Surf Highway 45 - Roadside Stories

Dubbed Surf Highway 45, the coastal road between Hāwera and New Plymouth is famed for its surf breaks, which include Stent Road, Spot X and the Kūmara Patch. Taranaki locals have ridden the waves since the 1950s, and some became international champions. The region has also produced a number of surfboard designers.

Cape Egmont,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/taranaki-places/4

Taranaki region: sport and recreation,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/taranaki-region/12

Surfers at Rocky Point,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/taranaki-region/12/2

Lifesaving and surfing,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/lifesaving-and-surfing

Nigel Dwyer with a Del surfboard,
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/lifesaving-and-surfing/6/4

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