New Zealander Paige Hareb edged into ninth place in the women's surfing World Tour event in Rio de Janeiro, missing out on a quarter-final spot after being beaten by Australian Sally Fitzgibbons on Saturday (NZT).
American surfer Courtney Conlogue confirmed her reputation as the fastest riser on the women's world surf tour by winning the fourth round off New Plymouth.
For the fourth year in a row, the world's best female surfers have descended on Fitzroy Beach for the Taranaki Surf Festival.
Top New Zealand surfer Paige Hareb has been knocked out of the women's world championship tour event on her home waters of Taranaki after narrowly losing her repechage against American Sage Erickson.
Auckland's Gaby and Bianca Sansom are identical twins with the same goal: to take on the world's best surfers.
Australia's Joel Parkinson and 11-time world title-winner Kelly Slater of the USA were eliminated from round three of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach in Victoria Australia.
Hawaiian Carissa Moore has won the Rip Curl Pro women's surfing final.
Before Big Wednesday was a Kiwi lottery, it was a cult '70s California surf movie. The film's co-writer, Denny Aaberg, is still on the waves.
New Zealand surfer Paige Hareb has been eliminated in the quarter-finals of the women's world tour event in West Australia.
New Zealand surfer Paige Hareb continues to work her way back into form, scrapping through to the quarter-finals of the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia on Thursday.
New Zealand pro surfer Paige Hareb has rebounded from a poor start at Margaret River in West Australia to win her second round elimination match against Hawaiian Malia Manuel.
Surfing icon Kelly Slater reaffirmed his commitment to winning a 12th world title after claiming victory in the season-opening event on the Gold Coast.
VIDEO: Garrett McNamara rides 30 metre wave, Portugal - Garrett McNamara has ridden a wave estimated to be a 30 metre wave - beating his own previous record of 24 metre off the rugged coast of Portugal.
World's best big wave surfers compete at Mavericks - As massive swells lumber across the Pacific toward Northern California, nearly two dozen surfers will be waiting to meet them.
Jay Quinn wins Piha surfing final - Jay Quinn has upstaged big brother Maz to win the National Surfing Final at Piha today. He achieved the win on his first wave of the day.
Quinn brothers prepare for final showdown - Brothers Maz and Jay Quinn are getting very close to battling it out for the top honour at the national surfing champs.
Billy Stairmand keen to repeat surfing success - Over 200 of the country's best surfers will descend on Piha on Sunday to compete at the National Championships.
VIDEO: Surfers compete in opening round of Billabong Pipe Masters - The Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii produced a stunning day of sun and surf for the first day of the Billabong Pipe Masters, with American Shane Dorian taking at the top ride in the opening round.
The Good Chat: Paige Hareb - Ashlee Tulloch ditched the office for the beach to catch up with surfer Paige Hareb for a ‘Good Chat’.
VIDEO: Triple Crown gets underway iin Hawaii - The North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii played host to the first day the 30th Anniversary Vans Triple Crown.
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