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CLOSEOUT: BOOKS<br />
“IT ONCE AND FOR CERTAIN DISPELS<br />
ANY POSSIBLE MISCONCEPTION<br />
THAT NEW ZEALAND ISN’T A SURFING<br />
DREAM DESTINATION”<br />
THE SOUTH SEAS<br />
- NEW ZEALAND’S<br />
BEST WAVES<br />
CRAIG LEVERS AND BRENT<br />
COURTNEY<br />
PUBLISHED BY PHOTO CPL<br />
<br />
You have to love the opening to this<br />
book. In fact, you probably couldn’t sum<br />
up surfi ng New Zealand any better than<br />
this:<br />
“New Zealand can lay claim to being the<br />
southernmost surfi ng community in the<br />
world... As you’ll see from the images<br />
in this book, the human element in this<br />
environment is most likely sporting a<br />
beanie, a Swandri (an iconic kiwi brand<br />
of heavy woolen check over-shirt) and<br />
gumboots…<br />
“It’s not the place you come to sip<br />
chilled beers while the warm trade wind<br />
fans your sun-kissed skin and the sun<br />
dips over the coral reef you’ve been<br />
sessioning all afternoon. No, this is<br />
where you crank up the car heater and<br />
wait for the circulation to return to your<br />
hands and feet on the way to the pub for<br />
a jug of the fi nest local lager and a piping<br />
hot steak’n’cheese pie…<br />
“And that’s what this book is. It’s not<br />
a surf guide and it’s not a bucket list.<br />
It’s better: a visual celebration of New<br />
Zealand’s great waves and a tribute to<br />
surfi ng at the end of the world.”<br />
I own a fair few of these kidns of classy<br />
coffee table photographic books, but<br />
this has without doubt become my<br />
favourite. It covers New Zealand’s<br />
surf exploration past and present with<br />
stunning photography, breaking the ‘Land<br />
of the Long White Cloud’ down into its<br />
respective regions.<br />
It once and for certain dispels any<br />
possible misconception that New<br />
Zealand isn’t a surfi ng dream destination,<br />
showcasing the huge variety of<br />
unbelievable waves from the tip of the<br />
North Island down to the frigid waters at<br />
the bottom of the South Island.<br />
Available in virtually every kiwi surf<br />
store - or at least the classy ones that<br />
carry <strong>Smorgasboarder</strong> - and via the web.<br />
Check out the preview and ordering<br />
options at www.photocpl.co.nz<br />
(Dave Swan)<br />
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SMORGASBOARDER<br />
| MAR/APR <strong>2013</strong>
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