New Zealand’s top boardrider clubs will battle it out this Saturday, April 5, to attain national bragging rights and a chance to represent New Zealand again on the world stage.

The New Zealand Boardrider Club Championships take place at Whangamatā Beach on April 5. 

A field comprising 12 boardrider clubs from around Aotearoa will battle it out on Saturday. 

The triumphant club will represent New Zealand at the Usher Cup World Club Challenge to be held on Australia’s Gold Coast in early 2026 where they will join upward of 10 nations and a swath of clubs from Australia.

The New Zealand Boardrider Club Championships is a highlight of the domestic surfing calendar combining team surfing with individual results, bringing out the best in club camaraderie.

Bay Boardriders will be out to defend their title after a much-celebrated win in 2023 and 2024.

The win saw them head to the Usher Cup, the second team to ever represent New Zealand at the event.

The 2025 Boardrider Club Championships return to Whangamatā on April 5. Photo / PhotoCPL

With boardrider clubs across Aotearoa growing in strength every year, it is expected that the 2025 Boardrider Club Championships will be bigger than ever with Point Boardriders (2022 Champions) and Keyhole Boardriders (2021) back with a vengeance and eager to get back on the podium after their earlier successes.

These proud clubs will be aiming for nothing less than the chance to represent New Zealand on the world stage on the Gold Coast in 2026.

The tag team format is the essence of the New Zealand Boardrider Club Championships and involves all five surfers in the team going out and catching two waves in succession. 

A win in the tag team component of the event is worth 50% of the points up for grabs and ultimately decides the champion club. 

Competition kicks off at 8am at Access 8, the Esplanade, Whangamatā Beach.