Simon Thorp — NZ’s longest Skater of the Year (2017-2020)
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Simon Thorp — NZ’s longest Skater of the Year (2017-2020)
It’s SOTY-season, so we tracked down New Zealand’s longest-running Skater of the Year — Simon Thorp. We talk BINZs, rigged votes and predictions for this year’s NZSOTY.
Posted 26 Jan 2022
Events / Video coverage
4th Annual Oakura Bowl Jam 2022 — Video and Results
Video coverage and results from the 4th annual Oakura Bowl Jam.
Posted 20 Jan 2022
Exclusives / Event coverage
Duckbrewe 2 Skate Festival — Photo Gallery
After their debut Duckbrewe Skate Festival at Two Thumb Brewery in Christchurch last summer, Duckewe have returned with another hoppy beer collab, added three stages of music, a field full of spectators and an even wilder ramp design.
Posted 20 Jan 2022
Video / New Zealand Video
Oratia Folk Society — Skating a Premium Pool
Hidden in the leafy outreaches of West Auckland lives the most premium of backyard pools. Purpose-built by none other than Jason Parkes, this slice of California is deep and steep.
Posted 12 Dec 2021
Video / NZ Classic
2014: Kevin Francis — “Let it Roll”
Kevin Francis’s stellar part from the “Let it Roll” video, a Wellington skateboarding film by Jason Gallant released in 2014.
Posted 09 Dec 2021
Exclusives / Photo gallery
Wellington Ramp Riot 4 — Photo gallery
Relentless rain can’t stymie vertical skateboarding progression. The Wellington Skateboarding Association’s “Ramp Riot 4” grows a year older while the talent gets younger. Stunts defy logic. The proof is in the pixels.
Posted 06 Dec 2021
Video / New Zealand Video
40 Years of the Blood Bucket — Anniversary Skate Jam
The Blood Bucket is a hard pill to swallow. Forty years of tenderising minds and skin came to a head this past weekend with the anniversary skate jam. Iconic, brutal and unforgiving. Watch the locals' lines and the new blood cut it down.
Posted 23 Nov 2021
Video / New Zealand
Majick Templeton’s “Dafreeza” video
Majick Templeton provides another peek into the talent hotbed that is Christchurch. Matthieu Lucas, David Chen and friends keep the four avenues flame alive in Dafreeza.
Posted 17 Nov 2021
Video / New Zealand
Daylight goes HD with “It is what it is”
Daylight Skateboards’ Luke Browne goes high definition with his latest video offering. The goodness remains — In fact, it’s clear as ever. Wake up and smell the pixels.
Posted 09 Nov 2021
Exclusives / Archive
Dazlog: “DV” — Raw Files Vol.3
From the Dazlog archives. Circa 2007-2014. Featuring: James Wright, Andrew "Muddy" Haeata, Tom Hull, Toby
Locke, Jeff Sanders, Tom Snape and many more.
Posted 30 Aug 2021
Exclusives / New Zealand
Vans Wayvee — Wear Test
To celebrate the launch of The Wayvee by Tyson Peterson, Vans New Zealand team riders and friends hit up the Public Library Showroom pre-lockdown to put Vans Skate's newest silhouette to the test.
Posted 24 Aug 2021
Exclusives / Archive
Dazlog: “DV” — Raw Files Vol.2
More from the Dazlog archives. Circa 2010-2013. Featuring Nico Gottschalk, Deen Rakich, Guy Collier, Simon Thorp, Brett Band, Marek Kocak, Chey Ataria, Tim Barnett, Adam Wharekawa and Darren 'Dazlog' Howman.
Posted 21 Aug 2021
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2017 New Zealand Skater of the Year Awards
Posted 04 Apr 2018
Events / 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
Exclusives / 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
Exclusives / 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
Exclusives / 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
Magazine / New Zealand Video
Cameron Lloyd’s — “Crack”
“Crack” from Cameron Lloyd featuring the likes of Scott Olds, Warren Cornelius, Cato Dobbs, Xavier Fenton, Sean Bone, Xavier Fenton, Lenard Tejada & more.
Posted 10 Dec 2017
Exclusives / Supported by Vans
All the Action from Go Skateboarding Day Auckland
Vans took some time out a few weeks back, set up some ramps at the Bones NZ Warehouse and celebrated Go Skateboarding Day. There was a little bit of everything for everyone. Here's the wrap!
Posted 05 Jul 2018
Exclusives / 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