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Patagonia Kids. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/remothering-the-land 2024-09-12T17:42:04+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/static-hero_40fcca17-89e1-4a87-a1ec-c6940d34baa8.jpg?v=1725933392 Remothering the Land https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/a-net-plus 2024-09-12T17:42:05+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/netplus.webp?v=1725933453 A Net Plus https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/newtok 2024-09-12T17:42:04+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/burton-a-smith-m-0002-cc-1410x1170-1-768x637.jpg?v=1725933455 Newtok https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/north-shore-betty 2024-09-12T18:15:13+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/040722_rummel_t_0110_hero.jpg?v=1725933456 North Shore Betty https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/connecting-walls 2024-09-12T17:42:06+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/2560x1440.jpg?v=1725933456 Connecting Walls https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/yin-yang-of-gerry-lopez 2024-09-12T17:42:06+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/divine-j-0036-cc-1410x1170-1_520x500_1efda0fb-dfd1-4640-89af-8bae23b6d881.jpg?v=1725933456 The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/tribal-waters 2024-09-12T17:42:06+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/f22-tribalwaters-2560x1440-1-768x432_aee5b563-6db3-4f80-96b1-4167eac6e83f.jpg?v=1725933458 Tribal Waters https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/the-physics-of-noseriding 2024-09-12T17:42:08+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/physics-of-noseriding-hero_3f0e8a42-55c3-4368-816e-b42f66bcbce5.jpg?v=1725933461 The Physics of Noseriding https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/this-right-here-this-is-how-we-reconcile-in-this-country 2024-09-12T17:42:22+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/DSC0358.jpg?v=1670221532 “THIS IS HOW WE RECONCILE IN THIS COUNTRY”: THE STORY OF THE KOORI MAIL FLOOD HUB Located in downtown Lismore, the offices of the Koori Mail newspaper became a focal point for community-led flood relief during the catastrophic Northern River floods of early 2022. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/one-big-lie-richard-flanagan-s-stunning-takedown-of-the-tasmanian-salmon-industry 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Web_Large-moon_b_1424_BP.jpg?v=1670221535 “ONE BIG LIE”: RICHARD FLANAGAN’S TAKEDOWN OF THE TASMANIAN SALMON INDUSTRY A maimed, farmed salmon, as seen in Patagonia film 'Artifishal'. Photo: Ben Moon. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/big-daddy-gas-australia-has-been-gaslit-by-the-oil-and-gas-industry-for-decades 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/gurney_c_AUS_00066-re-sized_3840x_bd2cd343-54db-4641-8701-821a0dbfcf9b.jpg?v=1670221535 BIG DADDY GAS: AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN GASLIT BY THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY FOR DECADES. The offshore gas industry that has been out of sight from the Australian public for decades, is now encroaching on some of the country's most iconic landscapes. Photo Chris Gurney https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/bad-river-if-you-fall-in-you-ll-dissolve 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/image001_8e697372-2db5-4b52-9c81-8bbce713e32e.jpg?v=1670221537 THE SICKEST URBAN RIVER IN AUSTRALIA: “IF YOU FALL IN, YOU’LL DISSOLVE” “This is why it’s a bad river. It needs love right?” When Beau Miles decided to paddle down Sydney’s Cooks River he didn’t think he’d run into this. Photo Chris Ord https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/uncle-addy-wizard-of-the-earthly-realm 2024-09-12T17:42:24+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/DSC_9254_Uncle_Addy_1_1920x_5e846345-54a5-484a-a504-c500a252b5d7.jpg?v=1670221537 “JUST KEEP CRABBING, BROTHER”: UNCLE ADDY, WIZARD OF THE EARTHLY REALM Addy manifesting a seeder from old bits and pieces. All Photos: Hayden Richards https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/lauren-hill-explores-the-physics-of-noseriding 2025-10-21T17:58:33+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Lauren_hang_5_backup_frame.jpg?v=1761022713 “SUCTION + TENSION = HANG TEN”: LAUREN HILL EXPLORES THE PHYSICS OF NOSERIDING The author’s feet, five toes over the nose, the other five waiting for their moment. Frame from The Physics of Noseriding https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/sarah-rees-long-winding-road-to-the-great-forest 2024-09-12T17:42:24+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Rees_S_AUS_00042.jpg?v=1670221541 THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO THE GREAT FOREST: HOW WE GOT HERE, WHERE WE GO NOW https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-surfers-garden-new 2024-09-12T17:42:25+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/image001_028a26bc-01d1-44c7-897f-58435ab94303.jpg?v=1670221576 THE SURFER’S GARDEN: SURF TRIP RESILIENT, THRIVING ON NEGLECT, SPIRITUALLY NOURISHING Lauren Hill and Dave Rastovich standing with Geoff Lawton (centre) in their community permaculture garden on the NSW North Coast. Photo: Nathan Oldfield https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-road-remains-new 2025-10-21T17:12:55+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/image002_02904875-1168-4a07-a507-775eb46dbb04.jpg?v=1761019975 “TELL ‘EM ABOUT THE SHARK, GERRY!” WAYNE LYNCH AND GERRY LOPEZ DRIVE BACK IN TIME https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/dave-uncle-buddha 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Shorty_DSF3815_3840x_866432a9-a9a4-495e-9d43-065b2e8dfc1d.jpg?v=1670221577 DAVE AND UNCLE BUDDHA: “HE’S TOTALLY IN HARMONY WITH THE WAVE. HE IS THE WAVE!” Albe Falzon’s 1972 film, Morning of the Earth framed surfing as a spiritual act as much as it was physical. Fifty years on, Albe sees the film as more relevant than ever. Photo by Shorty https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/mother-knows-best-new 2024-09-12T17:42:27+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Unknown-3_755e4fe1-1d3f-43c3-aad9-77fbcfdab5e6.jpg?v=1670221578 KOONTAPOOL YAKEEN: THE FIGHT TO PROTECT THE WHALE DREAMING The range of the Southeastern Group of southern right whales extends from SA around to the NSW south coast, above. Photo Josh Burkinshaw https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/imagining-the-great-forest-nationa-park 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1A5A5623_fcd8b907-25ab-4fae-bd94-1312ab24bfc8.jpg?v=1670221580 THE GREAT FOREST NATIONAL PARK DOESN’T EXIST. IT SHOULD. The mountain ash forests of the Victorian Central Highlands have existed for millions of years. The Great Forest National Park is an idea to protect them into the future. Photo: Cam Suttie. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/save-southern-sea-country-new 2024-09-12T17:42:27+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/DJI_0003_c5d16aa2-efdc-4f90-ad7b-86484ad1b30a.jpg?v=1670221580 THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD: TWELVE APOSTLES AND 23 OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS RIGS The oil and gas industry are aggressively expanding across Southern Sea Country. Photo Jarrah Lynch https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/logged-for-a-loss-great-forest 2024-09-12T17:42:27+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1A5A5687_a22136c1-43d2-4a56-bf3c-4494699b0373.jpg?v=1670221580 VICTORIA’S PRICELESS MOUNTAIN ASH FORESTS ARE BEING LOGGED FOR A LOSS. WHY? After running past, taking shelter in and leaning on these slow breathing giants, the sawn and stripped logs just don’t have the same warmth or glory they once did. Today’s victory will be in logs conserved not cleared. Photo: Cam Suttie https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-gwyn-haslock-first-lady 2024-09-12T16:05:35+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/waterpeople_3cb990f3-206a-419f-a321-ebbee10d2d0c.webp?v=1726113934 Waterpeople podcast - Gwyn Haslock: First Lady https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-nathan-oldfield-breathing-room 2024-09-12T16:05:39+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/waterpeople_2c7cf352-097d-49a5-9c35-f3280ead9581.webp?v=1726113938 Waterpeople Podcast - Nathan Oldfield: Breathing Room https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-karina-petroni-gumption 2024-09-12T16:05:38+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/waterpeople_de222105-ce1b-4136-a575-a36a4fe08ec3.webp?v=1726113937 Waterpeople podcast - Karina Petroni: Gumption https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-andy-ridley-crowd-power 2024-09-12T16:05:40+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/waterpeople_2a3bc30c-dc5f-4ee0-bc90-c585ce701513.webp?v=1726113939 Waterpeople Podcast - Andy Ridley: Crowd Power https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/world-s-most-interesting-surfer-asks-what-s-so-interesting-about-me-watch-the-yin-and-yang-of-gerry-lopez-and-find-out 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/lynch_J_X2_0422.jpg?v=1671076743 WORLD’S MOST INTERESTING SURFER ASKS, “WHAT’S SO INTERESTING ABOUT ME?”: WATCH THE YIN AND YANG OF GERRY LOPEZ AND FIND OUT A full house at the Astor in Melbourne for the Australian premiere of The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez. Photo Jarrah Lynch https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-jock-sutherland-muscle-memory 2024-09-12T16:05:39+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/waterpeople_b6d65f6b-a01e-42d7-bc58-b6a723be2407.webp?v=1726113938 Waterpeople podcast - Jock Sutherland: Muscle Memory https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-women-of-the-mimal-rangers-keeping-ancestral-knowledge-alive-in-arnhem-land 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/saxby-r-0009-cc-web-4x3-1.jpg?v=1671429169 The Women of the Mimal Rangers: Keeping ancestral knowledge alive in Arnhem Land Mimal Rangers Kaitlin John, left, and Josephine Austral, right, head out on Country to begin their dry season burning for the day. Photo: Renae Saxby https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/george-greenough-has-brown-snakes-in-the-house-if-i-d-been-in-shoes-i-d-be-dead 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Ben_Snake_Edit_1920x_f695c329-8fe4-486e-b0a5-10b3ebc4dcc9.jpg?v=1671430420 GEORGE GREENOUGH HAS BROWN SNAKES IN THE HOUSE: “IF I’D BEEN IN SHOES I’D BE DEAD” Illustration: Ben Brown https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/matty-hannon-on-the-road-to-patagonia 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._Lost_on_the_volcanic_plains.jpg?v=1761020064 “THE WORLD IS FULL OF PERSONS, ONLY SOME OF THEM HUMAN”: MATTY HANNON ON THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA Opening image: Matt and partner, Heather, lost on the high volcanic plains of South America. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-peggy-oki-artful-activism 2024-09-12T16:05:41+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast.jpg?v=1726113940 Waterpeople podcast - Peggy Oki: Artful Activism https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/stones-in-the-strait-the-flinders-way-of-life-doesn-t-involve-fish-farms 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1_richards_h_2157.jpg?v=1674535571 STONES IN THE STRAIT: The Flinders way of life doesn’t involve fish farms Opening image: The waters surrounding the Furneaux Islands are amongst the cleanest and most productive in Australia. