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Synopsis

In this cult surf film, Andrew McAlpine gets in the Chevy, chucks the longboard on the roof and follows a group of pioneering riders (Wayne Parkes et al) on a mission around New Zealand and Australian coastlines, from Piha to Noosa. Filmed from 1965 - 1967, the Kiwi Endless Summer evokes a laid-back era (there’s no branded surfwear to be seen), where the ride is the prize. The classic surfing scenes — some filmed from an onboard camera housed in a DIY perspex case — are scored to surf rock and interspersed with sunburnt, bikini-clad relics of 60s beach culture.

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 Andrew McAlpine
 Peter Telling
 Kelvin Peach

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 Matt Skellern

Matt Skellern

Aloha Andy

Great flick, way to go

Maholo!

Matt

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Quotes

We go for fun and we’ve thought about it often enough: fun. Every ride is a gift to be treasured, and remembered. You know there’s freedom out there: more freedom than you’ve ever felt before. You feel it as soon as you get out of the car. You see it and you hear it. It’s the surfing time and we can’t wait.  
If you were a surfer in 1968 this video is a must have [...] never have a carload of surfers been more fun to hang with [...] a classic. 
This is New Zealand surfing [...]. Travelling round finding surf in New Zealand is a game of its own. It’s a pretty far-out road but it’s worth it.