Events / Press Release

Bowlzilla Wellington will bring the noise in Oct 2022

Wellington is set to again be the Capital of Skateboarding with the return of BOWLZILLA Wellington on Saturday 29th October. New Zealand’s National Bowl Skating Championships will be roaring back bigger than ever to crown the Nation’s best skaters.

Event date: 29/10/2022 10:00 am

by Manual Magazine

Posted 28 Jul 2022

Exclusives / Aotearoa New Zealand Video

Collab Distribution presents: “Champagne”

“Champagne” by Collab Distribution. Featuring new skateboarding from Kyle Svensen, Matt Vickery, Chase Collins, Chris Skelton, Matt Ferg and many more.

by David Read

Posted 27 May 2022

Video / Aotearoa New Zealand

“The Canterbury Cult” — Screw Loose Crew

A new skateboarding film by Will Bartlett. Fast and loose from the grid city and beyond.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 23 May 2022

Video / South Island, New Zealand

Proud to Present: “0% Bent”

A postcard from the South. Proud, bent and stacked with clips.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 04 May 2022

Video / Aotearoa New Zealand

The Lizzie Wear Test Video

On April 22nd Vans New Zealand team riders, friends & local skate stores got together at Public Library to test out The Lizzie shoe. It was an epic Friday night full of non-stop skating, delicious food and good times.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 03 May 2022

Video / Aotearoa New Zealand

“Music Over Skating (MOS) HD” — Visual

There’s the party in the hills and streets of Tāmaki Makaurau. Join in the festivities with Robin McArthur-Adams, Shamus Peters and friends.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 28 Apr 2022

Exclusives / Aotearoa New Zealand

“Life imitates art, art imitates life” video by Luvscene

Art, life, and skateboarding. The latest from Luvscene’s Caleb Dammert. Featuring Matt Ferg, Ben Gibb, Jamie Bucknor and all the homies.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 28 Apr 2022

Video / Aotearoa New Zealand

DEF’s “Life’s Amazing” video by Brett Chan

There’s most definitely more to skateboarding than skateboarding. That’s why we do it. And this video shows it.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 22 Apr 2022

Video / Australasian

“Light Years” video by adidas Skateboarding

New from adidas Skateboarding by way of Free Skate Mag. The trefoil brand showcases their Australasian team, with a good smattering of Kiwi.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 21 Apr 2022

Exclusives / From the mag

“The Tragic School Bus” — Acid Road Trippin’

Acid NZ’s corrosive mind-bending tour of New Zealand’s South Island. From the Gypsy Pool to Benmore Dam and Dunedin’s Blood Bucket. No concrete is safe.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 20 Apr 2022

Video / Wellington

“Double Take” video — Max Sceats

Take a roll through the Capital’s plazas and waterfront in Max Sceats’s new joint. Hunter Lander-Smith starts things off, introducing a host of humans. Niwa Warner closes off with a bag full of bangers.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 17 Apr 2022

Video / New Zealand

“Matthieu and Friends” — Majick Templeton

There’s always been something special about skateboard videos from Christchurch. Majick delivers another quality dose featuring the ledges, plazas and flat bars synonymous with the Grid City.

by David Read

Posted 18 Mar 2022

Video / Christchurch

“The Whole Bowl” — A 137 Video

More than a literal tour of “The Whole Bowl” at Otautahi Christchurch’s Washington Way. Shaka Wereta, Adam Wheeldon and Krysta Ashwell show us the lines they know well.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 06 Mar 2022

Video / New Zealand Video

“SKUNK 8 (super auto)” Video

The sun is shining. Grow your hair out and work on your tan. Go skateboarding too! Jacket Potato (Shane Smith) delivers more “Skunk.”

by Manual Magazine

Posted 04 Mar 2022

Video / AU-NZ

Last of the Summer Wine Video

A bunch of semi-old farts show they still have plenty of wind left in them. Justin Keeley and Bjorn Johnston lead a ragtag of friends in LOTSW.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 31 Jan 2022

Video / New Zealand Video

Bar-None — “Public Hero” Video

Despite the efforts of do-gooders, Alexei Foster and crew push through with Bar-None’s latest skateboard video, “Public Hero,” featuring Auckland’s newest breed.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 30 Jan 2022

Exclusives / NZSOTY2021

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.

by David Read

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.

by Manual Magazine

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.

by George Read

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.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 12 Dec 2021