An interview with Susie Smith, surfer woman, wahine toa.
The Story Behind Salt Sisters Surf Therapy
Salt Sisters began as a simple but powerful idea: that the ocean, community, and shared experiences can create meaningful pathways for healing and wellbeing.
Queen of the Corner: Wāhine ruling the runway
Let’s talk wetsuits: What to know before you zip up
The no-bs wettie guide
Soul Flow: Fostering confidence in and out of the Moana
Soul Flow: Fostering confidence in and out of the Moana
Creative Currents: The intersection of women’s surfing and creativity in Aotearoa
The importance of etiquette
Kiri Binnersly, AWSA Regional Surf Network rep, reflects on the importance of surf etiquette
Riding the slow wave: My healing journey after a concussion
A story by Kirsty Prior, AWSA Board member
There’s a girls-only hour at one of the world’s best right hand point breaks. Could Aotearoa do it too?
Tyla reflects on Barra de La Cruz’s Sunday morning ‘Girl’s only session’, and wonders if the busier lineups in Aotearoa could give it a go too.
The call of the sea
Take a look back at surfing in the 60s with Gail Patty.
Checking in with ‘The Dames’ from Whaingaroa, Raglan
Checking in with ‘The Dames’ from Whaingaroa, Raglan
Herstory: Surfing in the late 1960s and early 1970s
Taking a look back with Su Hodkinson.
Wāhine Wednesday
We would LOVE to hear about you and your surfing journey!
Herstory: How good is your neoprene …for winter?
Taking a look back with Pauline Pullman
Over the Undertow - meet the wāhine making waves
From the Regions - Gisborne Tairawhiti
The Evolution of wāhine surf events in Gizzy…
Herstory
Let’s take a look back with Jonnie Mead…
NZ Women’s Surf Festival
There’s something special about it, when kōtiro and wāhine from all over Aotearoa descend upon a place as welcoming as Pāuanui. The inaugural New Zealand Women’s Surfing Surf Festival made waves in Pāuanui on the 2 and 3 March.
Mount Sliders Log Jam
Congrats to our Waikato Regional Ambassador Kiri Binnersley who scored herself 3rd place in the Women’s at the Mount Sliders Log Jam.

