A LOOK BACK: PUNI'S FARM
Enjoy this early footage of Mount Maunganui legends Allan Byrne and Kevin Jarrett surfing Puni's Farm during the early 70's shortboard revolution. The clip also features an interesting history of how how Byrne and Jarrett developed chopped down surfboards for flat day fun behind a ski boat, which later developed into skurfing and ultimately the sport of wakeboarding.
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The Name Punis Farm was named after a Maori surfer ‘Dave Smith’ who’s nickname was ‘Puni’ he kinda looked like a Pujabi Indian so they used that nickname to cover up the real name that we just called ‘The Island’~ We never called it ‘Punis’ or ‘Punis Farm’-Kevin Jarrett was the King Like Al Byrne said “Kevin was the best tube rider on the planet” you had to be there to believe it ~ He was the King ! Thats a big statement coming from Alan Byrne ! Big and True!
Matakana Island is not for sale anymore because it’s mine. And to buy any land on Matakana Island you will need to whakapapa to Matakana Island and connect to all 5 hapu and the urupa (graveyard) on that block are my people buried in there in unmarked graves…. Sorry it’s NOT for sale, it’s tapu.
Matakana island in private ownership for 97 years 1 family 2.9 k of private beach front 148 H.A contact the above address bargain $8.5 million dollars some Forest with it could make a great private golf course and surfing playground cheers
Puni’s Farm… it doesn’t actually exist. Roger Mathews (RIP) invented the name in the 60’s or early 70’s as he wrote an article for a surf mag and tried to keep Matikana Isand secret. I don’t know the name of the magazine he submitted the article to but I knew the man himself very well. He took me there a few times in the late 80’s and always knew when it would be firing. My father was one of his best friends.
Does anyone know where the name originated from. I’ve heard a couple stories but not sure of how true they are