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New Zealand

Development Camps

By Ben Kennings – Surfing New Zealand – www.surfingnz.co.nz

Surfing New Zealand staged the first of three development camps for Maori youth recently. The camp brought together 16 young surfers who were put through a raft of training exercises both in and out of the water. The camp was held at the Pukehina Marae and also included education in Maori Tikanga.

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New Zealand Surfing Team Named

The New Zealand surfing Team to compete at the 2010 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games was named this month. The team has been boosted by the availability of Paige Hareb. The team includes Jay Quinn, Morehu Roberts, Luke Hughes, Nick White, Paige Hareb, Laura Rishworth, Daniel Procter and Thomas Kibblewhite.

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Upcoming Events

Surfing New Zealand Board Meeting 14 August

Raglan Surf Academy School Surfing Competition 17-18 August

Maori Development Camp (Raglan) 21 August

Educational

Level 1 ISA Coaching Course (Raglan) 18 to 19 September.

Environmental

Sustainable Coastlines is staging the ‘Let’s get cleaned up’ ball in Auckland on the 18th of September. The night will be huge and the fundraiser will go to a great cause in cleaning up our coastlines.

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Jay Quinn (NZL) will be defending New Zealand again in the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games. Photo: New Zealand Surfing Magazine

About the International Surfing Association

The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running Open Division World Championships since 1964, Junior World Championships since 1980, and Masters World Championships since 2007. The ISA will hold the first Stand Up Paddle (SUP) World Championship and the first World Bodyboard Championship in 2011.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 64 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA's three Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Mike Gerard (USA) and Kar�n Sierralta (Peru).

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