NZ Boardstore is a Christchurch shop for board sports gear, at 5 Raymond Street in Northcote, selling both in store and online. The range covers surf, SUP, windsurf, kitesurf and foiling, along with wetsuits. The site lists kite boards, kites, harnesses and accessories, SUP boards, paddles, leashes and fins, windsurf boards, sails and harnesses, surfboards, bodyboards, fins, leashes and foils, and high performance wetsuits, steamers, spring suits, wetsuit tops and rash shirts. Fin brands named on the site include FCS II, Yago Dora, PC, Tri Fins and Flux. Demo gear and pre-orders are handled by phone, and the shop offers a phone line for talking to a gear expert on 09 815 0683.
For someone buying gear for the water around Christchurch, the practical point is the mix of counter and phone service. Demos and pre-orders go through the phone line, so a buyer can ask about a board or fin before it is bought, and the shop ships with what it calls fast, secure delivery. The shop describes itself as having New Zealand's biggest range of this gear, and it is a short trip from the city for buyers in Northcote and the north-east of the city.