at an international event held in Spain over the weekend.

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Sarah Mason has rocketed up the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Women's World Rankings to fifth after placing third at the Sri Lankan Airlines Pro completed at Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka yesterday (Sunday 4th September).

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Sarah Mason (Gis) is slashing her way to third place at the Sri Lankan Airlines Pro completed at Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka yesterday (Sunday 4th September).

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WHANGAMATA — East End's world champion IRB crew Andrew Cronin and James Morwood began their search for a perfect BP Surf Rescue national championships with a win in the tube rescue on the first day of the three-day carnival in Whangamata today.

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PIHA — Raw West Coast waves, international challengers and a gripping finish – the fourth and final round of the New Zealand surf boat series looks like having it all.

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TARANAKI — Glenn Anderson has now won six titles at the Lion Foundation Surf League but the Taranaki surf lifesaver rates his latest one as the most dominant of all.

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MT MAUNGANUI — The Australian surf lifesaving team completed a clean sweep of the DHL International Surf Challenge in Mount Maunganui yesterday, although New Zealand again took the fight to their trans-Tasman rivals.

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MT MAUNGANUI — A green and gold tide swept across the sands of Mount Maunganui today in the opening test of the International Surf Challenge in Mount Maunganui yesterday.

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Richard Christie (Gis) snatched a come from behind win at the Billabong Pro presented by Sony today (Sunday 30th January) after scoring a 9.77 point ride on the last wave of the final to jump from fourth into first.

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The 2010/11 SOL Surf Series will return to Mount Maunganui after a one-year hiatus following the announcement that the Bay of Plenty will mark the fourth stop of the series.

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Young Gisborne surfing prodigy Korbin Hutchings surfed to victory in the Boys Division of the Blitz Surf Shop Primary School Champs over the weekend but it was Campion College led by Girls Division winner Dayna Story that took out first placed school at the event.

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Paige Hareb has placed runner up at the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games today (Thursday 28th October) helping the Quiksilver New Zealand Surfing Team to place seventh overall at the event staged at Punta Hermosa, Peru.

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Quiksilver New Zealand Surfing Team member Paige Hareb (Taranaki) will contest the final day of the 2010 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games set to take place in Peru overnight (New Zealand time).

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The final team standing for the Quiksilver New Zealand Surfing Team competing at the 2010 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games being held in Peru now rests on the performance of the two female team members Paige Hareb (Tara) and Laura Rishworth (Mnt).

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New Zealand surfers Richard Christie (Gisborne/Mahia) and Billy Stairmand (Raglan) have surfed to excellent results on the ASP World Tour with official rankings being released overnight having them ranked 53rd and 62nd in the world respectively.

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Nick White (Mnt) was the fourth and final Kiwi in the Open Men's Division to fall for the Quiksilver New Zealand Surfing Team today (Monday 25th October). White finished equal 29th overall at the 2010 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games being held at Punta Hermosa, Peru.

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RAGLAN — The 2010 Auahi Kore Aotearoa Maori Surfing Titles is set to score pumping waves this weekend (23rd – 24th October) with a perfect swell marching up the Tasman Sea. The eighteenth edition of the event is being staged at Manu Bay, Raglan for only the third time.

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Richard Christie has repeated the dose overnight with an excellent fifth placing at the San Miguel Pro at Zarautz, Spain.

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(Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010) An elite field of 32 internationals have been invited to contest the prestigious Air Tahiti Nui VonZipper Trials scheduled to take place at the notorious break of "Teahupo'o" in Tahiti over four days beginning August 16th.

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The 2010 New Zealand Surfing Team was confirmed today (Monday 2nd August). Eight of the nation's top surfers will compete at the annual 2010 Billabong International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games at Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru from the 19th – 27th of October.

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For immediate release Date: 5th July 2010 From: Surfing New Zealand Sport: Surfing Websites: www.surfingnz.co.nz and www.tpk.govt.nz/en/ Surfing New Zealand and Te Puni Kokiri Extend Partnership Into Sixth Year Surfing New Zealand (SNZ) and Te Puni Kokiri have entered into the sixth year of a strong relationship that dates back to 2005.

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