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/paige-alms-on-surfing-the-all-time-eddie 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/image001.1.jpg?v=1674716899 PAIGE ALMS ON SURFING THE ALL-TIME EDDIE: “WE’RE FINALLY HERE… WE’RE GOING FOR IT!” Opening image: “I rode a wave with Ramon that was really cool. I looked back thinking we'd both be there to high-five, but he got detonated.” Photo Ryan Craig https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-murky-plan-for-clean-waters-tasmania-s-salmon-plan 2024-09-12T17:42:30+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._richards_h_2611.1.jpg?v=1675228773 A MURKY PLAN FOR CLEAN WATERS: Tasmania’s salmon plan leaves more questions than answers The waters surrounding Flinders Island today remain free from fish farms, but locals are concerned for the future. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/pep11-back-from-the-dead 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/DSC04093.jpg?v=1675749890 PEP11 BACK FROM THE DEAD: “I CAN’T BELIEVE WE’VE GOT TO FIGHT THIS CRAZY ZOMBIE GAS FIELD ALL OVER AGAIN.” The people of the east coast have already stood up to PEP11 once and are ready to do it again. Surfrider’s PEP11 protest, Newcastle, May 2021. Photo Nick Klynsmith https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/protesting-australia-s-protest-laws 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/MNP6525.jpg?v=1675897129 PROTESTING AUSTRALIA’S PROTEST LAWS: “ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE JAILED AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITERS ARE PROTECTED” Opening image: The Bob Brown Foundation has led the campaign against Tasmania’s increasingly punitive environmental protest laws. Photo courtesy BBF https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/run-it-then-its-real-majell-backhausen-runs-the-great-forest-national-park 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/lynch_j_AUS_00609.jpg?v=1761023084 Run It Then It's Real: Majell Backhausen Runs The Great Forest National Park Opening image: Runner Majell Backhausen runs through some of the oldest ferns in the world. Photo Jarrah Lynch https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/eddie-will-pick-the-winner 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/funk-c-0279-cc-web-4x3-1-1920x1440.jpg?v=1676269175 “EDDIE WILL PICK THE WINNER. HE PICKED THE ON-DUTY LIFEGUARD. HOW FITTING.” ON THE BEACH AT THE EDDIE AIKAU Paige Alms and Ramón Navarro tag-team one of the first-ever coed waves ridden in the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. Photo: Christa Funk https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-few-million-shells 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._Australia_VIC_PortPhillipBay_0621_9ftBank_SimonBranigan_RecycledshellReef_Jarrod_Boord_Streamline_Media.jpg?v=1676347718 A FEW MILLION SHELLS: RESTORING AUSTRALIA’S LOST, ANCIENT OYSTER REEFS Opening image: Simon Branigan dives the reef restoration project at Nine Foot Bank, inside Port Phillip Bay. The original shellfish reefs were decimated soon after European settlement. Photo Jarrod Boord https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/yvon-chouinard-surfers-journal-podcast 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/MG_9143.jpg?v=1676350674 YVON CHOUINARD: “LIFE IS A LOT EASIER IF YOU BREAK THE RULES THAN TRY AND CONFORM. WAY EASIER.” Opening image: Yvon disappearing coastward during his last trip to Australia, carrying a Bonzer shaped by his son, Fletcher. Photo Tim Davis https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/addy-finds-a-baddy-if-anyone-is-going-to-ride-this-board-brother-it-s-going-to-be-you 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._IMG_0337_C.jpg?v=1676953007 ADDY FINDS A BADDY: “IF ANYONE IS GOING TO RIDE THIS BOARD BROTHER, IT’S GOING TO BE YOU!” Opening image: Addy Jones hands over a classic 1973 Baddy Treloar pintail single-fin to Baddy’s stepson, Dan Ross. Photo Harry Triglone https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/teenage-activism-has-a-new-icon-a-big-blue-fish 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._BLUEBACK_STILL_056.jpg?v=1761023076 TEENAGE ACTIVISM HAS A NEW ICON... A BIG, BLUE FISH. Opening image: Mia Wasikowska as Abby, finally reunited with her beloved Blueback after years abroad and a lifetime working for its protection. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/end-to-an-end 2024-09-12T17:42:08+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/lynch_j_AUS_00609_2440x_1.jpg?v=1725933461 End to an End https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/nobody-wants-it-not-a-single-living-soul-and-yet-here-we-are-having-to-fight-it-again-what-s-really-happening-with-pep11 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Newcastle_Nobby_s_Paddle_Out_-_Olliepop_Media_House.jpg?v=1677733298 “NOBODY WANTS IT. NOT A SINGLE LIVING SOUL. AND YET HERE WE ARE HAVING TO FIGHT IT AGAIN.” WHAT’S REALLY HAPPENING WITH PEP11 https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-rick-ridgeway-wild-life 2024-09-12T16:05:43+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_7548f230-5fbb-4293-8beb-0f126beca55d.jpg?v=1726113942 WATERPEOPLE PODCAST - Rick Ridgeway: Wild Life https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-laola-lake-aea-makaala 2024-09-12T16:05:42+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_b78cf962-c32e-4613-8861-220318864ee4.jpg?v=1726113941 WATERPEOPLE PODCAST - Laola Lake Aea: Maka'ala https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-james-nestor-shut-your-mouth 2024-09-12T16:05:42+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_a8ac9a2e-f717-4d27-aaeb-24a8fe004462.jpg?v=1726113942 WATERPEOPLE PODCAST - James Nestor: Shut Your Mouth https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/far-from-mars-a-weekend-down-the-great-ocean-road-with-yvon-chouinard 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/davis_t_AUS_9266.jpg?v=1678163424 FAR FROM MARS: A weekend down the Great Ocean Road with Yvon Chouinard Opening image: Yvon with a quick cast between surfs on an empty stretch of Victorian coastline. Photo Tim Davis https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-last-sheet-of-paper-and-the-writing-on-the-wall-what-it-means-for-victoria-s-native-forests 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1A5A5744.jpg?v=1678168010 THE LAST SHEET OF PAPER AND THE WRITING ON THE WALL: WHAT IT MEANS FOR VICTORIA’S NATIVE FORESTS Native forest logging in the Victorian central highlands, prime habitat of Greater Gliders and Leadbeater's Possums. Photo: Cam Suttie https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/jenny-weber-on-the-art-of-protest 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1_Picture1.jpg?v=1678406562 “WHEN YOU’RE AN ACTIVIST, YOU’RE A STUDENT OF OTHER MOVEMENTS THROUGH TIME AND AROUND THE WORLD.” JENNY WEBER ON THE ART OF PROTEST Jenny Weber: “Very often, you’re standing in a forest protesting, the police move you on, the politicians do nothing and the trees keep falling.” Photo courtesy BBF https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-high-seas-treaty 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/HONEILL_WH_-2_websize.jpg?v=1678426240 THE HIGH SEAS TREATY: TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD’S OCEANS NOW HAVE A PROTECTIVE LEGAL FRAMEWORK… BUT HOW PROTECTED IS IT? Opening image: A humpback calf off the coast of Tahiti. The humpbacks migrate to Tahiti to give birth in the southern winter, before heading south in summer to feed in Antarctica. Photo Hayden O’Neill https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-krilling-grounds-exposing-the-destructive-mega-fishery-threatening-antarctica-s-keystone-species 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Roaring_Journals_AUS_01.jpg?v=1678839883 THE KRILLING GROUNDS: EXPOSING THE DESTRUCTIVE MEGA-FISHERY THREATENING ANTARCTICA’S KEYSTONE SPECIES Opening Image: The Antarctic Endeavour super trawler fishing for krill amongst a pod of fin whales in Antarctica’s South Orkney Islands. Photo Mika Van Der Gun https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/swift-decline-world-s-fastest-parrot-flies-south-to-an-uncertain-future 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._3840_D2020-11-29_EasternTiers_DSF1848.jpg?v=1678942630 SWIFT DECLINE: WORLD’S FASTEST PARROT FLIES SOUTH TO AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE Opening image: The exquisite swift parrot is critically endangered, with less than 1000 individual birds estimated to remain in the wild. Photo Tim Cooper https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/running-misfits-as-a-first-timer-to-takayna-trail-it-struck-me-right-in-the-feels 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._hockey_c_AUS.jpg?v=1679354890 RUNNING MISFITS: “AS A FIRST TIMER TO TAKAYNA TRAIL, IT STRUCK ME RIGHT IN THE FEELS” Opening image: Now in its fifth year, the takayna Trail not only raises funds to save the wilderness area but creates a deep connection to that wilderness with all who run it. Photo Calumn Hockey https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/how-the-bight-was-won-the-single-biggest-coastal-environment-movement-australia-has-ever-seen 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/richards_r_0032-1600x883.jpg?v=1679533743 HOW THE BIGHT WAS WON: THE SINGLE BIGGEST COASTAL ENVIRONMENT MOVEMENT AUSTRALIA HAS EVER SEEN A former competitor on the elite World Championship Tour, Heath Joske has a different focus these days—keeping Equinor’s oil rigs out of the Great Australian Bight, the unspoiled ocean wilderness where he lives, fishes and surfs. Photo Rich Richards https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-big-climate-bill-safeguarding-the-climate-or-the-fossil-fuel-industry 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/lynch_j_AUS_0002_web.jpg?v=1679976017 THE BIG CLIMATE BILL: SAFEGUARDING THE CLIMATE OR THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY? Opening image: At two degrees of warming, 90 per cent of the world’s coral reefs will be gone. We’re on the verge of overshooting 1.5 degrees right now. It’s time to get serious. Photo Jarrah Lynch https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/foam-dust 2024-09-12T17:42:08+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/s23-surf-foam-dust_8a905718-521e-49bb-ad9b-fb73d4c59a44.jpg?v=1725933461 Foam Dust – 25 Years of FCD https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/ascend 2024-09-12T17:42:08+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/tsudome-m-0041-cc-web-1600x1200-1-414x311.jpg?v=1725933461 Ascend https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/way-out-west-extreme-beach-cleans-on-the-wild-south-west-coast-of-tasmania 2025-10-21T18:10:35+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Ulski_TeamClean_2021-120_1920x_45e8310b-ad9c-4e2c-b9fb-6fad227502f8.jpg?v=1681351589 WAY OUT WEST: Extreme beach cleans on the wild south-west coast of Tasmania Opening Image: Our office view is ok. Pre-cleaning vistas as a monster 8ft+ swell rolls into Stephens Bay. The rugged oceans and coastlines of the palawa people are some of the most special places on Earth. