Blood on the water is nothing new at the country's most popular surf spot, but locals warn collisions are increasing with the number of uninitiated surfers crowding top waves. Concerned surf veterans are putting unwritten surf rules on paper, in the hope of avoiding a return to the old school way of enforcing order. Veteran surfer Miles Ratima, 41, who has lived and instructed in Raglan for 20 years, said there had already been five or six ambulance callouts to the water this summer. Raglan Surf Co owner Luke Hughes, 30, said the group is now fundraising for signs to be placed at the main breaks. Volker Korn, 38, from Germany and fresh out of the water, agreed Raglan was kinder to surfers than elsewhere.

Source: Stuff January 07, 2018 01:41 UTC