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    locals. By the 1920s and 1930s, New Zealanders were surfing using solid wooden boards. Surfing was utilised in the Surf Lifesaving movement, which used...
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    Woman's surfing has also come far in recent years with New Zealand surfer Paige Hareb currently sitting in 8th position on the ASP World Tour of Surfing. Surf...
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    The Endless Summer (category Surfing in New Zealand)
    American surf documentary film directed, produced, edited and narrated by Bruce Brown. The film follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August on a surfing trip...
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  • The New Zealand Surf Life Saving team, also known as the Black Fins, is the mixed national team of New Zealand, and a member of the International Life...
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    Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is the national association representing 74 Surf Life Saving Clubs in New Zealand. The organisation's motto is 'In...
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    beachside town located 48 km west of Hamilton, New Zealand on State Highway 23. It is known for its surfing, and volcanic black sand beaches. The Ngāti Māhanga...
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    canoeing, hunting, snowsports, surfing and sailing are also popular. New Zealand has seen regular sailing success in the America's Cup regatta since...
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    Billy Boyd (actor) (category Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners)
    his free time surfing in New Zealand during the production for The Lord of the Rings. He also holds a Grade 7 in foil fencing. He trained in martial arts...
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  • Auckland Surf Park is a proposed heated artificial surfing lagoon. In 2023, it was decided that the park would be located in Dairy Flat, several kilometres...
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    Sage Erickson (category World Surf League surfers)
    Association of Professional Surfing ASP, which is now called the World Surf League. In 2016, Erickson ranked number 9 in the World Surfing Tour. Erickson has been...
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    Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of...
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    Big wave surfing is a discipline within surfing in which experienced surfers paddle into, or are towed into, waves which are at least 20 feet (6.2 m)...
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    Olympians Confirmed on Day 6 of the 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games". International Surfing Association. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June...
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    Surf culture includes the people, language, fashion, and lifestyle surrounding the sport of surfing. The history of surfing began with the ancient Polynesians...
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    Sally Fitzgibbons (category World Surf League surfers)
    the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour (2009–2013). In June 2019, she was ranked No. 1 in the world for women's surfing after winning the...
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    Piha Rescue (redirect from Dangerous Surf)
    Piha Rescue is a New Zealand reality series following the daily actions of the Piha Surf Life Saving Club lifeguards on Piha surf beach, one of the country's...
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    sport. Originating in early 20th century Australia, the movement has expanded globally to other countries, including New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa...
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    of 67) in New Zealand, and has a population of 88,900 – about two-thirds of the total population of the Taranaki Region and 1.7% of New Zealand's population...
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    Mark Occhilupo (category Australian people of New Zealand descent)
    in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Occhilupo's father was Italian and his mother was originally from New Zealand. Marco began surfing at the age of...
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    The International Surfing Association (ISA) is the world governing authority for surfing, SUP racing, SUP surfing, para surfing, bodyboarding and all...
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    New Brighton is a coastal suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the city centre. It is one of eastern Christchurch's main...
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    River surfing is the sport of surfing either standing waves, tidal bores or upstream waves in rivers. Claims for its origins include a 1955 ride of 2...
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    formats. The World Surf League was originally known as the International Professional Surfing founded by Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick in 1976. IPS created...
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    metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about 1,478,800 (June 2023). It is located in the greater Auckland...
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  • Australian television series "Surfing The Menu: The Next Generation". Iview.abc.net.au. Retrieved 12 December 2021. Official website Surfing the Menu at IMDb...
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    Australia and New Zealand share many dishes due to similar colonial ties and shared publications. "Who Really Invented Avocado Toast? An Investigation"...
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    Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 30 kilometres north of Waihi, to the north of the western extremity of the Bay of Plenty. In holiday...
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  • community organisation Surf Life Saving New Zealand, a national association Surf Life Saving Association of Wales Lifeguard Surf Life Saving Club, a volunteer...
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    small coastal settlement in West Auckland, New Zealand, sandwiched between the Waitākere Ranges and a large black sand surf beach. It is located 35 kilometres...
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  • 25, 2022. "ISA Announces Dates for 2023 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games". International Surfing Association. September 21, 2022. Retrieved...
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