Exclusive / Event Coverage

2025 Vans Mangawhai Bowl Bash Coverage

Full coverage, including results, the live stream and photos from the 2025 Vans Mangawhai Bowl Bash.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 08 Feb 2025

Video / Melbourne

Watch Tai Wepa in “Inside Ledge” by Geoff Campbell

Somewhere in Melbourne Tai Wepa and friends assault inside ledges, and more. Featuring Ben Lawrie, Hayley Wilson, Nick Boserio and Raph Langslow.

Filmed & Edited by Geoff Campbell

Posted 30 Jan 2025

Video / Kiwis Abroad

Watch “Always Whānau” by Shane Smith

A heavy roster of Kiwi whānau fill out Shane Smith’s latest flick for the always do what you should do crew.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 29 Jan 2025

Exclusive / Interview

This is [the] After Hours Interview

Andrew Morrison gives us the scoop on his new project: After Hours. Along with his daughter, Billie Morrison, they are breathing new life into Glenn Smith & Haley Ashby’s old brand with a full team of skateboarders, a line of decks, and more in the works.

Interview by David Read

Posted 28 Jan 2025

Video / Event Coverage

2025 Vans Pool Party: The Final Combi

Vans and friends say goodbye to an old, great friend, the Combi Pool, with one final Pool Party in Orange County.

by Vans Skateboarding

Posted 27 Jan 2025

From The Mag / People

Ari Saffer is Good As

Ari Saffer’s Good As from Manual Magazine, Issue 72.

Photography by Kingsley Attwood

Posted 18 Jan 2025

From The Mag / People

Cullum Pope is Good As

Cullum’s Good As feature from Manual Magazine, Issue 72.

Photography by Callum Parsons

Posted 18 Jan 2025

Video / Australian

Pass~Port Presents “Beef To Reef”

Vans, Pass~Port, Hoddle and Build Up Skateboarding get back together for a week of regional spot hunting, workshops and demos from Mount Isa to Magnetic Island.

Video by Jon Fitzgerald

Posted 14 Jan 2025

Exclusive / Aotearoa New Zealand

Watch David Robbins in “Mayonaise”

David “D Hole” Robbins smashes the Southern Lakes to the poignant sounds of the Pumpkins.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 14 Dec 2024

Video / Australian

Watch “Homage” by Satoru Takamatsu

Independent skateboard cinema from the streets of Sydney. Lenard Tejada and Sam Saddleton take centre stage. They are backed by long list of homies, including Nixen Osborne.

Video by Satoru Takamatsu

Posted 02 Dec 2024

Video / Australian

Watch Pass~Port’s “Whimsical” Finland Tour

Pass~Port’s Eetu Toropainen, Josh Pall, Alex “Tenny” Tennison, Matthieu Lucas-D’souza, Raph Langslow (Hoddle) and Simon Zuzic (Hoddle) visit Nordic lands in their search for new crust.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 21 Nov 2024

Video / Iconic Feature

Watch New Balance Numeric’s “Intervals” Video

Three powerhouses of skateboarding bring their unique approaches to the board together in an iconic feature for the ages. This one will be on repeat forever.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 17 Nov 2024

News / Interview

Good Chat: Casey Foley for Hung Supply

Sydney’s camera sling slingers, Hung Supply, talk to multi-hyphenate Oamaru-Melbourne-Adelaide native Casey Foley about all things skateboarding and photography.

by David Read

Posted 14 Nov 2024

Video / Australian

Bunt Jam Melbourne 2024 Presented by Vans

Basketball, boards and barn-burning. The Bunt scores field goals in Melbourne.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 13 Nov 2024

Video / Park Ranger

Sumner Skatepark: Pre-Opening Session

Will and friends were lucky enough to spin some laps on the new Sumner Skatepark before it opens to the public. Designed by Rich Landscapes and built by Hunter Civil, the official opening date is November 30th. Pool coping is an absolute dream to grind.

Video by Will Bartlett

Posted 12 Nov 2024

Video / Aotearoa New Zealand

Watch “Golden Corgi” by Brett Chan

Sweet dreams are made of this. Led by a royal dog called Audri, Brandon Booth, Joshua Stewart and friends make gold in Aotearoa.

Video by Brett Chan

Posted 01 Oct 2024

Video / Aotearoa New Zealand

Geoff Campbell’s “Skateparks Anonymous, NZ”

Geoff Campbell’s love letter slash hate mail to the finest skateparks of the lower South Island. It features a star-studded cast of misfits and demi-skate-gods tasting everything from the fruits of Cromwell to the icy arena of Queenstown.

Video by Geoff Campbell

Posted 23 Sep 2024

Video / The Kid

Jason Adams “50 Years to Life”

Closer Magazine and Black Label Skateboards team up to present The Kid’s latest concrete assault. 50 years young and still limber on the timber.

by David Read

Posted 10 Sep 2024

Video / Ace Trucks

Kevin “Spanky” Long in “Hourglass”

Kevin Long continues to push himself into an ageless realm of creativity and career. In other words, Spanky does more great things on curbs and still looks like a nugget. Signature style in this new part for Ace Trucks.

by David Read

Posted 10 Sep 2024

Video / DIY Skateboarding

Fryatt Street DIY — “Father’s Day”

Dial 0800 DUDS for a Sunday session at Fryatt. Father’s Day special.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 09 Sep 2024