Betty Zine's next event is up! If you…

Kia Ora AWSA friends and whanau! We are excited to invite…

The return of the Sandy Bay Longboard Classic took place…

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

  The rad team at Betty zine are taking pre-orders…

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).

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?

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.

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.

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

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!

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.