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-beach-clean-at-the-edge-of-the-world-plastic-respects-no-map 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/0._Pretty_stuff_no_peeps_A_s.jpg?v=1681694537 THE BEACH CLEAN AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: PLASTIC RESPECTS NO MAP Opening image: This is lutruwita. Photos by Ula Majewski https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-fcd-story-if-there-was-ever-a-chance-of-achieving-perfect-it-wouldn-t-even-be-interesting 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/0450.kumler_a_0350.jpg?v=1682480536 THE FCD STORY: “IF THERE WAS EVER A CHANCE OF ACHIEVING PERFECT IT WOULDN’T EVEN BE INTERESTING” Opening image: An early group shot out the back of the shed in Ventura (Fletch standing in the doorway). https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/queer-climbing-there-was-something-about-climbing-being-an-ephemeral-art-piece-this-performance-for-nobody 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/L._P1022428-Edit-2.jpg?v=1685662435 QUEER CLIMBING: “THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT CLIMBING BEING AN EPHEMERAL ART PIECE. THIS PERFORMANCE FOR NOBODY.” Esther exploring the literal edge on “Procol harum” a grade 26 climb, Mount Arapiles/Djuritte, 2017. Photo Simon Madden https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/snapped-lauren-hill-on-why-byron-s-legrope-law-won-t-make-our-lineups-safer 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Lala_Bay_Summer-35.jpg?v=1761022706 SNAPPED: LAUREN HILL ON WHY BYRON’S LEGROPE LAW WON’T MAKE OUR LINEUPS SAFER Opening image: The legrope is not a friend of the recreational cross-stepper. Photo Nathan Oldfield https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/escape-your-four-bedroom-esky-jane-hilliard-asks-how-much-is-enough 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._Copy_of_DESIGNFUL-Golden-Valley-July-2020-natalie-mendham-3.jpg?v=1683784086 Escape your four-bedroom esky: Jane Hilliard asks, “How much is enough?” Opening image: Designful’s Golden Valley Small Home in Tasmania’s north prioritises “enoughness and refinement.” Photo Natalie Mendham https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/bob-is-the-tree-the-towering-giant-of-wilderness-defenders 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._THEGIANTS_Bob_Brown_rafting_the_Franklin_river_for_the_1st_time_1976.jpg?v=1725949221 BOB IS THE TREE: THE TOWERING GIANT OF WILDERNESS DEFENDERS Opening image: Bob Brown rafting down the Franklin River for the first time, 1976. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/after-the-chainsaws-the-quiet-victoria-s-rapid-exit-from-native-forest-logging-is-welcome-and-long-overdue 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/backhausen_m_AUS_3160.jpg?v=1685509272 After the chainsaws, the quiet: Victoria’s rapid exit from native forest logging is welcome – and long overdue Opening image: Sunset falls on the proposed Great Forest National Park. Photo Majell Backhausen https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/big-gas-the-night-of-the-blowout-presenters 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/oniell_h_AUS_00048.jpg?v=1685668619 BIG GAS: THE NIGHT OF THE BLOWOUT PRESENTERS Opening image: The ocean off the southwest coast of Victoria is currently in the crosshairs as the offshore gas industry aggressively expands its range. Photo Hayden O’Neill https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/daughter-of-the-sea 2024-09-12T17:42:10+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/gormley-n-0085-cc-web-1170x1410-1-768x926_6ee2b902-8c39-48df-a565-b3dd3b14547a.jpg?v=1725933469 Daughter of the Sea https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/the-custodians 2024-09-12T17:42:09+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/s23-mpa-neumeier_a_0007.jpg?v=1725933466 The Custodians https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/corazon-salado 2024-09-12T17:42:10+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/s23-mpa-hero-casado_d_0062_c84bad54-3ed8-45f9-809f-55d930678283.jpg?v=1725933466 Corazón Salado https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/hot-pink-dolphins 2024-09-12T17:42:10+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/s23-mpa-hero-gormley_n_0048.jpg?v=1725933465 Hot Pink Dolphins https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/its-time-to-protect-australias-ocean-for-good 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Web_Large-doubilet_d_0002_BP.jpg?v=1686623281 It’s time to protect Australia’s ocean, for good. Opening image: The ocean’s importance to our survival as a species – much like its beauty – is often hidden from us. Photo David Doubilet. A humpback calf and resting mother in shallow sandflats on the NSW South Coast. Film by Josh Burkinshaw https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/the-high-life 2024-09-12T17:42:11+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/cadot-p-0010-cc-web-4x3-1-768x637_5301dbe2-49e6-40eb-8701-b9543cb8d554.jpg?v=1725933469 The High Life https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/finding-the-fall-line-one-autumn-morning-a-century-of-surfboards 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/OPENER_wizard_board_meeting_2.jpg?v=1687911179 FINDING THE FALL LINE: One autumn morning, a century of surfboards “With over 30 people, and as many surfboards on the sand, we dove deep into experiencing surfing’s diversity,” said Dave Rastovich. Photo Justin Crawford https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/we-cant-just-walk-away-after-the-logging-stops-in-victorias-native-forests-heres-what-must-happen-next 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/X2_0191.jpg?v=1687911804 We can’t just walk away after the logging stops in Victoria’s native forests. Here’s what must happen next As the silence falls, the real work begins. It’s time to make this forest a home again. Photo Jarrah Lynch https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-rusty-miller-surfing-through-life 2024-09-12T16:05:45+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_20fe5665-905c-4f96-8311-9bf8503ffeca.jpg?v=1726113944 WATERPEOPLE PODCAST - Rusty Miller: Surfing Through Life https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-reef-beneath-it-would-be-an-act-of-moral-corruption-to-allow-the-reef-to-die-through-inaction 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/lynch_j_0161_cc_WEB_1600TCL-1600x883-c-default-1_3840x_c1f982b0-587e-4d9b-b3a7-96a306395adc.webp?v=1687948813 THE REEF BENEATH: “IT WOULD BE AN ACT OF MORAL CORRUPTION TO ALLOW THE REEF TO DIE THROUGH INACTION.” Opening Image: While exploring the reef, Belinda Baggs and Kimi Werner were surprised by the sudden appearance of a young humpback whale. Photo Jarrah Lynch https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/in-the-family-of-things 2024-09-12T17:42:11+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Dave_Krishna_Cove-35.jpg?v=1725933471 In the Family of Things https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/in-the-family-of-things-a-nathan-oldfield-and-dave-rastovich-film 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Dave_Earlybirding-3.jpg?v=1689126304 In the Family of things: A Nathan Oldfield and Dave Rastovich film Opening image: Earlybirding. Photo Nathan Oldfield https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/farm-boys 2025-05-02T15:06:58+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/PAT_W25_FarmBoys_Film_Tile_750x1162px_8ab57761-cbfb-42cc-b7a9-e7d4f0942dcf.jpg?v=1744870643 Farm Boys https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-podcast-belen-alvarez-kimble-watch-me 2024-09-12T16:05:45+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_f7d785e0-efd8-4113-affe-b62162837638.jpg?v=1726113944 WATERPEOPLE PODCAST - Belen Alvarez Kimble: Watch Me The WaterPeople Podcast https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/chumash 2024-09-12T17:42:12+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/schwemmer-r-0001-cc-web-1600x1200-1-768x576_68d58e22-483c-454b-a36f-1cd5a215340b.jpg?v=1725933472 Chumash https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/legacy-regenerated 2024-09-12T17:42:13+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/film-hempequity-2560x1440-1.jpg?v=1725933473 Legacy Regenerated https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/girt-by-rising-warming-depleting-sea-the-case-for-marine-protection-in-australia 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/sheara_k_AUS_43.jpg?v=1689748830 GIRT BY RISING, WARMING, DEPLETING SEA: THE CASE FOR MARINE PROTECTION IN AUSTRALIA Opening image: The sunburnt faces of Wadawurrung Country are met by only warmer and warmer waters. Photo Katey Shearer https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-climate-expert-explains-the-northern-hemisphere-s-weird-wild-summer-and-what-it-means-for-australia 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/richards_h_AUS_00105.jpg?v=1690334474 A climate expert explains the Northern Hemisphere’s weird, wild summer – and what it means for Australia Opening image: The searing, unprecedented Northern Hemisphere summer – combined with the imminent arrival of an El Nino climate pattern in the south – has raised concerns about what kind of summer Australians will experience later this year. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-word-from-bob-brown-it-s-time-to-end-native-forest-logging-nationally 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/signal-2022-11-08-082451_002.jpg?v=1690847448 A WORD FROM BOB BROWN: IT’S TIME TO END NATIVE FOREST LOGGING, NATIONALLY Opening image: Brown is calling on Prime Minister Albanese to end the logging of Australia’s wildlife-rich native forests as New Zealand did 20 years ago. Photo courtesy Bob Brown Foundation https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/home-grown 2025-10-21T18:20:46+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/download_7_359b7654-4822-4feb-a487-d898fbd05710.jpg?v=1725933473 Home, Grown https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-monster-plan-to-blast-tasmania-sized-area-of-ocean 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/A952201.jpg?v=1691048686 ‘A MONSTER’: PLAN TO BLAST TASMANIA-SIZED AREA OF OCEAN Opening image: The area marked for seismic blasting (outlined, south of Portland) would make this the largest 3D seismic blasting survey ever done in Australian waters. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-endless-spring-gardening-is-the-new-surfing 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._FARM_BOYS_BYRON-83.jpg?v=1691140536 THE ENDLESS SPRING: GARDENING IS THE NEW SURFING Opening image: To a full house, Heath Joske tells the story of his transformation from pro surfer to bearded, Bight living, earth lovin’ Farm Boy. Photo Matt Viesis https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-southward-stampede-marine-life-is-on-the-move-as-the-oceans-around-australia-warm 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/parry_c_AUS_0001.jpg?v=1691388191 THE SOUTHWARD STAMPEDE: Marine life is on the move as the oceans around Australia warm Australian Fur Seals, South Australia. Photo Craig Parry https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/saving-macca-protection-triples-for-the-galapagos-of-the-southern-ocean 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/frayne_n_AUS_00001.jpg?v=1691558743 SAVING MACCA: Protection triples for the Galapagos of the Southern Ocean Opening image: The remote sub-Antarctic island affectionately known as ‘Macca’. Photo Nick Frayne https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/monte 2024-09-12T17:42:13+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/schusler-j-0048-cc-web-1-768x576_7dfe8c90-3a2f-4448-979f-802b7cb3e9ce.jpg?v=1725933475 Monte https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/farm-boys-x-swellians-poddy-the-problem-is-the-solution 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/JW_7.jpg?v=1691624422 FARM BOYS X SWELLIANS PODDY: ”THE PROBLEM IS THE SOLUTION” Opening image: Addy Jones standing on top of a ‘boneyard’ (rubbish dump) deep in the Australian bush, taken from Farm Boys episode one, ‘Junk Wizards’. