The pohutakawas are out, work’s about to finish up for the year and the shops have been playing carols for at least two months. It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas.
We don’t believe Christmas is about the gifts. It’s about family, friends and way too much food. But if you do want to get a lil something for the surfer in your life and you don’t want it to end up on Trade Me or worse, in landfill, we got you.
This is our comprehensive guide of what to give every type of surfer to bring the Christmas chur.
Marakihau. Elemental guardian of the oceans and waterways. The human personification of a water spirit. Introducing TAI KEHU, the Kehu Butler collection by Toi Ake. Designed and developed by Kehu Butler and Tā Moko artist’s Maia Gibbs & Henare Brooking. Launching 15th September 2023, in-store and online.
Probably the best thing about post Covid-apocalypse is getting back on a plane, out into the world and dabbling in something that doesn’t go left or cause steamer-ripping nipple-freeze.
For most of us it’s been a few years since we’ve stepped foot outside of the long white cloud so it’s a fair bet that we’re a bit rusty on the pre-travel check list. Not to worry, we’ve written one for you that should have most bases covered if you’re going troppo this winter.
Having a retail store and knowing this is going on can be a little conflicting. We understand our role in not only offering products that have a low impact on the earth, but also our influence as part of the community.
We know we’ve got to choose the right things to stock our shop in order to help facilitate the change we want to see. We’ve tooted on aboutPatagoniaheaps already so we thought we might shine some light on a few other planet-conscious products and brands we supply.
Many in our community are familiar with Patagonia’s ethics and activism – that’s why so many choose to buy the brand. That’s also why we choose to stock it. And with every training and every new range we bring in, they enable us to learn more and more about the state of the earth and what can be done to save it.
We could write pages about why we’re stoked on Patagonia, but we know you’d rather be surfing so here’s a few things we’ve learnt that really hit a note with the crew.
To quad, or not to quad? That is one of the big questions these days with five box fin set-ups becoming the norm. So when should you chuck your rear fin and go for a quad set-up?
