Community news
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It's not just Raglan's surf that's pumping!
Up above the famous left-hand break, a group of keen rangers are drawing attention to the conservation on Mt Karioi - check out their awesome video! https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/power-our-rangers
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Donate to SurfAid
SurfAid's core mission is to improve the health, well-being and resilience of remote communities connected through surfing.
SurfAid believes that positive, sustainable and long-lasting change can only be achieved through the active involvement of the locals in the places we surf.
SurfAid is committed to a 'hand up, not a handout' philosophy. The focus is on
empowering and supporting local communities to enrich their own lives, and increase their choices and possibilities for realising their own potential.
Learn more about SurfAid right here: https://surfaid.org/about
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Start A Career In Diving
Did you know you could train for a career in diving right here in Dunedin? Our friends at Dive Otago even have a pool inside their purpose-built training facility. They're one of the world's top diver training establishments with connections all over the world. Check out and order their full career prospectus right here: https:// http://www.diveotago.co.nz/pages/dive-instructor-career-course
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Stop Fishing Industry Sea Lion Deaths
Greenpeace has started a petition calling on Parliament to immediately reinstate the Fishing Related Mortality Limit (FRML), the official limit for ‘acceptable’ deaths of pakake, the New Zealand sea lion.
Why is this important?
Pakake, the New Zealand sea lion is the world’s rarest sea lion and an endangered species. There are only 10,000 and live around the remote sub-antarctic Auckland Islands. The population is in decline in the sub-antarctic after a 23% decline in pup numbers in the 2022/2023 season.
Your signature helps: copy and paste this link to add your name to the petition.
https://community.greenpeace.org.nz/petitions/reinstate-the-death-limit-for-endangered-sea-lions
For Sale
SOLD: Canon 400mm 2.8L
I've just upgraded my go-to surf photography lens and so my current lens is available. It's a Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS USM – this is the image-stabilised version of the world's best lens. This is the lens needed for anyone wanting to shoot professional sports, surfing, wildlife etc. It's an amazing bit of kit. Comes with its hood, lens cover, lens case, camo lens cover and all in good condition. Glass is in superb condition and still delivers crisp photos every time.
Not on Trade Me yet, but will be soon. Asking $5500. Get in contact for more info. Derek 021 1398188
For Sale
Xcel 4/3 Drylock Size MT
Selling this Xcel 4/3 Drylock Size MT, $90.
It has seen better days but still does the job. Some damage to the leg as shown in the pictures on NZ Surf Exchange.
I usually wear a size Large but this fits me fine and is pretty flexible.
https:// http://www.facebook.com/groups/NZSurfX/permalink/1811168082649894/?sale_post_id=1811168082649894
For Sale
6'1" Camezind Board For Sale
6'.1" x 19 3/4" x 2 3/8" 33 ltrs Camenzind. Just a few surface pressure dings. Sweet stick . Still pretty new, asking $500.
Pick-up Auckland.
https:// http://www.facebook.com/groups/NZSurfX/permalink/1817046022062100/?sale_post_id=1817046022062100
For Sale
New Surfboards For Sale
Hi guys, I'm selling these brand new Surfboards that were on display in our shop. They are in New condition and all of them come with fins. I also have Sticky Johnson leg ropes, grip pads, and wax, plus board bags and other accessories, just ask. O'Neill Wetsuits and booties etc etc.
Epic Scuba and Surf is still in operation, just have my business at home at present.
1st Board: 6'2 Modern Highline model (fibreglass) 45 Liters, colour Fire Storm $500.
2nd Board: 6"8 Modern Highline model (fibreglass) 54 Liters. $530. Colour Sea Tint
3rd Board: 7'0 Modern Love Child model (fibreglass) 52,6 Liters. $615 colour white with pin lines
Shipping can be arrange at buyers expense, otherwise pick up from Eastern Beach, Auckland
https:// http://www.facebook.com/groups/NZSurfX/permalink/1818071508626218/?sale_post_id=1818071508626218
For Sale
Surfboard 6.1' Al Merrick 33.8L + bag + leash
Surfboard 6.1' Al Merrick 33.8L + bag + leash, $500.
Great shortboard, few pressure marks but in perfect conditions otherwise.
Board bag and leash near new.
Time to let my dream of shortboard surfing go ... too small for me 😞
Thruster set of fins available.
Located in Ngunguru, Northland.
https:// http://www.facebook.com/groups/NZSurfX/permalink/1817532382013464/?sale_post_id=1817532382013464
For Sale
NZ Surf Exchange
Got some boards to offload or hunting for a secondhand bargain. Check out NZ Surf Exchange on marketplace. This is a way better way to buy and sell and it's free.
https:// http://www.facebook.com/groups/NZSurfX/buy_sell_discussion
Events
Tuesday May 27
'We saw you there' exhibition, Olga Gallery
'We saw you there' is an exhibition of pigment prints by artists Marc and Inge Doesburg.
‘Doesburg delivers images of the land that look as if they have been scratched on pitted rock, then given patinas of orange lichen and silverymuttonbird fat. Tree bark, eel skin and fish skin spring to mind as you gaze at her print textures . .
The wild weather she depicts harks back to 19th century German Romantic landscapes. Sploshes of white or grey-blue are left to drip and animate surfaces, evoking fast-travelling fog, mist and cloud that dapples and darkens the light. In the end all is atmosphere: squalls process across louring bluffs and headlands and hill crowns in a lashing, ecstatic frenzy.’
Reference: David Eggleton, ‘Weathering’, New Zealand Listener, August 2006.
Marc Doesburg’s monochrome images are an attempt to create order in line, tone and visual rhythm. The works illustrate the ordinary but suggest a wider narrative, inviting interpretation. They are an expression of spontaneous discovery.
Olga
32 Moray Place
Dunedin
The exhibition runs until May 27, 2025.
Monday June 2
King & Queen of the Point, Manu Bay, Raglan
The King & Queen of the Point, presented by Backdoor + RPM Clothing will now be held on King’s Birthday weekend (end of May/start of June). We’ll have more details nearer the time but we have 3 days to play with as it’s a long weekend, so better options around tides and conditions.
More info to follow ...