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Talking surfboard design with Simon Jones - Morning of the Earth Surfboards

Torren’s lines are so unique: how has he influenced your boards over the past decade? Torren is someone who’s comfortable being the person he is - that’s where you see the lines come from. Which i...

Laurie Towner & family on the road

We recently spoke with Surfer Laurie Towner to hear how life's been, doing an apprenticeship as a designer, pattern maker and product developer for needessentials while chasing waves with his famil...

Rambo Estrada

needessentials founder Ryan Scanlon met Kiwi master photographer Rambo Estrada hiking back from a remote wave about seven years ago.

Living the Rich Life - Hayden Richards

We recently spoke with legendary surfer / photographer Hayden "Rich" Richards (aka SA Rips) and are stoked to share a selection of his recent images with you. How's winter been in your neck woods...

Humble Beginnings - Johanna Brebner

Johanna Brebner is on an adventure of a lifetime, taking on the length of Aotearoa New Zealand by bike - surfboard in tow - experiencing a full range of emotions, as she establishes a deeper connec...

A Change of Pace - Johanna Brebner

Johanna Brebner is on an adventure of a lifetime, taking on the length of Aotearoa New Zealand by bike—surfboard in tow—experiencing a full range of emotions as she establishes a deeper connection...

The Last Road North - Johanna Brebner

In this fourth and final journal, Johanna Brebner reflects on the closing chapter of a truly remarkable adventure — cycling the full length of Aotearoa with her surfboard strapped to her bike. Af...

Laurie Towner heading south

Laurie Towner Dylan Longbottom has been shaping my boards for over 20 years and is one of my closest mates. He’d just finished a new quiver of big-wave boards for the winter swells in Fiji, and I...

Éire Noire - Nick Green

Nick Green is a photographer and surfer from Tasmania, know for spending hours in the water shooting some of the coldest and wildest surfing destinations. We are fortunate to have Nick testing nee...