VideosNew Zealand Video
Tylre Houldsworth — “Welcome to Trainers”
Tylre Houldsworth joins the Trainers SB, Auckland team. The occasion is celerated with an edit, for your viewing pleasure.
Posted 17 Dec 2020
Author: davidread
EventsSkateboarding Competition
Duckbrewe Skate Festival — Sat, January 16
$5k of prizes up for grabs at Duckewe’s ‘mini-chin’ ramp festival.
Posted 14 Dec 2020
VideosInternational Video
Vans Skateboarding Presents: “Alright, OK” by Greg Hunt
A new skate film featuring global signature team riders Elijah Berle and Gilbert Crockett, with a special guest appearance by Justin Henry.
Posted 24 Nov 2020
VideosNew Zealand Video
Cato Dobbs — “Part” Video Part
There’s no school like high school unless you’re getting schooled in the high streets. Cato Dobbs calls us to attendance. Class is in session.
Posted 15 Nov 2020
ExclusiveNew 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
NewsSneaker News
Kyle Walker Goes Velcro With His Sophomore Shoe
Long-lasting and enduring support that comes from the skate community. Wrapped up in a shoe. With Velcro.
Posted 23 Sep 2020
VideosAustralian Video
Vans Kyle Pro 2 Wear Test — Chiggy’s Skateboarding
The Vans Australia team take grip of Chiggy’s indoor skatepark on the Sunshine Coast for their Kyle Walker Pro 2 wear test.
Posted 23 Sep 2020
ExclusivePhoto 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
ExclusiveNew 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 7 Sep 2020
VideosAustralasian Video
Digby Luxton – “Cold Cat” Video Part
Melbournite, Digby Luxton, murks the streets the Victorian capital in his “Cold Cat’ part. Using his laser focus and fast feet to cut his mark.
Posted 18 Aug 2020
NewsVideo
The Grifter of Palmy Turns 50
Celebrating the halfway mark. Jam on the mini, bash in the bowl. Joined by Palmerston Northʻs finest, and friends.
Posted 27 Jul 2020
EventsNews
The Vans Showdown — Meet the Crew of the Future
Skate shops from around Asia Pacific video-off in this battle for showdown supremacy. An art competition to boot. Apply within.
Posted 22 Jul 2020
ExclusiveNew 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
ExclusiveNew 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
NewsPress Release
Celebrate the Life of Skateboarding Legend Jeff Grosso — Live
Vans Celebrates the Life of Skateboarding Legend Jeff Grosso Live on Vans’ YouTube on April 29th at 5am. The virtual memorial will look back on the icon’s life and devotion to skate culture.
Posted 27 Apr 2020
ExclusiveVideo
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
VideosEvent Coverage
Mangawhai Bowl Jam — A Memoir of Sorts
Mangawhai is a special place. This 'memoir of sorts' captures the unique experience of the annual bowl jam in lush black and white motion.
Posted 13 Apr 2020
ExclusiveLiving 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 7 Apr 2020
NewsIn Memory of
Jeff Grosso R.I.P. (1968-2020)
Word has spread that iconic skateboarder Jeff Grosso has passed. We are unsure of details, but our thoughts go out to Jeff’s family, friends and the wider skateboarding community. Jeff was one of a kind. He’ll be missed.
Posted 1 Apr 2020
VideosAnything but primitive
Primitive Skateboards’ “Rome” Video
Primitive’s international super squad checks in to stretch the limits of skating. After Miles Silvas, Robert Neal and the rest light up Florida’s hot spots, the star from Stalin Plaza, Roman Lisivka, finishes the job on the other side of the sea.
Posted 25 Mar 2020