From The Mag / People

Manual Labour — Dereck De Souza

Meet Dereck De Souza. He’s a powerhouse on a skateboard and is making moves with his eponymous clothing brand.

Interview by David Read

Posted 08 Feb 2024

Exclusive / Award

2023 NZ Skater of the Year — Voting Closed

Voting for the Manual Magazine 2023 New Zealand Skater of the Year has now closed. Thank you for voting. The winner will be announced on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 06 Feb 2024

Exclusive / Event Coverage

2024 Mangawhai Bowl Bash — Photos and Results

Rain and wind could dampen the efforts and enthusiasm in Mangawhai over the weekend. The crew was charging hard and battling for the cash. Kingsley and Jesse were bowl-side to get the goods.

Event date:

Photography by Kingsley Attwood, Jesse Peters and Aaron Martin. Video by Nic Bennett.

Posted 05 Feb 2024

Exclusive / Aotearoa New Zealand

Deco Skateboards Presents “Shaky Isles”

There’s nothing shaky about this new Deco Cinema Original. The crew deliver, and we get the pleasure of out-of-the-south Chunks footage. But it’s Sam Allen who breaks ground with his Napier-only part, making another mark in this country’s visual vault.

by David Read

Posted 01 Feb 2024

From The Mag / Landmark

Remembering The Skate Pit

Veteran skateboarder Dean Hunt remembers the massive indoor skatepark built in an old railway shed on Wellington’s Waterloo Quay.

Text by Dean Hunt, Photography by Craig Harris, Cover photo by Grey Baker

Posted 19 Jan 2024

Exclusive / Event Coverage

Duckbrewe 2023 Wrap up and Video

Rolling Meadows hosted 7000 people, four wicked music stages and a perfect skate ramp in North Canterbury for New Year’s Eve 2023/2024.

Video and Text by Will Bartlett

Posted 11 Jan 2024

From The Mag / People

Von and Felix Griffin Top Fives

At ages 15 and 53, there is almost four decades difference between them. They share the same stoke for skateboarding, The Dew and can run laps around any bowl. But who’s tunes are playing in the camper?

Photography by David Read

Posted 29 Dec 2023

Video / Ōtepoti Dunedin

Pavement Store’s “CRUST” Video

A look into the Dunedin skateboard scene from the local riders and friends of Pavement Store.

Video by Jack Fraser

Posted 23 Dec 2023

Exclusive / Event Coverage

Tole Super Bowl 2023 — Photos and Video

Some describe Tole Street Bowl as a dinosaur's toilet. Add some crazy rails, ledges, and a truck into the mix, and the bowl becomes NZ’s best skate spot. Check out some of NZ’s best as they pay the Tole.

Photos by Isaac Matz, Video by Harry Kidman

Posted 06 Dec 2023

From The Mag / Park Ranger

Napier’s Whitmore DIY

Whitmore Park DIY is not a skatepark. It’s a skate spot made by skaters for skaters. It may possibly contain more things the average skateboarder would like to skate than your average skatepark.

Text and photography by David Read

Posted 21 Nov 2023

From The Mag / Tour Article

Pavement’s Bogan Voyage

Southland could be the most untouched region of Aotearoa. It could also be the roughest and most weathered grounds. Pavement Store sends the team deep into the unknown pastures south of Otago.

Text and photography by Beach Thurlow

Posted 14 Nov 2023

Exclusive / Video and Interview

“Good Boy” — Andrew “Beacho” Beauchamp

The life of a good boy is more than keeping clean and on the straight and narrow. It’s about stacking clips, jumping and working on those finishing lines. To celebrate the release of his new video, Chase Collins spoke with Beacho while he was on Smoko.

Video and Interview by Chase Collins

Posted 10 Nov 2023

From The Mag / Observe — Art

Sketchbooks and Skate Spots with Lorna Goldfinch

Lorna Goldfinch’s sketchbooks read like a compendium of the world’s most iconic skate spaces and places.

Interview by David Read

Posted 11 Oct 2023

Exclusive / Event coverage

2023 Skateboard Nationals — Photos and Results

Tairawhiti Trust hosted another fantastic display of skateboarding and camaraderie at SBNZ’s National showcase in Gisborne. Peep the results and 100s of photos.

Photography by David Read and Brennan Thomas

Posted 04 Oct 2023

Exclusive / Interview

“Static VI” — Josh Stewart Interview

Auteur Josh Stewart brings an incomparable vision to skateboard cinema. He is driven by the magic of the camera, editing, music and skateboarding. It’s an obsession that has defined Josh’s multi-decade output and his iconic video series Static.

Text by Chris Jackson, photography supplied by Josh Stewart

Posted 19 Sep 2023

From The Mag / People

Jess Lord is Good As

Auckland-based skateboarder Jess Lord on rituals, skating with your eyes closed and Drew Barrymore.

Photography by Connor Hill

Posted 17 Sep 2023

From The Mag / My Favourite Thing

Pedro Day Cover

Jamie Cook’s ‘My Favourite Thing’ from Manual, issue 70. A gem from 2004 featuring one of H-Town’s favourite sons, Pedro Day.

Text by Jamie Cook, photograph by Dave Chami

Posted 14 Sep 2023

From The Mag / Feature

Everything Is Skateable

Sam Palmer (alongside many others) paved the way for spaces like Wellington’s Newtown Ghetto Spot and Berhampore’s Treetops. Hopefully, his words inspire you to pick up a trowel for the first time or double down on your DIY conviction.

Text and Interview by David Read

Posted 22 Aug 2023

Exclusive / Aotearoa New Zealand

Theo Clarke — “Airways”

His T-shirts might be size medium, but his skating is X-Large. Another hearty scoop of Ted clips from the recent months and his stateside travels.

by David Read

Posted 19 Jul 2023

Video / Aotearoa New Zealand

Deco Skateboards “Paradise”

Exploring Paradise with Chase Collins, Mat Vickery, Chris Skelton, Matt Ferg, Kyle Svensen, Sam Allen and friends.

by David Read

Posted 01 Jul 2023