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/my-dads-dunny-doesnt-flush-heath-joske-on-composting-toilets-and-the-miracle-of-life 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Thunderbox.jpg?v=1691626267 MY DAD’S DUNNY DOESN’T FLUSH: HEATH JOSKE ON COMPOSTING TOILETS AND THE MIRACLE OF LIFE https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/not-forkin-around-addy-jones-is-deadly-serious-when-it-comes-to-compost 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/DSCF3257_web.jpg?v=1691716102 NOT FORKIN’ AROUND: ADDY JONES IS DEADLY SERIOUS WHEN IT COMES TO COMPOST Heath Joske getting the scoop on heavenly composting from the one and only Addy Jones. SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/heath-joske-landscape-alchemist-turning-shit-straw-and-seaweed-into-gold 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/PJG8319.jpg?v=1691994412 HEATH JOSKE: LANDSCAPE ALCHEMIST, TURNING SHIT, STRAW AND SEAWEED INTO GOLD Heath moved south to find a perfect balance in life – half the day in the dirt, have the day in the water. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-cornucopia-of-greens-grapes-and-plums-so-sweet-that-one-bite-will-transport-you-into-a-realm-of-earthly-delight 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/SAR7135.jpg?v=1692161597 "A CORNUCOPIA OF GREENS, GRAPES AND PLUMS SO SWEET THAT ONE BITE WILL TRANSPORT YOU INTO A REALM OF EARTHLY DELIGHT." There are little moments of magic wherever you look as you walk around Anna and Tim’s garden. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-town-of-yack-takes-the-power-back-now-what-s-next-for-community-renewable-grids 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia-roaring-journals-yackandandah-350.jpg?v=1692235814 THE TOWN OF YACK TAKES THE POWER BACK: NOW WHAT’S NEXT FOR COMMUNITY RENEWABLE GRIDS? The small town of Yackandandah in Victoria’s northeast has sparked an energy revolution that’s now spreading through other small towns in Australia. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/jirishanca 2025-05-28T17:39:18+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/smith-d-1629-cc-web-1600x1200-1-1440x1080.jpg?v=1725933485 Jirishanca https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/it-s-time-for-politicians-to-take-a-late-drop-and-ban-oil-and-gas-off-the-nsw-coast 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/FRANK_-21.jpg?v=1692841402 IT’S TIME FOR POLITICIANS TO TAKE A LATE DROP AND BAN OIL AND GAS OFF THE NSW COAST Belinda Baggs has fought for years to protect her home coastline from the development of the PEP11 gas field. Photo Jon Frank https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/farm-boys-episode-4-i-think-we-re-all-put-on-this-planet-to-serve-once-you-get-that-in-check-your-path-becomes-pretty-mapped-out-for-you 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/SA-Rips_AUS_Addy.jpg?v=1693130170 FARM BOYS EPISODE 4: “I THINK WE’RE ALL PUT ON THIS PLANET TO SERVE. ONCE YOU GET THAT IN CHECK YOUR PATH BECOMES PRETTY MAPPED OUT FOR YOU.” In the kitchen at Addy’s beachside shack on Flinders Island. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-chris-del-moror-lead-with-deeds 2024-09-12T16:05:46+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_3cf59663-babf-448e-96d2-b78df02f4e1e.jpg?v=1726113945 WATER PEOPLE - CHRIS DEL MOROR: LEAD WITH DEEDS https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-elizabeth-nguyen-ancestral-stream 2024-09-12T16:05:46+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_b6925814-5212-4cba-9381-2976c192d2c7.jpg?v=1726113945 WATER PEOPLE - Elizabeth Nguyen: Ancestral Stream https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-felicity-palmateer-natures-course 2024-09-12T16:05:48+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_31961e9f-0eb4-47cb-9657-f38b40daec41.jpg?v=1726113947 WATER PEOPLE - Felicity Palmateer: Nature’s Course https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-lewis-arnold-and-chris-nelson-neoprene-is-toxic 2024-09-12T16:05:48+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_ccface8d-0e7e-45f6-bd15-d3322fe5c6e9.jpg?v=1726113947 WATER PEOPLE - Lewis Arnold and Chris Nelson: Neoprene is Toxic https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-moana-jones-wong-awakening 2024-09-12T16:05:49+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_d60fc30d-d5ef-482e-a176-ecd6703b0107.jpg?v=1726113948 WATER PEOPLE - Moana Jones Wong: Awakening https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/farm-boys-ep-5-i-think-one-of-my-favourite-things-about-living-in-this-zone-is-that-an-absolute-ding-dong-like-me-can-grow-food 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Screen_Shot_2023-08-31_at_11.00.07_am.png?v=1693460205 FARM BOYS EP 5: “I THINK ONE OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN THIS ZONE IS THAT AN ABSOLUTE DING-DONG LIKE ME CAN GROW FOOD.” Rasta takes a hands on approach to the surfers' garden. Then he goes surfing. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/farm-boys-ep-6-the-joskes-of-valla-beach 2025-10-21T18:10:41+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/waters_m_AUS_114_web.jpg?v=1694387370 FARM BOYS EP 6: THE JOSKES OF VALLA BEACH The Joske men build from the ground up. Paul and Heath Joske at Heath’s property on the Eyre Peninsula. Photo Mick Waters https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/whales-stop-singing-and-rock-lobsters-lose-their-balance-how-seismic-surveys-can-harm-marine-life 2024-09-12T17:42:51+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/birkinshaw_j_AUS_vid_0030_1.gif?v=1694411979 Whales stop singing and rock lobsters lose their balance: how seismic surveys can harm marine life A humpback calf and resting mother in shallow sandflats on the NSW South Coast. Film by Josh Burkinshaw https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-salmon-activist-an-alien-species-has-landed-and-is-waging-war-on-the-natural-world-of-tasmania 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/burgess_l_AUS_001_EnvironmentTasmania.jpg?v=1695174519 THE SALMON ACTIVIST: AN ALIEN SPECIES HAS LANDED AND IS WAGING WAR ON THE NATURAL WORLD OF TASMANIA Pens holding tens of thousands of introduced salmon have landed in once-pristine natural ecosystems. Photo Luke Burgess/Environment Tasmania https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/ghost-forests-australia-s-iconic-snow-gums-are-the-bleaching-corals-of-the-high-country 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/walker_c_AUS_00001_web.jpg?v=1695272231 GHOST FORESTS: AUSTRALIA’S ICONIC SNOW GUMS ARE THE BLEACHING CORALS OF THE HIGH COUNTRY Snow gums near the summit of Mt. Stirling. Photo Cam Walker https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/barrington-tops-cultural-burn-fire-walks-across-biyan-biyan-orchid-come-up 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1_OPENER_Biyan_Biyan_during_the_burn.jpg?v=1695792198 BARRINGTON TOPS CULTURAL BURN: “FIRE WALKS ACROSS BIYAN BIYAN, ORCHID COME UP” The snow grass plains of Biyan Biyan during the burn. Photo courtesy Perry Aboriginal Corporation https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/30-785-oppose-seismic-blasting-in-the-otway-basin-what-has-been-going-on-behind-closed-doors-is-not-okay-we-can-see-them-and-its-not-okay 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/lynch_j_AUS_00993_LowRes.jpg?v=1696495449 30,785 OPPOSE SEISMIC BLASTING IN THE OTWAY BASIN: “WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IS NOT OKAY. WE CAN SEE THEM… AND IT'S NOT OKAY.” The area being in the Otway Basin being considered for seismic blasting is huge, and spans some of Australia’s most iconic coastline. Photo Jarrah Lynch https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/when-infinite-growth-on-a-finite-planet-hits-the-wall-we-re-going-to-need-a-saviour 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/roaring-journals_infinite-growth_richards_h_AUS_00004_web.jpg?v=1696553592 WHEN INFINITE GROWTH ON A FINITE PLANET HITS THE WALL, WE’RE GOING TO NEED A SAVIOUR On a planet with finite resources, we’re increasingly going to need to reuse and repurpose what we’ve got… and we’re going to need to rethink leadership. Addy Jones ponders the future inside the old school bus on Heath Joske’s property. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/larissa-baldwin-roberts-on-the-voice-a-mandate-to-say-we-are-a-nation-with-a-whole-bunch-of-unfinished-business-and-its-not-okay-to-keep-putting-it-at-the-bottom-of-the-pile 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/grambeau_t_AUS_00252.jpg?v=1696978547 LARISSA BALDWIN-ROBERTS ON THE VOICE: “A MANDATE TO SAY, WE ARE A NATION WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND IT'S NOT OKAY TO KEEP PUTTING IT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PILE.” An early morning thunderstorm breaks across Antakirinja Country in South Australia. Photo Ted Grambeau https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/millie-telford-on-the-voice-this-is-a-vote-about-us-as-first-nations-people-and-its-really-about-asking-do-people-support-and-value-first-nations-people-and-i-really-hope-the-country-says-yes-to-that 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/grambeau_t_AUS_00253.jpg?v=1697086873 MILLIE TELFORD ON THE VOICE: “THIS IS A VOTE ABOUT US AS FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE, AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT ASKING… DO PEOPLE SUPPORT AND VALUE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE? AND I REALLY HOPE THE COUNTRY SAYS ‘YES’ TO THAT.” The referendum is a modern proposition for an ancient land. Tidal flats, the Kimberley. Photo Ted Grambeau https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/antarctic-krill-we-are-taking-the-keystone-species-of-one-of-the-worlds-last-great-wildernesses-and-feeding-it-to-farmed-salmon 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Fin_whales_feed_between_two_supertralwers_-_Credit_Alistair_Allan.jpg?v=1697497307 Antarctic Krill: “We Are Taking the Keystone Species of One of the World's Last Great Wildernesses and Feeding It to Farmed Salmon" Fin whales feed on krill as two supertrawlers circle in Antarctic waters earlier this year. Photo Alistair Allan https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/southern-sea-country-the-seismic-blasting-is-the-wrong-frequency-and-it-is-damaging-it-is-a-song-of-death 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/majewski_u_AUS_roaring-journals_sopec-rally-opener.png?v=1698386719 SOUTHERN SEA COUNTRY: “THE SEISMIC BLASTING IS THE WRONG FREQUENCY, AND IT IS DAMAGING. IT IS A SONG OF DEATH.” Gunditjmara Country – and the southwestern Victorian port of Warrnambool – is ground zero for the gas industry’s expansion plans in the south. Photo Ula Majewski https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/angel-s-story-if-groundwater-is-polluted-from-shale-gas-fracking-who-is-accountable-for-that-damage 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/roaring-journals_seed-mob_dont-frack-nt-opener.png?v=1699316083 ANGEL’S STORY: “IF GROUNDWATER IS POLLUTED FROM SHALE GAS FRACKING, WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT DAMAGE?" Seed Mob continue to mobilise young Indigenous people across the Northern Territory as fracking spreads across Country. