Box of Light

14/07/2026

Calling All Groms!
Do you want to help give children in remote surf communities access to a brighter future, and look good while doing it?
For the next 48 hours SurfAid is having a special flash challenge just for our youngest surf stars!
Any grom (under the age of 18) who signs up for the Make A Wave challenge before 11 AM NZST this Thursday July 17th will go in the running to win a $500 Rad Kid Pack from our friends at Banabae! This pack includes a variety of cool kids' apparel, perfect for any stylish young surfer. Get to it groms ...

https://makeawave.co/signup

26/06/2026

"I was grinding laps in the shop when a guy poked his head in, so I went out to talk — and standing behind him was Italo. I'm pretty sure I was blushing like a schoolgirl at prom." T.Patterson's New Zealand shaper Simon Jones recalls the moment Italo Ferreira turned up ahead of his Raglan CT win. Read the full story of Simon's 24-hour board shaping blitz for the talented Brazilian.

https://www.nzsurfjournal.com/kiwi-shaper-simon-jones-integral-to-italos-raglan-ct-win/

26/06/2026

"I’m trying to be conscious of being a good human. If you do the best you can, then you get to enjoy what comes from that. So I do that, not only in surfing, but in my overall life, and it works … so I’ll just keep doing it.”
Read more from New Zealand's first World Longboard Championship season wildcard, Jack Tyro.

19-year-old Christchurch surfer, Jack Tyro, has just become the first New Zealander to earn a spot on the WSL World Longboard Tour for 2026.

23/04/2026

Conservation Week Special: We're dropping one feature story every day this week to shine a light on the many surfers who are giving back through conservation projects around Aotearoa/New Zealand. This is an amazing bunch of people ... and there are more to come.

Department of Conservation Patagonia

23/04/2026

Conservation Week Special: Inside Raglan's Karioi Project
How a passion for Raglan's famous waves and maunga led to a team of mostly surfers, led by Kristel van Houte, embarking on an ambitious biodiversity recovery program.
Full story here.
World Surf League

https://www.nzsurfjournal.com/conservation-week-how-the-karioi-project-returned-birdsong-to-raglan/

21/04/2026

06/04/2026

Win!
We have 2 x double passes to Torren Martyn's new film Southern Edge. The film is touring New Zealand starting this week:
Dunedin April 9th - Rialto Cinema 6pm
Christchurch April 10th - Art Gallery / Philip Cater Auditorium 7pm
Kaikoura April 11th - Mayfair Cinema 6:30pm
Wellington - Penthouse Cinema - April 12th 7pm
Totara Mount Maunganui - April 14 7pm
The Hollywood Avondale Auckland April 15th 7pm

To win tickets comment below with your dream surf adventure ....
Drawn Thursday April 9 at noon.