Exclusive / Readers' Poll

2017 New Zealand Skater of the Year Awards

Posted 04 Apr 2018

Exclusive / Object of Desire

Object of Desire: Vans x Quasi Epoch Sport Pro

by Manual Magazine

Posted 21 Mar 2018

Close Up

Keeping Up With Lenard Tejada

Lenard needs no introduction—with the endless Instagram videos, competition wins, and international coverage, it’s hard to not know about him.

by Kingsley Attwood

Posted 19 Mar 2018

Exclusive / Photo Gallery

NB Numeric: Victoria Park Demo

Here's a glimpse into the recent New Balance Numeric session at Auckland's Victoria Park.

by Connor Hill

Posted 18 Mar 2018

Exclusive / Bowlzilla Artshow

Manky Chops Presents: Artzilla 2018

The Artzilla exhibition saw artwork and prints from skateboarders and friends alike. Another great night of the Bowlzilla festival, followed by an awesome day of shredding. Brought to you by MankyChops.

Video by Atmos Film

Posted 15 Mar 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.

by David Read

Posted 13 Mar 2018

Exclusive / Photo Gallery & Results

2018 Bowlzilla Wellington Coverage

Waitangi Skate Park's bowl, with it's psychedelic makeover, got more than its fair share of treatment at yesterday's Bowlzilla event. Featured below is a sample from each division's winner along with the full results. Stay tuned for more.

Event date: 10/03/2018

by Hendrix Brendon Arnold

Posted 11 Mar 2018

From The Mag / Revealed

Nine things you didn’t know about Manual Magazine

Oversupply, prison pen pals, poltergeists, cover royalty and two birds one stone. Just a few of the stories from behind the scenes of Manual.

Text by David Read

Posted 27 Feb 2018

From The Mag / Shaping the Future

New Blood, Laying New Ground – Part Four

In celebration of our recent anniversary issue we made some predictions for the next 20 years we realise it isn’t easy feat, and putting those thoughts down in print (and pixels) is even dicier.

by Andrew Bevin

Posted 19 Feb 2018

Exclusive / The Mangawhai Bowl Jam Video

Here’s What You Missed

We gathered alongside some of the best bowl riders this country has to offer for the 2018 Mangawhai Bowl Jam. For those not in attendance, he's what you missed out on, for those there, time for an encore.

by Aidan Rogers

Posted 18 Feb 2018

From The Mag / Shaping the Future

New Blood, Laying New Ground – Part Three

In celebration of our recent anniversary issue we made some predictions for the next 20 years we realise it isn’t easy feat, and putting those thoughts down in print (and pixels) is even dicier.

by Andrew Bevin

Posted 11 Feb 2018

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.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 07 Feb 2018

From The Mag / Shaping The Future

New Blood, Laying New Ground – Part Two

In celebration of our recent anniversary issue we made some predictions for the next 20 years we realise it isn’t easy feat, and putting those thoughts down in print (and pixels) is even dicier.

by Andrew Bevin

Posted 05 Feb 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.

by Connor Hill

Posted 04 Feb 2018

Video / Video

House of Vans: Auckland Video

Here it is! The full recap from the first ever House of Vans Auckland. Thanks to everyone who came down and got involved in what was an amazing event.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 28 Jan 2018

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!

by Connor Hill

Posted 24 Jan 2018

Exclusive / From the Mag

My Favourite Thing: Mark Neighbours

I remember so vividly the first time I watched Mark Neighbours skate. In complete silence and totally taken aback, I felt like a kid again that was still learning to drop in down at the local ramp.

by Will Jackways

Posted 23 Jan 2018

Exclusive / Event

2018 East Coast Skate Jam

The 2018 East Coast Skate Jam is on! You read that right, first prize is $5000. There will be a free skate clinic at 10am with spot prizes as well, Comp kicks off at 12noon.

Event date: 27/01/2018 10:00 am

by Manual Magazine

Posted 15 Jan 2018

From The Mag / Rant

Conversations with a Magbot

With the assistance of some specially crafted artificial intelligence, we can share this staggering result: we have turned Manual’s 53,947 words of content into a living, breathing Magbot.

Text by David Read, Illustration by Logan Smith

Posted 10 Jan 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

by Manual Magazine

Posted 07 Jan 2018