To the uninitiated competitive surfing can be confusing. What is the priority system for example? Who decides which surfer gets to ride a wave? How are rides scored? Is an aerial manoeuvre worth ...

The recent changes to New Zealand's visa program doesn't actually involve the launch of a separate “digital nomad visa," but ...

More than 400 surfers have signed up for the 62nd National Championships. Both 2024 champions Daniel Farr of Taranaki and ...

Because, who needs an audience? We've rounded up the best surf breaks in New Zealand to learn or refine your skills in time for next year.

The winners of the Herald Travel‘s annual Best Beach competition have been revealed - and the results may come as a surprise.

Weeks out, surf forecasts are checked a million times to see if there will be a swell when we arrive, but the reality is that we are going anyway. Sometimes we get lucky, other years not so much ...

“Tauranga is proud to host the 2025 International Surf Rescue Challenge at Mount Maunganui, one of the most iconic surf beaches in New Zealand and home to many of our local surf clubs that do so much ...