Ricardo Christie and Raiha Ensor come from behind to win national surfing titlesCORY/NZ SURFING MAGAZINE Ricardo Christie lifts the trophy after winning the national men's surfing title. Ricardo Christie and Raiha Ensor have claimed New Zealand's national surfing titles. The open men's and women's events were decided in dramatic fashion at Makorori Beach in Gisborne on Saturday. Christie came from behind in his hometown, with a near-perfect 9.93 ride enough to top Piha's Elliot Paerata-Reid. National Surfing ChampionshipsOpen men's final: Ricardo Christie, 17.96; Elliot Paerata-Reid, 15.87; Levi Stewart, 12.4Open women's final: Raiha Ensor 16.5; Gabriella Sansom 14.6; Elin Tawharu, 10.86- StuffComments

Source: Stuff January 13, 2018 05:15 UTC