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-flora-christin-butarbutar-kampung-life 2024-09-12T16:05:49+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_29c3069e-61cc-42a0-a010-4b76847e9b20.jpg?v=1726113948 WATERPEOPLE - Flora Christin Butarbutar: Kampung Life https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/waterpeople-christian-and-kaale-sea-many-beginnings 2024-09-12T16:05:51+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_6fa1fed7-067d-465f-b5ba-0bad199e9af9.jpg?v=1726113950 WATERPEOPLE - Christian and Ka'ale Sea: Many Beginnings https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/martuwarra-part-1-the-fellowship-of-the-river 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1_DJI_0166.jpg?v=1701061865 MARTUWARRA PART 1: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RIVER https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/martuwarra-part-2-the-river-is-a-living-ancestor-serpent-and-sacred-giver 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/OPENER_21_03_12_River_051.jpg?v=1701062116 MARTUWARRA PART 2: “THE RIVER IS A LIVING ANCESTOR SERPENT AND SACRED GIVER…” At its peak, Martuwarra becomes one of the most powerful riverine systems in the world. Photo Jackson Gallagher https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/martuwarra-part-3-a-quarter-of-a-century-later-the-fight-to-save-the-river-flows-on 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/OPENER_21_03_12_River_242.jpg?v=1701062341 MARTUWARRA PART 3: A QUARTER OF A CENTURY LATER, THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE RIVER FLOWS ON Taking the plunge: Phillips Range, upper catchment, Martuwarra. Photo Jackson Gallagher https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/beau-miles-pumpkin-project-i-was-shocked-at-how-easy-life-was-when-you-take-out-choices-related-to-food 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/cawood_l_AUS_00007_s.jpg?v=1701170247 BEAU MILES’ PUMPKIN PROJECT: “I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW EASY LIFE WAS WHEN YOU TAKE OUT CHOICES RELATED TO FOOD.” https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-tom-carroll-under-the-lip 2024-09-12T16:05:52+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_28d42e3b-1fd6-4291-b053-0b9d746ea3df.jpg?v=1726113951 WATER PEOPLE - Tom Carroll: Under the Lip https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-tyler-c-wilde-the-missing-piece 2024-09-12T16:05:52+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_a29fbf04-06be-44f8-a49e-87e8d1280f4c.jpg?v=1726113951 WATER PEOPLE - Tyler C. Wilde: The Missing Piece https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/annie-ford-if-that-road-kept-going-to-antarctica-i-would-have-kept-riding 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/watt_f_AUS_0001_web.jpg?v=1702337405 Annie Ford: "If that road kept going to Antarctica, I would have kept riding.” Annie swapped the bike in New Zealand for a surfboard in Fiji, taking a surf and marine study trip mid-year. Photo F Watt https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/gerry-lopez-i-was-back-at-the-chongs-house-on-the-east-side-from-65-years-ago-that-loving-feeling-had-never-left 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/satou-h-0003-cc-web-hero.jpg?v=1702337998 Gerry Lopez: “I was back at the Chongs’ house on the East Side from 65 years ago – that loving feeling had never left.” Gerry Lopez’s first surf in six months. Unsurprisingly, he put himself right back where he belongs: in the pocket. Amami Ōshima, Japan. Photo Hideaki Satou https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/code-blue-climate-change-is-ocean-change 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/green_n_AUS_00005_web.jpg?v=1702360057 Code Blue: Climate Change is Ocean Change Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/take-action-stop-conocophillips-drilling-endangered-whale-habitat 2025-10-21T18:10:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/grambeau_t_AUS_00258.jpg?v=1702445276 Take Action: Stop ConocoPhillips Drilling Endangered Whale Habitat Dave Rastovich sampling the pristine waters of King Island, now being eyed off by the offshore gas industry. Photo Ted Grambeau https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/best-of-2023-the-women-of-the-mimal-rangers-keeping-ancestral-knowledge-alive-in-arnhem-land 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/saxby-r-0009-cc-web-4x3-1_97c5e8eb-3a99-4933-b775-fb4bd6c5781d.jpg?v=1702960762 Best of 2023 | The Women of the Mimal Rangers: Keeping ancestral knowledge alive in Arnhem Land Mimal Rangers Kaitlin John, left, and Josephine Austral, right, head out on Country to begin their dry season burning for the day. Photo: Renae Saxby https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/best-of-2023-paige-alms-on-surfing-the-all-time-eddie-we-re-finally-here-we-re-going-for-it 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/craig_r_001.jpg?v=1702961776 Best of 2023 | PAIGE ALMS ON SURFING THE ALL-TIME EDDIE: “WE’RE FINALLY HERE… WE’RE GOING FOR IT!” Opening image: “I rode a wave with Ramon that was really cool. I looked back thinking we'd both be there to high-five, but he got detonated.” Photo Ryan Craig https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/best-of-2023-when-you-re-an-activist-you-re-a-student-of-other-movements-through-time-and-around-the-world-jenny-weber-on-the-art-of-protest 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1_Picture1_831c640a-20f6-443c-9cd0-7262ae52708e.jpg?v=1702962415 Best of 2023 | “WHEN YOU’RE AN ACTIVIST, YOU’RE A STUDENT OF OTHER MOVEMENTS THROUGH TIME AND AROUND THE WORLD.” JENNY WEBER ON THE ART OF PROTEST Jenny Weber: “Very often, you’re standing in a forest protesting, the police move you on, the politicians do nothing and the trees keep falling.” Photo courtesy BBF https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/best-of-2023-heath-joske-landscape-alchemist-turning-shit-straw-and-seaweed-into-gold 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/PJG8319_cd9b419f-06f6-4e4a-a35a-d57f83f48653.jpg?v=1702963058 Best of 2023 | HEATH JOSKE: LANDSCAPE ALCHEMIST, TURNING SHIT, STRAW AND SEAWEED INTO GOLD Heath moved south to find a perfect balance in life – half the day in the dirt, have the day in the water. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/best-of-2023-escape-your-four-bedroom-esky-jane-hilliard-asks-how-much-is-enough 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._Copy_of_DESIGNFUL-Golden-Valley-July-2020-natalie-mendham-3_8572a794-c92b-4cc5-81c0-bed346e2ee51.jpg?v=1702964871 Best of 2023 | Escape your four-bedroom esky: Jane Hilliard asks, “How much is enough?” Opening image: Designful’s Golden Valley Small Home in Tasmania’s north prioritises “enoughness and refinement.” Photo Natalie Mendham https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/best-of-2023-in-the-family-of-things-a-nathan-oldfield-and-dave-rastovich-film 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Dave_Earlybirding-3_4f658358-7df0-482b-9874-6d39b3f731c9.jpg?v=1702965232 Best of 2023 | In the Family of things: A Nathan Oldfield and Dave Rastovich film Opening image: Earlybirding. Photo Nathan Oldfield https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/water-people-pacha-lina-luque-light-learning-the-language 2024-09-12T17:46:21+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_65b3872c-1049-432a-b976-8e167f1b25ba.jpg?v=1702966792 WATER PEOPLE - Pacha Lina Luque Light: Learning the Language https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/mining-anywhere-near-a-precious-water-source-is-madness-rivertree-world-premiere 2024-09-12T17:43:03+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/TED8704.jpg?v=1705034101 Mining Anywhere Near a Precious Water Source is Madness: Rivertree World Premiere Opening image: The health of the river is directly connected to the saltwater places where we love to play. Dan Ross is standing up to protect the lifeblood of the Clarence. Photo Ted Grambeau https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/learning-the-language-pacha-lina-luque-light-talks-surf-stoke-and-story 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/ortega_p_AUS_0004_s.jpg?v=1705288630 Learning the Language: Pacha Lina Luque Light Talks Surf, Stoke and Story Opening image: Pacha shares stories of connectivity, community and pure surf stoke, as pictured right here in Morocco. Photo Paula Ortega https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/best-of-2023-finding-the-fall-line-one-autumn-morning-a-century-of-surfboards 2024-09-12T17:43:03+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/OPENER_wizard_board_meeting_2_5ff5807a-4fa4-4b6f-ba22-e756726eb9aa.jpg?v=1705455311 Best of 2023 | Finding The Fall Line: One Autumn Morning, A Century of Surfboards “With over 30 people, and as many surfboards on the sand, we dove deep into experiencing surfing’s diversity,” said Dave Rastovich. Photo Justin Crawford https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/great-ocean-rescue-surfers-say-no-to-seismic-blasting 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Robin_SharrockDJI_0996.jpg?v=1706578789 Great Ocean Rescue: Surfers Say No to Seismic Blasting Opening image: Robin Sharrock. Video loop: Matt Hrkac. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/laxathjod-a-salmon-nation 2024-09-12T17:42:15+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/neumeier-a-0011-cc-web-2560x1440-2-768x432_3f363780-3a1c-4994-ad61-73281bcb7d80.jpg?v=1725933476 Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-salmon-nation-the-power-to-stand-up-and-say-no 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/A_SALMON_NATION_STILLS_6_1.3.1.jpg?v=1707785363 A Salmon Nation: The Power to Stand Up and Say No Open net salmon farms wreak havoc on the fragile environments they’re placed in, polluting pristine ecosystems while mistreating the farmed fish and driving local salmon populations to extinction. Photo Arthur Neumeier https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/satisfaction-without-the-sugar-the-fine-art-of-fossicking-for-second-hand-sleds 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/01_HERO_beth_shop_by_elize_strydom-04.jpg?v=1707786278 Satisfaction Without the Sugar: The Fine Art of Fossicking for Second-Hand Sleds The Water Closet is all about the surfboards. Boards of all eras, shapes, lengths, colours and conditions. Beth Cook takes stock. Photo Elize Strydom https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/madre-mar 2024-09-12T17:42:15+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/s23-mpa-neumeier_a_0004-hero2.jpg?v=1725933479 Madre Mar https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/kin 2024-09-12T17:42:15+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Fallback_ambeint_image.jpg?v=1725933477 KIN https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/for-the-love-of-the-sea 2024-09-12T17:42:15+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/s23-mpa-neumeier_a_0004.jpg?v=1725933481 For The Love Of The Sea https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/an-echo-of-everywhere-the-lord-howe-loop 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/tmitchell_patagonia_LordHowe_23_006418.jpg?v=1709191838 An Echo of Everywhere: The Lord Howe Loop Dave takes a closer look at Lord Howe’s underwater wonderland and confirms the rumours that he may, indeed, be part-fish. Photo Trent Mitchell https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/watch-kin-featuring-lauren-l-hill-and-dave-rastovich-a-film-about-the-ocean-and-what-it-looks-like-when-we-get-things-right 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Patagonia_KIN_TrentMitchell_6.jpg?v=1709193004 Watch KIN: Featuring Lauren L. Hill and Dave Rastovich. A Film About the Ocean and What It Looks Like When