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Watch “Bitter Sweet” by Jake Oh
Auckland’s Jakob Hayward, Marco Len, Tyler Wells and friends feature in Jake Oh’s new animated and skateboard short film.
Posted 24 May 2024
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NB Numeric X Manual Magazine — Your Lines Comp — Vote Now
Voting is open for the New Balance Numeric X Manual Magazine Your Lines Comp. Three prizes of NB# gear totalling $3500 are up for grabs. Have your say by placing your votes now.
Posted 27 Apr 2024
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Your Lines — NB Numeric X Manual Magazine Video Competition
Post your best three trick line and be in to win one of three prize packs from New Balance Numeric totalling $3500.
Posted 24 Mar 2024
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2024 Dead Pool — Photos and Video
Dead Pool grew out of the community rallying together after the short notice cancellation of this year’s Bowlzilla Wellington. Anything for a good session.
Posted 5 Mar 2024
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2024 Kerikeri Bowl and Vert Jam Photos
The annual pilgrimage to the sun-soaked North took place a few weeks ago. Our Hokianga-based correspondent, Beach Thurlow, came out of the woods to get the goods.
Posted 20 Feb 2024
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Manual Labour — Dereck De Souza
Meet Dereck De Souza. He’s a powerhouse on a skateboard and is making moves with his eponymous clothing brand.
Posted 8 Feb 2024
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2023 NZ Skater of the Year — Voting Closed
Voting for the Manual Magazine 2023 New Zealand Skater of the Year has now closed. Thank you for voting. The winner will be announced on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
Posted 6 Feb 2024
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2024 Mangawhai Bowl Bash — Photos and Results
Rain and wind could dampen the efforts and enthusiasm in Mangawhai over the weekend. The crew was charging hard and battling for the cash. Kingsley and Jesse were bowl-side to get the goods.
Posted 5 Feb 2024
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Deco Skateboards Presents “Shaky Isles”
There’s nothing shaky about this new Deco Cinema Original. The crew deliver, and we get the pleasure of out-of-the-south Chunks footage. But it’s Sam Allen who breaks ground with his Napier-only part, making another mark in this country’s visual vault.
Posted 1 Feb 2024
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Remembering The Skate Pit
Veteran skateboarder Dean Hunt remembers the massive indoor skatepark built in an old railway shed on Wellington’s Waterloo Quay.
Posted 19 Jan 2024
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Duckbrewe 2023 Wrap up and Video
Rolling Meadows hosted 7000 people, four wicked music stages and a perfect skate ramp in North Canterbury for New Year’s Eve 2023/2024.
Posted 11 Jan 2024
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Von and Felix Griffin Top Fives
At ages 15 and 53, there is almost four decades difference between them. They share the same stoke for skateboarding, The Dew and can run laps around any bowl. But who’s tunes are playing in the camper?
Posted 29 Dec 2023
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Pavement Store’s “CRUST” Video
A look into the Dunedin skateboard scene from the local riders and friends of Pavement Store.
Posted 23 Dec 2023
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Tole Super Bowl 2023 — Photos and Video
Some describe Tole Street Bowl as a dinosaur's toilet. Add some crazy rails, ledges, and a truck into the mix, and the bowl becomes NZ’s best skate spot. Check out some of NZ’s best as they pay the Tole.
Posted 6 Dec 2023
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Napier’s Whitmore DIY
Whitmore Park DIY is not a skatepark. It’s a skate spot made by skaters for skaters. It may possibly contain more things the average skateboarder would like to skate than your average skatepark.
Posted 21 Nov 2023
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Pavement’s Bogan Voyage
Southland could be the most untouched region of Aotearoa. It could also be the roughest and most weathered grounds. Pavement Store sends the team deep into the unknown pastures south of Otago.
Posted 14 Nov 2023
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“Good Boy” — Andrew “Beacho” Beauchamp
The life of a good boy is more than keeping clean and on the straight and narrow. It’s about stacking clips, jumping and working on those finishing lines. To celebrate the release of his new video, Chase Collins spoke with Beacho while he was on Smoko.
Posted 10 Nov 2023
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Sketchbooks and Skate Spots with Lorna Goldfinch
Lorna Goldfinch’s sketchbooks read like a compendium of the world’s most iconic skate spaces and places.
Posted 11 Oct 2023
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2023 Skateboard Nationals — Photos and Results
Tairawhiti Trust hosted another fantastic display of skateboarding and camaraderie at SBNZ’s National showcase in Gisborne. Peep the results and 100s of photos.
Posted 4 Oct 2023
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“Static VI” — Josh Stewart Interview
Auteur Josh Stewart brings an incomparable vision to skateboard cinema. He is driven by the magic of the camera, editing, music and skateboarding. It’s an obsession that has defined Josh’s multi-decade output and his iconic video series Static.
Posted 19 Sep 2023
