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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
Exclusives / archive
Dazlog: “DV” — Raw Files Vol.1
Brett Band and friends from the Dazlog archives. Circa 2010-2015. Shot in New Zealand, Australia and Barcelona. Full of casual heavy hitters.
Posted 18 Aug 2021
Exclusives / Skateboarding Festival
Duckbrewe 2 Skate Festival at Rolling Meadows: Entries now open
The Rolling Meadows festival lives up to its name with the addition of the Duckbrewe skateboarding event.
Event date: 30/12/2021 12:00 pm
Posted 16 Aug 2021
News / Sneaker News
Vans Presents: The Wayvee
A new skateboarding silhouette from Vans that marks an evolution in skate style and performance. Built from the ground up with input from
Tyson Peterson
Posted 10 Aug 2021
Video / New Zealand
D.I.Y. Dogs — Crete Dreams
Nestled at the foot of Wellington, New Zealand’s town belt is a sprawling and unforgiving D.I.Y. Siim Sild and friends do the hard yards and reap the rewards.
Posted 09 Aug 2021
Exclusives / Event Coverage
Acid Invitational 2021: Photos & Results
On Saturday Cambridge played host to the 2021 Ramp Attack & Acid Invitational. Carnage ensued as crews from around the country came together to session the purpose built, multi sectioned ramp in Leamington Domain. See how it all unfolded below:
Posted 04 Aug 2021
Video / New Zealand
“Home Time” by Chase Collins
Chase Collins and crew make good use of their pandemic-induced isolation in the motherland in their new skateboard movie “Home Time.”
Posted 28 Jun 2021
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2017 New Zealand Skater of the Year Awards
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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 / 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
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