We Get Things Right. “All of life – each breath, every sip – is an inheritance from those who came before” — Lauren L. Hill. Photo Trent Mitchell https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-annie-ford-adventurous-activism 2024-09-12T16:05:54+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_bafb8700-432d-426d-8882-65a614834813.jpg?v=1726113954 WATER PEOPLE - Annie Ford: Adventurous Activism https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-sally-parkin-sell-the-house 2024-09-12T16:05:53+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_53f33fc4-6c2f-4c21-b12d-6471a5bb52a2.jpg?v=1726113953 WATER PEOPLE - Sally Parkin: Sell the House https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-stu-nettle-voice-vertigo 2024-09-12T16:05:54+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_5f58a6d9-9f8d-4756-999c-303d5b5d6d14.jpg?v=1726113954 WATER PEOPLE - Stu Nettle: Voice & Vertigo https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/podcasts/water-people-pacha-lina-luque-light-learning-the-language 2024-09-10T13:58:38+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Water_People_Podcast_24c80f98-0189-4fa9-88c3-9cca59b93eb3.jpg?v=1725933517 WATER PEOPLE - Pacha Lina Luque Light: Learning the Language https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-longing-for-a-land-ive-never-seen-sam-and-takashis-european-tour 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Sam-Takashi_Biarritz_TL_03222.jpg?v=1712211173 “A Longing For A Land I’ve Never Seen”: Sam And Takashi’s European Tour Opening image: Sam and Takashi in the Basque Country as they discussed ideas for their most recent trip together. Photo Thomas Lodin https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/blast-off-massive-surf-coast-paddle-out-to-protect-the-southern-ocean 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/DSC05607PATAGONIA.jpg?v=1712382562 Blast Off: Massive Surf Coast Paddle Out To Protect The Southern Ocean “Let’s come together and fight for sea Country. Let’s fight for the places that we love. Let’s do this.” Local shred queen and paddle out coordinator Linley Hurrell makes a splash at Saturday’s action. Photo Katey Shearer https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-beginning-of-everything-from-the-end-of-the-world-laura-and-ben-go-to-antarctica-part-1 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_DSC0076.jpg?v=1712384107 The Beginning of Everything From The End of The World: Laura And Ben Go To Antarctica, Part 1 Opening image: Not Bali. Laura Wilson and Ben Herrgott are a pair of adventurous surf rats with a predilection for unusual travel destinations, the more remote the better. Photo Pili Sundblad https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/shitthropocene 2024-09-12T17:42:16+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/shitthropocene-fallback_3f06120c-a714-4cf4-9597-b10ab39cf165.jpg?v=1725933480 Shitthropocene https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/running-up-for-air 2024-09-12T17:42:16+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/woodward-f-1111-cc-web-2560x1440-1-768x432_b51657dd-2794-43f2-8549-d7de0212c789.jpg?v=1725933481 Running Up For Air https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/notes-from-the-shipstern-step-the-teacher-and-the-grommet-reunite 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/AA8I1683.jpg?v=1713937521 Notes From The Shipstern Step: The Teacher And The Grommet Reunite Opening image: “It was good to be back in that magic place in a really heavy ocean,” says Dan Ross. Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-home-coast-of-the-marrow-mick-sowry-and-his-surfing-rivendell 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_sowry_m_00001.jpg?v=1714444877 “A Home-Coast-of-the-Marrow”: Mick Sowry and his Surfing Rivendell Opening image: The Birthday Party. A wild swell at dusk drew me to Bells at high tide only to discover a mob of local lads playing in the shorebreak. Only it was an eight-foot shorey. I discovered a new meaning to ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-wave-below-the-sleeping-rabbit-meet-the-man-working-to-save-mexicos-punta-conejo 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/craig-r-0371-cc-web-hero.jpg?v=1715430259 The Wave Below The Sleeping Rabbit: Meet The Man Working To Save Mexico’s Punta Conejo. Opening image: Uriel Camacho weaves through a thick one close to home. Mexico. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-sky-was-on-fire-hayden-richards-on-the-southern-lights 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/DSC_1660.jpg?v=1715840504 “THE SKY WAS ON FIRE”: HAYDEN RICHARDS ON THE SOUTHERN LIGHTS The Southern Lights, looking south from Elliston, South Australia. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-island-always-comes-first-the-brewery-at-the-end-of-the-world 2025-10-21T17:10:18+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/01_hero_LHIBREWERY_GOWER_STORY_00016_fb697e55-4d02-40bb-97ce-7e55f5021490.jpg?v=1761019818 “THE ISLAND ALWAYS COMES FIRST”: THE BREWERY AT THE END OF THE WORLD Opening image: Extreme brewing at the edge of the world. Tim, Alastair, Cécile and friends traverse the steep volcanic slopes of Mount Gower in search of ingredients. Photo Jack Friels https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-faraway-place-laura-and-ben-go-to-the-falkland-islands 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_00001.jpg?v=1716028904 The Faraway Place: Laura And Ben Go To The Falkland Islands Opening image: “It’s like the visual expression of freedom.” Ben and Laura take the long road to Stanley on East Falkland Island. Photo Laura Wilson https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-ocean-diviners-a-south-coast-surfing-life 2025-10-21T18:10:39+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_dampney_d_AUS_00001.jpg?v=1716030240 The Ocean Diviners: A South Coast Surfing Life Opening image: “With respect we learned our place in the lineup, and as time’s passed, so has the multi-generational surfing community.” For surfers, Kodak moments with the little ones is sometimes as good as actually being out there. 2021. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/its-not-about-winning 2024-09-12T17:43:10+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/01._UlaMajewski_Djarruk_0524-115.jpg?v=1725949250 “IT’S NOT ABOUT WINNING, IT’S ABOUT BEING TOGETHER”: A PERFECT WEEKEND ON WADAWURRUNG COUNTRY Opening image: “It’s the love of culture and community that really drives this thing.” Flying the flag high for Indigenous surfing on a perfect autumn morning at Djarruk. Photo Ula Majewski https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/what-the-hands-do 2024-09-12T17:42:17+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/42f4801a-9ded-411a-a505-3cdf92319ee3_12d15fc5-fb44-48d2-bd76-d6125ee41fbf.jpg?v=1725933484 What the hands do https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/atoll-dreaming-these-are-the-sweet-rewards-a-fool-s-paradise 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_atoll_bax_a_00001.jpg?v=1718337312 Atoll Dreaming: “These Are The Sweet Rewards, A Fool’s Paradise” Opening image: Birds-eye view of Kiritimati Island in all “its lamb-chop-shaped glory”, with Arlene, Jake and MG’s home-made shack sitting pretty in the foreground. Photo Arlene Bax https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/tom 2024-09-12T17:42:17+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/white-chase-0002-cc-web-1600x1200-1-1440x1080.jpg?v=1725933486 Tom https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/thrawn 2025-05-28T17:39:14+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/hood-b-0004-cc-web-1600x1200-1-768x576_172089cd-78e6-49e6-a518-929cc415f34a.jpg?v=1725933486 Thrawn https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/remembering-mick-lawrence-ive-finally-found-my-tribe 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_RJ_Mick_Lawrence_Nick_Green_01.jpg?v=1719813451 Remembering Mick Lawrence: “I’ve Finally Found My Tribe” Opening image: Mick Lawrence – surfer, environmentalist, larrikin. A Tasmanian original. Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/surf-activism-community-southern-blast-takes-on-big-seismic 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/SA_RIPS_5x7_SoutherBlastPosterPhoto_1920x_5924ab2d-3bb3-45fa-b9b7-ac06bb71a0b8.webp?v=1719814738 Surf, Activism, Community: Southern Blast Takes on Big Seismic Opening image: Southern Blast features surfers - like Torren Martyn, pictured here - along with First Nations’ leaders, fishers, scientists and artists. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/we-can-get-there-from-here 2025-10-21T18:20:46+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/rybus-g-0130-cc-web-1600x1200-1.jpg?v=1725933489 We Can Get There from Here https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/happy-dust-handshaping-a-life-in-foam-and-wood 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_happy_dust_summons_a_00002.jpg?v=1721019239 Happy Dust: Handshaping a Life in Foam and Wood Opening image: Simon Cleary [front] and Will Burke at their shared workspace out the back of Byron Bay. Photo Andy Summons https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-bunch-of-surfers-piling-into-a-couple-of-cars-behind-the-scenes-of-southern-blast 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_bts_southern_blast_green_n_00001.jpg?v=1721023379 “A Bunch of Surfers Piling into a Couple of Cars”: Behind the Scenes of Southern Blast Opening image: “I wanted to showcase the magic of Tasmania in particular.” Kyron Rathbone displaces a few molecules of deep south ocean. Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/totoganashi 2024-09-12T17:42:18+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/lowther-a-0019-cc-web-1600x1200-1-768x576_bfcf5414-fc62-4fb2-9b51-4fb4519c0839.jpg?v=1725933489 Totoganashi https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/in-sequence 2024-09-12T17:42:19+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/bissell-e-0395-cc-web-1600x1200-1-768x576_52b4c7eb-a1d4-44c0-8744-7f844c9b7a83.jpg?v=1725933489 In Sequence https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/fire-lines 2024-09-12T17:42:20+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/etzel-k-1819-cc-web-2560x1410-1-768x423_a59b9b0f-c352-445e-a98d-285cc77a1c87.jpg?v=1725933490 Fire Lines https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-next-step-protecting-the-great-australian-bight-forever 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_bight_SARips_00001.jpg?v=1725327548 The Next Step: Protecting the Great Australian Bight Forever Header image: In 2020 the Great Australian Bight was saved from becoming a deepwater offshore oil field. In 2024 it’s time to save it for good. