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CHENGDU EXPRESS
A Journey in to China’s Westernmost Metropolis
Chengdu was calling and Max Couling, Hootie Andrewes, Jarrad Carlin, Rowan White, Tully West and Paul Battlay soon found themselves on route to yet another barely untouched Chinese Metropolis.
Posted 16 Oct 2018
Habitat Skateboards
From Small Town Australia Comes Brad Saunders
A very epic addition to Habitat Skateboards.
Posted 16 Oct 2018
Transition heavy
Madness’ “Foolish Behavior” Video
Jack Fardell, Clay Kreiner, Alex Perelson and Sam Beckett introduce their new board brand out of Dwindle.
Posted 16 Oct 2018
Jeff Gross's Loveletters to Skateboarding
Loveletters Season 9: Tony Hawk
Grosso sits down with Tony Hawk for a conversation that spans their almost 40 years of skateboarding and friendship.
Posted 16 Oct 2018
Dicksquad2k Presents:
“CHUNGUS”
The latest from the capital – fast footwork, baggy blues, and the same exceptional skateboarding, time and time again. This is "CHUNGUS".
Posted 12 Oct 2018
The Unortho_docs
Episode 8: Tom Gould, A Life In NYC
Series of short documentaries following the lives and careers of New Zealanders chasing the American dream.
Posted 09 Oct 2018
NZ Snowboarding
Snowmobiling with Diaries Downunder
Ben Ferguson and the Diaries crew head out on an overnight New Zealand snowmobile excursion in the final DDU episode of the 2018 season.
Posted 07 Oct 2018
Video
Franky Villani – Always On My Mind
A well deserved Pro-motion for Franky Villani.
Posted 07 Oct 2018
Around The Block
Portrait of the Parisian Skate Scene
Something a little different from the streets of Paris.
Posted 03 Oct 2018
Video
Digby Luxton’s “Xen” Part
The scruffy lad from Wanaka has made it to the big leagues with this new part. Get watching.
Posted 03 Oct 2018
HUF Welcomes Justin Drysen
A New Addition to the Book of HUF
“Justin’s one of those rare examples in skateboarding, way ahead of his years. He skates super fast, is always improvising with quick feet, and somehow does it all with style and control—that’s exactly what HUF’s all about.” - Keith Hufnagel
Posted 01 Oct 2018
NB# My Road
Must See Skateboarding from Karl Salah, Pedro Biagio and Dan Leung
South America, Europe and China – the latest clip from NB Numeric spans the globe and brings forth some of the best ledge wizardry in recent times.
Posted 30 Sep 2018
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Exclusive / Photo Gallery
House Of Vans Auckland
It's taken us four whole days to recover from the chaos, that was The House Of Vans, but we've come out of it alive, armed with brand new tote bags, and with more photos then we know what to do with!
Posted 24 Jan 2018
Exclusive / Readers' Poll
2017 New Zealand Skater of the Year Awards
Posted 04 Apr 2018
Exclusive / Photo Gallery & Results
2018 Mangawhai Bowl Jam
The annual Mangawhai Bowl Jam returned on Saturday February 3rd for its seventh year. Other than intermittent rain spells, the event went off without a hitch and continued to provide an impressive lineup of skaters from all over NZ and AU.
Posted 04 Feb 2018
Exclusive / Event
2018 Mangawhai Bowl Jam
The 7th annual bowl jam is going to be one to remember.
Event date: 03/02/2018 10:00 am
Posted 07 Jan 2018
Exclusive / Park Ranger
Oakura gets the Premium Treatment
The beachside township of Oakura, south of New Plymouth, is getting treated to a new creation from Premium Skate Design.
Posted 13 Mar 2018
Exclusive / Event
House of Vans Auckland
House of Vans comes to New Zealand for the first time this January with a one-day pop up in Auckland celebrating Vans’ unique culture through the lens of action sports, music, art and street culture.
Event date: 20/01/2018 10:00 am
Posted 20 Dec 2017
Exclusive / House of Vans: Workshop
The New Kids On The Block
House Of Vans brought it's unique twist of music, art and street markets and skateboarding to Auckland's Shed 10 a few weekends back, and what a great time it was for all.
Posted 07 Feb 2018
Exclusive / Landmark
Vic Square
Before Vic there was ‘Park Royal’, the red-bricked plaza constructed in 1989 and nicknamed after the adjacent uber-starred hotel, architecturally paying homage to Freud with a ‘splayed legs’ floor plan.
Posted 08 Dec 2017