Next in line for TTTs is Wanaka’s Beach Thurlow-Meyer.
How old are you?
17.
Where do you live?
Wanaka.
Who gives you love?
Cheapskates, Traffick and Fallen.
Who is up and coming?
Definitely the south central grommets: Digby, the twins Josh and Ollie, and Hootie are all holding it down in the QT.
Kickflip to fakie, Wanaka. Photo: Jake Mein.
Who are your favourite Ol Top Dogs?
Dean Hunt and Jason Parkes skate just as hard as all the young guns these days, if not harder!
What can you not live without?
Air, food, water and fresh socks.
When youre not skating you are?
Went for a surf today instead of a skate, otherwise taking lots of photos.
What are your favourite five albums?
1. Ready To Die, Notorious
2. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers), Wu-Tang
3. 2001, Dr. Dre
4. Digi Snacks, RZA
5. Stillmatic, Nas
Crooked grind transfer, Wellington. Photo: Jake Foxley.
What are your favourite five video parts?
1. Mike Mo, Forecast
2. Antwaun Dixon, Baker 3
3. P-Rod, Yeah Right
4. Andrew Reynolds, Baker 3
5. Chris Cole, Rise with the Fallen
What are your favourite five books?
1. Little Yellow Digger
2. Where The Wild Things Are
3. Hairy Maclary
4. Spot the Dog
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Who do you look up to?
Mum & Dad, Haley Ashby, and anybody who have made a living from either skating or the skate industry.
Nosegrind, Wellington. Photo: Jake Foxley.
What are your bad habits?
Biting finger nails, coughing anytime someone says the word ‘cough’ or ‘cold’, cracking bones and spitting.
Whats the worst thing about skateboarding in NZ?
You have to go overseas if you want to make it big, limited spots and the horrible concrete that is used everywhere.
Whats the best thing about skateboarding in NZ?
The skaters! Anywhere you go, north to south you know somebody and have a floor to crash on. Every town/city has their own crew who shred hard! The skate industry dogs support so many skaters and hooks them up.
Interview and portrait by Jake Mein.