Help TK to represent NZ at the World Surf Games
Friday 3, 2010

Help TK to represent NZ at the World Surf Games

Here are some words from TK about his trip to the world surf games.  Please help him out!
I have been selected for the 2010 NZ SURFING TEAM and so that means I am off to compete at the 2010 Billabong International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games at Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru from the 19th- [...]

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Tom Kibblewhite through to Semi-finals of Noosa Festival of Surfing
Thursday 18, 2010

Tom Kibblewhite through to Semi-finals of Noosa Festival of Surfing

Tom Kibblewhite, 26, has surfed his way through to the semi-finals of the LQS pro division at the prestigous Noosa Festival of Surfing.  The LQS division kicked off on the lower tide at First Point, Noosa Heads with 2-3ft waves rolling down the point.
Kibblewhite surfed his first heat Wednesday morning, narrowly taking out second place [...]

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TK places 2nd at Hyundai Long boarding National Champs
Monday 8, 2010

TK places 2nd at Hyundai Long boarding National Champs

 
 
Us Team rider Thomas ‘TK’ Kibblewhite was again pipped at the post in the Longboard National Champs over the weekend in Whangamata.  With pumping waves and a super solid performance all weekend, winning his heats, TK had to conceed with 2nd Place for the 3rd year in a row.  If nothing else even the 1st [...]

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A Charade from Dawn till Dusk…
Friday 7, 2009

A Charade from Dawn till Dusk…

Arriving at the beach at 7am, the last standing competitors of the NZ Surfing Team had a long day ahead of them. The conditions varied intensely throughout the day – from perfect 4ft barreling rights to fat 2ft mushy waves.
Jay Quinn again was our first competitor up in the quarter finals for the Open [...]

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Surfing through the Thunder and Lightning
Friday 7, 2009

Surfing through the Thunder and Lightning

Day 5 of the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games was a much more productive day than the previous for the NZ Surfing Team.
Thomas Kibblewhite, a seasoned Longboard competitor, started off the day in good form. He progressed through his heat, using an impressive combination of classic and progressive surfing. His powerful turns and fluid nose-riding [...]

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The NZ Flag is held high…and with good reason!
Friday 7, 2009

The NZ Flag is held high…and with good reason!

“In the surf, there are no social classes. There is no rich or poor, no difference in ethnicities; no old or young. Everyone is simply a surfer.” Fernando Aguerre, ISA President.
The NZ Surfing Teams campaign over the first two days of the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games has been a convincing one. A valiant effort [...]

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TK’s Fundraising Long-board Comp results and pics thanks to CPL
Tuesday 28, 2009

TK’s Fundraising Long-board Comp results and pics thanks to CPL

Posted by Photo CPL
On a blustery, wintry Saturday, a full draw of 32 surfers gathered at Te Arai Pt for Tom Kibblewaite’s fundraising Competition. TK’s partner Hannah Howard had largely been the driving force behind the comp, which was held to assist TK’s travel to the ISA World Surfing Games in Costa Rica next month.

There [...]

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And the Winner of TK’s raffle is
Monday 13, 2009

And the Winner of TK’s raffle is

Hi there,
The raffle was drawn at 10am this morning by Kim Libby – head of Takapuna Police, Senior Police Detective.
Results:
RAFFLE 1
1st place:   Ruby Lobb  # 165
2nd place:  Linda Morris  # 30
3rd place:  Simon Gilbert  # 9
RAFFLE 2
1st place:   Graham Darlow  #113
2nd place:  Chris from OLBC  #105
3rd place:  Graham White  # 2
Prizes will be distributed by Thursday this week.
Prize [...]

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TK Fundraising SURF Comp!  Raising money for the NZ Titles!
Tuesday 30, 2009

TK Fundraising SURF Comp! Raising money for the NZ Titles!

Tom Kibblewhite is organizing a fund raising surf comp to help him get to Costa Rica to represent New Zealand! See www.undergroundskate.co.nz/blog/?p=910
Here are all the details.  If you would like a entry form please email Hannah hannah-howard@hotmail.com or call into Underground Skate.

Weekend of 18th – 19th July (i.e. Sat OR Sun), wherever the waves are [...]

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TK Makes NEW ZEALAND Surfing Team!
Saturday 6, 2009

TK Makes NEW ZEALAND Surfing Team!

Us Surf team rider Tom ‘TK’ Kibblewhite has made the New Zealand Surfing team!
Congrats TOM!  It’s a pretty awesome achievement!  This is the second time TK has made the NZ surfing team.  Here’s the full details before from the surfingnz website.
The 2009 New Zealand Surfing Team was announced today (Wednesday 3rd July). Eight of the [...]

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