Nancy Meherne is determined to keep surfing as long as she can ‘do a little jump’ to get on the waves
Nancy Meherne lives a simple life by the sea, gardening and riding the soft, mellow waves at Scarborough Beach just a couple of blocks from her house.in the 1970s by a factory that churned out gumboots and other rubber and foam products.
Usually, Meherne stays in the water for about 30 minutes when she surfs. On the day this photo was taken, the water temperature was 14C.“Other [surfers] respect me,” Meherne says, suspecting she draws their attention “because I’m old”. In her early 20s, after training and working as a schoolteacher, she left New Zealand by ship to study and work in England and Europe, spending her weekends and holidays exploring the region, hitching rides, sleeping on train platforms and staying in youth hostels.Photograph: Julie Chandelier
After returning to New Zealand, Meherne raised three children with her husband, Doug, while teaching in primary schools and tutoring at a music school.Meherne spent her early years living inland on the edge of a national park in the central North Island before moving to Whanganui on the west coast.She remembers seeing the ocean for the first time and being shocked at its scale.
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