Surfing New Zealand’s Development Manager Lee Ryan was thrilled at how the project was delivered “We couldn’t have asked for better waves and weather for the surfing lessons. It’s a great opportunity to promote the sport of surfing and increase participation in surfing at primary and intermediate school level” said Ryan.  “We are thankful to receive Kiwi Sport funding from Sport Northland to run this event and provide opportunities for Northland youth to find out more about the sport of surfing and ultimately ride their first wave.”

The “Have a Go Surfing Days”  targeting year 5, 6, 7 and 8 students were run at both Sandy Bay, Whangarei and Shipwreck Bay, Ahipara from Thursday 6^th October through to Sunday 9^th October.  Schools taking part included Ngunguru Primary, Excellere College, Tauraroa School, Hikurangi Primary, Te Rangi Aniwaniwa, Kaingaroa Primary, Kaitaia Intermediate and Ahipara School. All participants received expert coaching from Surfing New Zealand qualified instructors, beach and surf safety information, access to surfboards and wetsuits, a two hour supervised surfing session, a Surfing New Zealand Junior Surfer Programme Logbook and a goodie bag full of cool surfing gear.

The Surfing 4 Schools Have a Go Surfing Days in the Northland region were proudly sponsored by SPARC,  Sport Northland KiwiSport, NZ Community Trust, Water Safety New Zealand, Hyundai Motors NZ, New Zealand Surfing Magazine and Curl Magazine.

For more information on the Surfing New Zealand’s “Surfing 4 Schools” Project or high resolution pictures from the “Have a Go Surfing Days” contact Lee Ryan on 021 1160 160 or email lee.ryan@surfingnz.co.nz.

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