Magazine / From The Mag

Keeping Pace: Brett Band & The Sangfroid

If you’ve seen him in person or caught the rare-but-bewildering footage, you’ll know that he shreds. But there is a lot more to Brett Band than skateboarding.

by Sam Brandstatter

Posted 27 Mar 2019

Exclusives / Photo Gallery and Results

2019 Bowlzilla Wellington — Event Wrap-Up

Weather is always a factor in Wellington but nothing gets in the way of a determined skater. Bowlzilla raised the Captial despite attempts by mother nature to stop it.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 10 Mar 2019

Video /

Daylight – Eighth Wonder Video

Eighth Wonder the latest Daylight project from the weird & wonderful brain of Luke Browne into your retinas.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 09 Mar 2019

Exclusives / Photo Gallery

House Of Vans Auckland

A glimpse of Auckland's second House Of Vans, though the lens of Kingsley Attwood.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 27 Feb 2019

Exclusives / NZ Skateboarding

Papas Dag Är På Sön Dag

Sweden x New Zealand venturing through the North featuring Simon Hallberg, Edmund Og, Simon Rex, Kyle Svensen and Decan.

by Harry Kidman

Posted 24 Feb 2019

Exclusives / New Zealand Video

“Aitch” – by Majick Templeton

A laundry list of our of southern brothers pack out this straight to DVD (in a good way) production by Majick Templeton and friends.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 16 Feb 2019

Exclusives / Event Coverage

DC Super Tour, Auckland – Photos and Video

Photos and video from the Auckland stop of the DC Shoes #dcsupertour on Saturday, 16 February 2019

by Kingsley Attwood

Posted 16 Feb 2019

Exclusives / Demo & Signing

DC Super Tour Lands in AU & NZ

The DC Super Tour is back! Dropping in this month to Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney.

Event date: 16/02/2019 2:00 pm

by Manual Magazine

Posted 08 Feb 2019

Exclusives / Object Of Desire

New Lopez Pro Colourway

The Lopez Pro just got a new lick of paint.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 04 Feb 2019

Exclusives / Photo Gallery and Video

2019 Mangawhai Bowl Jam

Another epic day of shredding in Magical Mangawhai. Here are all the highlights from the 8th Annual Mangawhai Bowl Jam.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 02 Feb 2019

Exclusives / A New Found Land

South Island Skateboarding Exposed

New Zealand is an exporter. Things get grown, refined and developed here and siphoned out into the world. Until recently it’s been firmly farm focused; dairy products, fibres shorn from woolly mammals, meat from less fortunate mammals.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 01 Feb 2019

Exclusives / Vintage NZ Footage

90s Mega Mix — Featuring Andrew Morrison and Friends

Salvaged videotapes of legendary New Zealand skateboarder Andrew Morrison and friends in the late 80s to early 90s.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 15 Jan 2019

Exclusives / Object of Desire

Quest Kara samples new Louie Lopez Pro Model Shoe

Late last year Hawkes Bay local and Converse New Zealand rider, Quest Kara, made a trip up to Auckland for the weekend to test out the latest offering from Converse CONS – the Louie Lopez Pro Model shoe.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 10 Jan 2019

Exclusives / BROADCAST PRODUCT

Converse CONS Presents: Louie Lopez Signature Shoe

This is Louie's vision—every element he needs to skate at his best. Inspired by retro tennis silhouettes, with all the necessary trimmings to make it a shoe that is built specifically for skateboarding.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 05 Jan 2019

Exclusives / NZ Skateboarding Video

Yorlin Phillips — Full Video Part

A full-length video part from Hamilton, New Zealand based skateboarder Yorlin Phillips (AKA Chur My G). Compiled over the last two years.

by Sam Wright

Posted 29 Dec 2018

Exclusives / Skateboarding Competition

Bowlzilla Wellington – SBNZ Park Skating National Titles 2019

Bowlzilla is back this coming March, 2019. Lock in your leave, and make plans for Wellington’s finest skate event of the year. Competition date is 9th March, 2019, with the festival running 7-10th March, 2019.

Event date: 09/03/2019 10:00 am

by Manual Magazine

Posted 27 Dec 2018

Exclusives / Skateboarding Competition

Oakura Beach Bowl Jam

The Taranaki skate community christens their lush new bowl with a session for all ages this January 11th.

Event date: 11/01/2019 12:00 pm

by Manual Magazine

Posted 27 Dec 2018

Exclusives / FOCAL POINT COMPETITION

And the Numeric winners are…

Earlier in the year New Balance Numeric and Manual Magazine teamed up and asked you to share your videos in return for the chance to win a year’s worth of NB Numeric shoes. It’s time to weigh up the ‘grams and see how they stacked up.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 17 Dec 2018

Exclusives / Park Ranger

New Crete in Inglewood

Inglewood, the latest New Zealand town to receive the 'Premium Skate Designs' treatment from none other than Jason Parkes.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 17 Dec 2018

Exclusives / Photo Gallery

Ian Galloway Park Ramp Jam

Locals and longtime friends came together for yesterday's Ramp Jam at Ian Galloway Park in Wellington – they brought their A-game, with the channel gap embraced by many.

Photography by Caleb Smith

Posted 02 Dec 2018