Exclusive / Australasian Video
Taihaere Manuel-Wepa — “Fire up This Funk”
This 10-minute volume of VX footage shows Tai Wepa as an unstoppable force. The Hawkes Bay transplant fires it up in Adelaide.
Posted 22 Dec 2020
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Exclusive / New Zealand Video
Matthieu Lucas — “Volte-Face” Part Remix
A remix of Matthieu Lucasʻs part from Majick Templeton’s new skateboard movie “Volte-Face.”
Posted 25 Sep 2020
Exclusive / Photo Gallery
Newtown D.I.Y. — Dog Crew Do New
The world of D.I.Y. is full of humps, bumps, and ups and downs, and that’s just the terrain. Newtown’s dog crew bleed tenacity and sweat concrete dust — they also make mini ramps.
Posted 15 Sep 2020
New Zealand Video
Yorlin Phillips — “2019-2020” Video
Yorlin Phillips (AKA @chur_myg) delivering the smoothness with this two-years-in-the-making feast of skateboarding badassery. CHUR My G.
Posted 07 Sep 2020
Exclusive / New Zealand Video
Perspective — A New Zealand Skate Video
This film is dedicated to Scott Brindle and Tim Davis, for without them we would not be here. We are so grateful to have experienced a skate shop as amazing as yours, thank you both for everything. Life is about having fun with your friends, go skate.
Posted 10 May 2020
Exclusive / New Zealand Video
Blacklisted Belts — “Friggin’ in the Riggin’”
The captain of this lugger, He was a dirty bugger, He wasn't fit to shovel shit, From one place to another. But he could skate.
Posted 10 May 2020
Video / NZ Skateboarding
Vic Apparel: Yorlin Phillips Part
Vic Apparel have just released a brand new part from Hamilton's Yorlin Phillips.
Posted 19 Apr 2020
Exclusive / Video Review
Take Care: Why NZ skateboarding needed the new Daylight video
Take Care; a fitting title for these lockdown times. Take it as a warning, a gentle reminder or a fond farewell. Must we all take care out there? Are we in an age that requires solid caretakers to guard the things we hold dear?
Posted 18 Apr 2020
Exclusive / Living La Vida Lockdown
Living in Iso-Skation — How to Skate at Home During Lockdown
So we’re all stuck at home. Skateboarders like to think we’re hardy and adaptable creatures who thrive on adversity, but when our right to skate freely is taken away how do we really cope?
Posted 07 Apr 2020
Video / New Zealand Video
Daylight Skateboards Presents — “Take Care”
If there’s one thing you watch before the apocalypse takes us all, then this is it. Take care.
Posted 30 Mar 2020
Exclusive / New Zealand Video
“Gold Watch” A Must See
Fellow skateboarders slash filmmakers Bill Bycroft and Dan Kircher—of Plastic Trophy and Skylarking fame, respectively—joined forces in 2009 to create “Gold Watch.” A fitting reward for many years of good service.
Posted 25 Mar 2020
Exclusive / New Zealand Video
“Remain” — Arcade 2020
The Arcade Official 2020 vaccine. Equal parts SOTY, a splash of Mikey and a good measure of Will G. Then some.
Posted 17 Mar 2020
Exclusive / New Zealand Video
“Bell Hill” by Majick Templeton
Smooth skateboarding from the rough streets of Dunedin. Courtesy of Majick.
Posted 16 Mar 2020
Exclusive / Shoe Review
The Rowan Pro Wear Test: Birkenhead Skate Park
The Vans New Zealand crew hit up Birkenhead skate park in Auckland to try out the new Rowan Pro skateboard shoe.
Posted 12 Mar 2020
Exclusive / Event Coverage
2020 Bowlzilla Wellington: Event Wrap Up
Wellington City Council, Redhead or Dead Events, Skateboarding.NZ, Wellington Skateboarding Association and Miryoku Agency had the Capital ringing this year with the New Zealand 2020 National Park / Bowl Skating Championships with BOWLZILLA Wellington.
Posted 10 Mar 2020
Exclusive / Event Information
Capital of Fun: Bowlzilla™ Wellington — March 7, 2020
The fifth year of BOWLZILLA™ Wellington Festival is upon us. Wellington will be the Capital of skateboarding in New Zealand all week.
Event date: 07/03/2020 11:00 am
Posted 01 Mar 2020
Exclusive / Skate Competition
VMorg X Empire: Skate Competition, Lower Hutt
Only in Lower Hutt can you skate a plaza and be in to win a car. This Sunday, February 23.
Event date: 23/02/2020 9:30 am
Posted 18 Feb 2020
Exclusive / Sneaker News
Introducing the Rowan Pro: Rowan Zorilla’s First Vans Signature Skate Shoe
Seamlessly blending his nostalgic, ’90s aesthetic with superior performance-driven tech, Rowan Zorilla’s first Vans signature shoe and apparel collection are well-balanced between style and function.
Posted 17 Feb 2020
Exclusive / Object of Desire
Object of Desire: New Balance Numeric — Westgate 913
Supportive, Durable and sharp looking. Fit for the skater with an out of this world flick. Brandon’s Signature Numeric shoe might just be the one for you.
Posted 14 Feb 2020
Exclusive / Event Coverage
2020 Vans Mangawhai Bowl Jam: Event Wrap Up
There were record crowds and stoke at the 9th Mangawhai Bowl Jam competition. We were there to witness all the epic skateboarding. Check out the video highlights and all the best photos from the event right here.
Posted 11 Feb 2020