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Mount Sliders Log Jam

  Congrats to our Waikato Regional Ambassador Kiri…
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Raglan Water Women Exhibition

    Betty Zine's next event is up! If you…
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AWSA Movie Night - Girls Cant Surf

The awesome true story of female surfers, from Australia and…
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2021 AWSA AGM

Kia Ora AWSA friends and whanau! We are excited to invite…
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Anika Ayson takes out Otago Champs

  Otago Champs was on this weekend, with 17-year-old…
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Sandy Bay Longboard Classic

The return of the Sandy Bay Longboard Classic took place…
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National RSN Launch

Over the month of December, our Regional Surf Network was…
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Queen of the Point

Congrats to Paige Hareb from Taranaki for taking out the Queen…
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NZ Girls Charging

14 year old Asia Braithwaite set down a goal earlier this year,…
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Betty Zine Issue 2 pre-order now

  The rad team at Betty zine are taking pre-orders…
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Q&A with Artist & Surfer Daria Mikhailova

AWSA catches up with software engineer, illustrator and surfer Daria Milkhailova to discuss all things art, surf and life.
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Our Southland Ambassador

Riverton's Marama Pou has had her feet planted firmly on a surf board since she was a child. After more than 30 years of living and breathing the sport, she has been selected to be the Southland ambassador for the Aotearoa Women’s Surfing Association (AWSA).
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2020 AWSA AGM

Kia Ora AWSA friends and whanau! AGM time has rolled around again. Members of AWSA will receive the Zoom link to the meeting via email on Friday 5th June.
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Spooked Kooks by Mischa Davis

It’s hard not to get the guilts as a surfer wanting to buy a new surfboard. When it comes to surfboard manufacturing sustainable options are few. However, there is now an option to buy a surfboard containing recycled plastic waste. Spooked Kooks surfboards was started with a mission to make the world’s most durable and best performing softboards with as much recycled plastic waste as possible. Whilst the entirety of the boards is not made from plastic waste – 100% of the high-density polyethylene i.e. all the hard parts (the entire underside of the board, fins, fin key, fin boxes, and leash plug) is. They have even replaced the standard shrink wrap packaging with an organic cotton board bag. There is also the option to return your board once it has seen out its days – to be recycled again. It’s a modest start but every little bit counts right?
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Smoothstar Skateboards by Tia Lord

When I heard the news about the COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand and the reality of not being able to go surfing hit, well all I can say is that there was a definite grieving process happening at my house. I’ve been pregnant twice and suffered a pretty traumatic skating injury which had me out of the water for a couple of years so I knew I could cope, but it still SUCKED!! Cue the triumphant music aaaaannnnnd, my wonderful ‘Johanne Defay’ model Smoothstar skateboard rolled out of the garage to save my surfing sanity.
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Introducing Betty Zine

During lockdown, a group of surf ladies got together on their local surf Facebook group to try and channel their energy into something positive and creative. The result is Betty Zine.
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A Woman's Place in a Shark's World

Have you ever been the first or last one out in the water dangling your delicious limbs over your surfboard wondering if it’s ‘feeding time’ and if you should make your way in because of the ‘feeling’ you've got?
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Katherine Greer Interview

Katherine Greer is an entrepreneur, creator, mother, grandmother and ocean lover. Katherine established one of Aotearoa’s original surf shops in the eighties, Hydro Surf.
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The Huts x Salt Gypsy

Earlier this year Salt Gypsy stayed with their good friends, Kelly and Adam, at their beautiful eco accomodation, The Huts, in the heart of Northland, New Zealand.
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2019 Maori Surfing Nationals

Overall, this event was community centred and had a strong inclusion of wahine surfers and the importance of having women involved in the event.
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Ava Henderson Interview

AWSA board member Daisy Thomas caught up with Ava last week at Scholastics after she took out the U14 division.
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Carissa Moore Scholarship Winner

We are stoked to announce the winner of the Carissa Moore Scholarship. Congratulations to Natasha Gouldsbury on being selected to travel to Hawaii and train with Carissa Moore!
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Surfing’s quiet young pioneer

In her parents basement in Orewa, Lou Aitken is riding the quest of a wave, as one of a rare breed of women who create surfboards. Jim Kayes reports.
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Paige Hareb requalifies for WSL Championship Tour

New Zealand's Paige Hareb has requalified for the World Surf League's full championship tour in 2019. The Taranaki surfer confirmed her place in the elite division with a standout performance in Australia on Monday. Hareb has had her struggles on the world championship tour (WCT) this year, failing to make it past the second round and being ranked 18th with just one event left in Hawaii later this month.
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Wahine Surfing Hui

In October 2018, a group of women gathered in Shipwreck Bay, Ahipara, for a hui presented byHinemoanas Table: Positive evolution of Women’s Surf Culture in Aotearoa. We came with no ideas about what outcomes may arise, but instead a desire to celebrate those who had come before us, reflect on where we are now, and be open to what a positive evolution of womens surf culture in Aotearoa might look like.
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WSL announces equal Championship Tour prize money from 2019

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For years, women's surfing has been on the rise. With the likes of six-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore leading the way, the women on the World Surf League Championship Tour have been campaigning for equal pay to that of the men. Today, World Surf League granted their wish.
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