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Return to the Coral Sea - Laurie Towner

The first time Laurie Towner visited this little outpost in the Coral Sea he was a frothing 14-year-old. Travelling with his dad on an old fishing trawler, the ocean crossing was rough and rolling ...

Ishka Folkwell

Photo Thomas RittmannsbergerAdventure filmmakers are a rare breed – humble, highly skilled individuals who often put themselves in the same precarious situations as the stars of their films. Wheth...

Captured Moments - Rambo Estrada

Kiwi master  Rambo Estrada has a passion for capturing coastlines that make us all drool. Over the decade Rambo's works really enrapture what we are all seeking. Rambo and his partner Elke test ou...

Torren Martyn interview with Albe Falzon

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the classic surf film Morning of the Earth, filmmaker Justin Misch meticulously restored, remastered and digitalised the original film rolls to make this editi...

Hayden Richards

We caught up with legendary surfer / photographer Hayden "Rich" Richards last week and he sent us through a few of his recent shots with classic comments. Last year Rich was profiled in the Storie...

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...