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/beginning-at-the-end-of-the-world-laura-and-ben-go-to-antarctica-part-1 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_DSC0076_9c9e57d3-79bd-42c6-912a-bd27198f3e78.jpg?v=1725408166 Beginning at the End of the World: Laura And Ben Go to Antarctica, Part 1 Opening image: Not Bali. Laura Wilson and Ben Herrgott are a pair of adventurous surf rats with a predilection for unusual travel destinations, the more remote the better. Photo Pili Sundblad https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/fun-rubbish-none-of-the-rules-apply 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_fun_rubbish_shearer_k_00001.jpg?v=1725501691 Fun Rubbish: None of the Rules Apply Opening image: "This is free rein to make whatever the hell I want." Corey Graham and some of his fun rubbish at the Joymill surfboard factory. Photo Katey Shearer https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/undammed 2024-09-12T17:42:20+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/swiftwater-films-0001-cc-web-1600x1200-1-768x576.jpg?v=1725580365 Undammed https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/the-fight-for-the-bight 2024-09-12T17:42:20+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/fightforthebight_455a5e46-5e8e-464d-a19a-64dbc8cc117e.jpg?v=1725933408 The Fight for the Bight https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/jalpi 2024-09-12T17:42:20+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/s23-mpa-hero-gormley_n_0031.jpg?v=1725933477 Jalpi https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/the-meaningless-pursuit-of-snow 2025-07-10T18:02:04+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/f23-snow-positioning-meaningless-pursuit-scroller-1.jpg?v=1725933483 The Meaningless Pursuit of Snow https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/straight-to-the-magic-left-laura-and-ben-go-to-chile 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_magic_left_laura_wilson7.jpg?v=1726124424 Straight to the Magic Left: Laura and Ben go to Chile Opening image: Ben negotiates peak hour en route to the magic left. Photo Laura Wilson https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-future-of-tuna-taking-a-long-line-to-a-pacific-icon 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_future_of_tuna_tom_wolff5.jpg?v=1726484416 The Future of Tuna: Taking a Long Line to a Pacific Icon Opening image: The morning tuna catch at the Katsuura fish market, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Photo Tom Wolff https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/notes-from-the-end-of-the-world-podcast-episode-2-belinda-baggs 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/ATS_2_screenshot.jpg?v=1728011059 Notes From the End of the World, Podcast Episode 2: Belinda Baggs Opening image: Sean Doherty, Belinda Baggs and Vaughan Blakey talk surf, climate and activism. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/eat-surf-siesta-anaconda-laura-and-ben-go-to-peru 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_peru_herrgott_b_0008.jpg?v=1728362078 Eat, Surf, Siesta, Anaconda: Laura and Ben go to Peru Opening image: Laura takes a long morning stroll out to The Cape. Photo Ben Herrgott https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/the-last-observers 2025-01-06T16:22:45+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/karlsson-m-0007-cc-web-2560x1440-1.jpg?v=1728534075 The Last Observers https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/power-in-the-cliffs-a-surfing-life-on-blowhole-road 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_tasman_green_n_09.jpg?v=1730934881 “Power in the Cliffs”: A Surfing Life on Blowhole Road Opening image: Russell Bierke at Shipstern Bluff. "Russ is the perfect example of a respectful surfer who has done his time down here and been rewarded for it," says Green. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-burrup-hub-big-gas-in-a-big-land 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_burrup_hub_0001.jpg?v=1731987532 The Burrup Hub: Big Gas in a Big Land Opening image: Western Australia is three times the size of Texas. That's big, but in places the industrial development dwarfs the landscape. Burrup Peninsula. Photo Wendy Mitchell https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-nyinggulu-nursery-handing-over-the-crown-jewels-of-the-western-australian-coastline 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_exmouth_1.jpg?v=1733206483 The Nyinggulu Nursery: “Handing Over the Crown Jewels of the Western Australian Coastline” Opening image: The whale shark is an iconic species for the Nyinggulu area, the whales themselves often their own ecosystem. Photo Dre Rerekura https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/no-more-straight-lines 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_pacha_green_n_01.jpg?v=1733272119 No More Straight Lines: A New Surf Film Featuring Pacha Light Opening image: Winter mornings at home on the Gold Coast. Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/no-more-straight-lines-with-pacha-light 2024-12-13T14:47:40+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/PAT_S24_NMSL_WEB_Hero_Banner_3000x2000_5733fa33-cd3e-4985-8d27-99c31373841a.jpg?v=1734054080 No More Straight Lines with Pacha Light https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/great-ocean-love-1 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_great_ocean_love_bindi_00001_25c282d5-d968-4b43-8897-710bca83a359.png?v=1734821824 Great Ocean Love Opening image: Belinda Baggs features in Great Ocean Love. Photo Surfers For Climate https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/scott-reef-beckons 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_scott_reef_0001_f83e6b89-7da3-42e1-a4f9-167224ef9ae1.jpg?v=1736899267 Scott Reef Beckons... for both Ocean Lovers and the Gas Industry https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/allez-allez-allez 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_laura_ben_france_0004.jpg?v=1738712819 "Allez, allez, allez!": Laura and Ben Ride Across France Opening image: This pair of adventurous romantics have ridden through all kinds of terrain — road, single track, mud, water, long stretches of sand, and sunflowers that are almost as big as your head. Photo Laura Wilson https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/greg-longs-last-eddie 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_eddie_funk_c_00001_9c5e5be5-9459-4bff-9880-e72127cbf52e.jpg?v=1738893830 Greg Long’s Last Eddie: The Big-Wave Icon Passes on the Baton Opening image: Greg Long’s Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational legacy spanned 20 years. This was one of his last waves at Waimea Bay while sporting a singlet. O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Photo Christa Funk https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/countless-gloomy-skunkings 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_oscar_wyatt_0001_b54e700b-e92f-4f13-8d85-f4c70a6d1e90.jpg?v=1740958204 "Countless gloomy skunkings": A Surfing Life at the End of the World Opening image: Sometimes, once in a while, everything lines up — Oscar Wyatt in full flight way out west. Photo Dan Haley https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/soaked-to-the-bone 2025-10-21T18:10:38+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_laura_ben_spain_0006_182cf8f9-1bd4-45ee-b6c5-5e9e365847cd.jpg?v=1741825235 "Soaked to the Bone": Laura and Ben ride across Spain and Portugal Opening image: Laura, fishing boats and a slow stroll to the surf in Portugal. Photo Ben Herrgott https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/out-there 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_out_there_sarips_0005_2fee8056-38bd-4e81-9b3e-420535ae537d.jpg?v=1742180491 Out There: 10,000 years and one winter in the desert Opening image: Dune camp. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/live-from-byron 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_ATS_lynch_j_0001_9a6fd96b-d709-4680-a641-554aba739679.jpg?v=1742337326 Notes From the End of the World: Live from Byron The Swellians, Lauren Hill, Dave Rastovich and Derek Hynd getting live and loquacious at the Byron Community Centre. Photo Jarrah Lynch https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/chess-not-checkers 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_chess_not_checkers_kirvan_baldassari_0001_5e611a42-1bd6-4435-a652-9922d63df3da.jpg?v=1742969288 Chess Not Checkers: Moona's Mentawai Dream Opening image: Most surfers wear a stern, concentrated look in the tube. Moona Whyte prefers to smile. Photo Kirvan Baldassari https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/frozen-treasure 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_frozen_treasure_nick_green_0002.jpg?v=1742969935 Frozen Treasure: A wave being lost before it's been truly discovered Opening image: Pacha Light travelled to Iceland to find a community just discovering surf culture, and a wave on the brink of destruction. Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/captives-going-in-circles 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_captives_salmon_nick_green_0001.jpg?v=1743547015 Captives Going in Circles: How the salmon industry disenfranchises Tasmanians Opening image: Salmon pens hugging the coast just around the corner from the town of Coningham Beach. Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/whats-past-is-prologue 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_wayne_lynch_jon_frank_00002_87169b34-d221-47b3-a734-ff06db651619.jpg?v=1743548175 “What's past is prologue": Wayne Lynch wakes up on a new coast Opening image: For Wayne today, a drive back down the Great Ocean Road is a drive back into his past. Photo Jon Frank https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/hope-is-like-energy 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_thomas_mayo_ferne_millen_00001_fd4e335c-ca52-4a9f-a262-f54496334a4d.jpg?v=1743550128 “Hope is Like Energy, Hope is Contagious": Thomas Mayo on Activism, the Ocean and What Happens Next https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/save-the-world 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_farm_boys_00002_32459830-66af-4ee9-aa16-998e0e8af293.jpg?v=1744871724 Save the World: Start a Garden Opening image: "It’s hard not to feel good as you wander around your patch in the golden evening light, picking and tasting things as you go," writes Paul West. Photo Harry Triglone https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/sea-country 2026-06-03T18:18:24+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/N.Gormley_Sea_Country_DSC04498.jpg?v=1751933147 Sea Country https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/an-ancient-fish 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_nick_green_salmon_00001_cae7f394-12d7-4309-ac77-5f7b5139be5d.jpg?v=1746168887 Captives Going in Circles Part 2: An ancient fish meets modern politics Opening image: In the space of just two years, the Tasmanian salmon industry went from locally owned to being almost exclusively owned by multinational corporations with chequered histories. Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/just-a-fun-puzzle 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_fletcher_chouinard3_a78aef86-18d0-487d-9a64-ed4663bab641.jpg?v=1747624457 Just a fun puzzle: A chat with Fletcher Chouinard Opening image: Fletch at work in his shaping bay in the old Quonset hut out back of Patagonia’s Ventura campus. Photo Jeff Johnson https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/five-years-on 2025-10-21T18:10:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_stu_gibson_saving_martha_001_55f317c6-4543-46ef-8c59-0342b084cc50.jpg?v=1750054860 Five Years On: The Making of Saving Martha Opening image: The magic of Martha Lavinia’s beachbreaks and their allure to surfers from around the world haven’t been enough to keep it safe from Tasmania’s salmon industry. Photo Stu Gibson https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/nguthungulli 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_nguthungulli_00008_11fcb29c-f461-409b-9fff-81dae1881f2f.jpg?v=1761022698 Nguthungulli has watched all this: Know your place in our place Opening image: Humpbacks have been central to the story of Byron Bay for tens of thousands of years. Photo Craig Parry https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/zombies-of-manly 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/surfrider-foundation-06A-insta_686919d7-f31b-40e2-94eb-0695dd464ef8.jpg?v=1752128500 The Zombies of Manly: The protest art of Ben Brown 'Paddle out to stop PEP11'. Detail from Ben Brown's poster art for Surfrider Foundation https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/seeking-south 2025-07-29T19:34:48+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/Seeking_South_Rider_HEader_Image.jpg?v=1753774488 Seeking South https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/sea-sick 2025-08-14T18:40:26+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/2._Screenshot_2025-07-20_at_2.40.31_PM.png?v=1755153625 Sea-Sick: Inside the South Australian Algal Bloom Opening image: The first signs of the algal bloom were seen along vast areas of the South Australian coastline in early March, with ocean temps 2.5˚C above average. Photo courtesy Surfers For Climate https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/farm-boys-bonus-episode-a-walk-on-country 2025-08-28T12:53:57+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/FarmBoys_Ep4_Wayne_Still_06_3a2196b8-aa89-40ba-ae4b-716f3a08393e.jpg?v=1756342437 Farm Boys Bonus Episode: A Walk On Country https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/atoll-dreaming-these-are-the-sweet-rewards-a-fool-s-paradise-1 2025-10-21T18:10:36+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_arlene_bax_00006_c01eb7b0-c9d7-4296-8b98-9792b03b86eb.jpg?v=1757031557 Atoll Dreaming: “These Are The Sweet Rewards, A Fool’s Paradise” Opening image: Arlene's Shangri-La — built with partner Jake and daughter MG — in foreground, booming north swell filling the frame. Photo Arlene Bax https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-rivers-run 2025-09-19T18:25:43+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_obrien_l_00001.jpg?v=1758263143 The Rivers Run: First with blackwater, then with hope Opening image: The lead runners head up Skennars Head, on their way north, running for clean rivers. Photo Liam O’Brien https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/southern-sky-doof 2025-09-23T12:53:29+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_sa_rips_01.jpg?v=1758588809 Southern Sky Doof: The Accidental Aurora Australis Opening image: Southern sky doof, in full technicolour. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-spiky-problem 2025-10-30T18:52:16+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_andrew_s_00001_646f150c-38f6-4247-bf33-5e4815424da1.jpg?v=1761803536 A spiky problem: turning the tables on the reef eaters Opening image: A blue groper cruises an urchin barren off the coast of Eden, on the NSW South Coast. Photo Stefan Andrew https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/daves-backyard-ultra-well-have-a-totally-different-perspective-of-home 2025-11-17T11:51:55+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/6EECDF25-6786-4612-AEA1-19FEAD8F6B5C_1_201_a.jpg?v=1763333515 Dave's Backyard Ultra: "We'll have a totally different perspective of home" Opening Image: Paddler scores a bluebird day out on the water. Photo Liam O’Brien https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/an-ocean-by-hand-jess-rowe-and-miriam-payne-row-the-south-pacific 2025-11-25T13:53:55+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1._251017_SEAS_THE_DAY_CALYPSO_246.jpg?v=1764032035 AN OCEAN , BY HAND : JESS ROWE AND MIRIAM PAYNE ROW THE SOUTH PACIFIC Opening image: The world's largest body of water feels even bigger when you've got to row from one side of it to the other. Photo Stuart Ireland/Calypso Productions https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/his-name-was-doug-what-we-re-all-about-down-here-on-earth 2025-11-26T18:22:26+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/03_flying_doug_and_owen_MS_copy.jpg?v=1764134546 HIS NAME WAS DOUG: “What we’re all about down here on earth” Opening image: Young Owen Richards and Doug, challenging gravity to come get him. Photo SA Rips https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-australian-everyfish 2025-12-17T11:44:25+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_australian_everyfish_DJI_0014_2_12_media_Reed_Plummer_MS.jpg?v=1765925065 The Australian everyfish: a humble tribute to the real salmon Opening image: The humble Australian salmon unites Australians as an iconic coastal species... but divides them on whether it's any good to eat. Photo Reed Plummer https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/west-coast-surf-chasers 2025-12-12T13:27:58+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_west_coast_surf_chasers_1.patagonia_roaring_journals_fishery_bay_bay_copy_65f5be04-bb29-4d29-8ef1-833d2131fc71.jpg?v=1765499278 West coast surf chasers: The story of Fishery Bay Opening image: Fishery Bay on a glorious bluebird day. Photo by Matt Dodd https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/eala-stewart 2025-12-17T11:21:18+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_EALA_01_bielmann_brent_00007_cc_MS_e2d9bd46-7c0c-42ac-82d9-3aa6612b9dbf.jpg?v=1765923678 Eala Stewart walks on air: some Hawaiian celestial alignment Opening image: For Eala, this North Shore winter had a dream feel to it. Photo Brent Bielmann https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-rivers-run-ultra 2025-12-17T12:25:32+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_the_rivers_run_1AC6DB1A-4DCE-4EB5-9391-C808D7B3B0C2_1_201_a_MS.jpg?v=1765927532 The rivers run: Dave Rastovich's backyard ultra Opening image: The Rivers Run scored a bluebird day for the 43km saltwater traverse of the Ballina to Brunswick coastline. https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/fun-rubbish 2025-12-17T12:49:37+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_fun_rubbish_01_shearer_k_AUS_0133_MS_a9e224d2-2e90-4dc2-b1b9-4a496e82241c.jpg?v=1765928977 Fun rubbish: none of the rules apply Opening image: Corey Graham is a second generation surfboard designer and one of shaping's contemporary free thinkers. Photo Katey Shearer https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/dave-and-uncle-buddha 2025-12-17T13:02:46+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_dave_and_uncle_buddha_01__DSF3960_MS.jpg?v=1765929766 Dave and Uncle Buddha: “It was better to be invisible. But I didn't realise that at the time.” Opening image: Albe has been on his North Coast property for over 50 years now, and has transformed it into a green riot, home to a menagerie of creatures including some resident king parrots. Photo Shorty https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/place-and-position 2025-12-17T13:15:24+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_christa_funk_DaveRastovich_06May23_CFunk-18_MS_c0250adb-aadc-49ad-8a9f-0c365e34e036.jpg?v=1765930524 Place and position: Christa Funk has found her’s Opening image: Dave Rastovich is very much part of the biological soil network in his North Coast garden. Photo Christa Funk https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/why-not-keep-going 2026-02-05T18:08:58+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_why_not_keep_going_01_L1010835-Enhanced-NR_MS_1_d417d50c-3488-41de-8be9-0a0640ab535a.jpg?v=1770268138 "Why not keep going?" Third time lucky for Ted Grambeau in Patagonia Opening image: Returning from Antarctica, Ted found himself at the bottom of South America at a loose end for a week. He hired a car and disappeared into the wilderness. Photo Ted Grambeau https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/siska 2026-03-23T16:18:55+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_siska_will_go_1_DSC_3824_MS_36c9e010-e383-4eb9-b1af-7ddd26176875.jpg?v=1774235935 Siska will go - a modern Mentawaian surf fable Opening image: Siska balances a traditional life at home with her family on Siberut with an emerging life in the waves. Photo Jack O'Grady https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/outliers 2026-01-20T18:28:55+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_outliers_mick_sowry_1_DSC_3072_MickSowry_MS.jpg?v=1768886935 Outliers: Part 1.618: the South Coast Opening image: Mick Mackie has taken elements of skate and snow, merged them with some classic outlines, and brough them across into a unique range of designs he's refined over the past couples of decades. Photo Mick Sowry https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-barren-prospect 2026-01-23T12:00:34+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_Nick_green_barren_story_1_013A7590_MS.png?v=1769122834 A barren prospect: In Tasmania, the deforestation isn’t just in the hills Opening image: ‘Polly’ has spent over three decades diving and surfing in Tasmanian waters. There are few people better placed to offer an assessment of what’s going on below the surface. Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/gifts-from-the-blue 2026-02-05T18:34:42+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_Tahlija_1_image00005_MS_bf22a6af-798f-438a-9396-383722d7aa89.jpg?v=1770269682 Gifts from the blue: Tahlija's Journal: a day, a season, a childhood Opening image: Tahlija Redgard lives out of her troopy, following the seasons for fish and surf. It’s a simple life that keeps her connected to her saltwater upbringing. Photo Charlotte Martin https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/sea-to-soil 2026-02-25T17:50:14+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_health.jpg?v=1771995014 Sea to Soil: Heath Joske's Decade in the Dirt Opening image: The ducks are the stars of episode one. “They’re manure machines,” says Heath. “And I love ‘em for it.” Photo Andrew Buckley https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/a-primal-reboot 2026-02-25T17:58:59+13:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_primalreboot_greatwhite_09fb3914-066f-43e5-a284-0a682ba085bb.jpg?v=1771995539 A Primal Reboot: How the return of the white shark is rewilding humans. Opening image: In recent times the great white has circled back into the consciousness of the Australian surfer. Photo Nick Green https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/ageing-radically 2026-04-09T17:52:51+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/patagonia_roaring_journals_ageing_radically_1_0Y2A5546_MS_7c6d179d-2844-448b-84a3-6ede2dabe122.jpg?v=1775713971 Ageing radically: Heli Murray is just doing her thing Opening image: Heli at work, lifeguarding on Main Beach, Byron Bay. It's a colourful but challenging job. Photo Clem Bourke https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/the-river-keeper 2026-05-01T13:26:14+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/1_patagonia_roaring_journals_TullyOysterFarmingDunbar8423_MS_b215667f-04e7-4fb6-963d-cc1ed3adb4d4.jpg?v=1777598774 The river keeper: A morning on the Bhundoo Opening image: The author, Tully White checking out a healthy Pacific oyster, fresh out of the Bhundoo River. Photo Matt Dunbar https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/dig 2026-05-06T19:11:51+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/grove_g_1423_1_ae2a7a36-ecf9-44ef-be0b-189388fbdc71.jpg?v=1778051275 DIG An Alaskan snowboard film https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/roaring-journals/thick-wetsuits-arent-so-bad-when-they-break-your-fall 2026-05-13T16:46:58+12:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0028/6493/9077/articles/funk-christa-00597-cc-web-hero_42caf818-7fa5-4f03-a869-9e6bc29aa096.jpg?v=1778647618 Thick Wetsuits Aren’t So Bad When They Break Your Fall Opening image: Moona Whyte, Paige Alms and Kyle Thiermann ready to put in. British Columbia. Photo Christa Funk https://www.patagonia.co.nz/blogs/films/le-moulin-des-artistes 2026-05-19T19:27:52+12:00 weekly