62mac said...
http://www.mctavish.com.au/_blog/McTavish/post/NZ_Surf_magazine_1966/
wow - maybe you should send him this blog which further talks about his time at TB's local. I always knew those Aussies were bad influences!
www.wainuibeach.co.nz/archive1thesurfi.htmlI loved this comment the best
The arrival of a wave of Australians with
their flamboyant surfing styles and equally flamboyant social behaviour continued to fracture the early symbiosis between surf life saving and surfing. "Wild behaviour" became de rigueur, along with the radical new concept of "dropping out" to totally devote ones life to surfing. The Australians also introduced new moves and new surfboard shapes. All of the above was eagerly soaked up by the Gisborne locals.