Spring has sprung across most of the country, but before it fades from memory let's look back on the winter that was.

Fresh footage and angles of the waves radiating from the Mad Max-like plunger that is the artifical wave pool at Surf Lakes.

The latest episode from Nic Von Rupp and a look back at a pumping Nias session. 6-8ft and surfing from dawn to dusk with friends Leonardo Fioravanti and Aritz Aranburu

The latest long form video from Need Essentials features Torren Martyn and film maker Ishka Folkwell embarking on a three month motorbike adventure into the depths of this great southern land.

Comedy and surf flicks generally don’t mix well: there’s a long, inglorious history of ill-advised skits marring otherwise respectable productions, and so it’s a brave creative soul who dares have a crack at a full-on surf-com.