Video / New Zealand Video

HourGlass by Majick Templeton

It's safe to say that most of what comes from the South, has equal amounts of raw and grit, as it does brilliant skateboarding.

Posted by Manual Magazine

Posted 26 Feb 2018

Events / Bowlzilla Wellington '18

A Treat for Bowl Riders Everywhere

That's right. Bowlzilla is back, bringing with it four days (and nights) of festivities kicking off in Wellington on March 8th. Here's what you're gonna get:

by Manual Magazine

Posted 19 Feb 2018

From The Mag / Shaping the Future

New Blood, Laying New Ground – Part Four

In celebration of our recent anniversary issue we made some predictions for the next 20 years we realise it isn’t easy feat, and putting those thoughts down in print (and pixels) is even dicier.

by Andrew Bevin

Posted 19 Feb 2018

Exclusive / The Mangawhai Bowl Jam Video

Here’s What You Missed

We gathered alongside some of the best bowl riders this country has to offer for the 2018 Mangawhai Bowl Jam. For those not in attendance, he's what you missed out on, for those there, time for an encore.

by Aidan Rogers

Posted 18 Feb 2018

From The Mag / Shaping the Future

New Blood, Laying New Ground – Part Three

In celebration of our recent anniversary issue we made some predictions for the next 20 years we realise it isn’t easy feat, and putting those thoughts down in print (and pixels) is even dicier.

by Andrew Bevin

Posted 11 Feb 2018

House of Vans: Workshop

The New Kids On The Block

House Of Vans brought it's unique twist of music, art and street markets and skateboarding to Auckland's Shed 10 a few weekends back, and what a great time it was for all.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 07 Feb 2018

From The Mag / Shaping The Future

New Blood, Laying New Ground – Part Two

In celebration of our recent anniversary issue we made some predictions for the next 20 years we realise it isn’t easy feat, and putting those thoughts down in print (and pixels) is even dicier.

by Andrew Bevin

Posted 05 Feb 2018

Events / Photo Gallery & Results

2018 Mangawhai Bowl Jam

The annual Mangawhai Bowl Jam returned on Saturday February 3rd for its seventh year. Other than intermittent rain spells, the event went off without a hitch and continued to provide an impressive lineup of skaters from all over NZ and AU.

by Connor Hill

Posted 04 Feb 2018

Video / Video

House of Vans: Auckland Video

Here it is! The full recap from the first ever House of Vans Auckland. Thanks to everyone who came down and got involved in what was an amazing event.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 28 Jan 2018

Exclusive / Photo Gallery

House Of Vans Auckland

It's taken us four whole days to recover from the chaos, that was The House Of Vans, but we've come out of it alive, armed with brand new tote bags, and with more photos then we know what to do with!

by Connor Hill

Posted 24 Jan 2018

Exclusive / From the Mag

My Favourite Thing: Mark Neighbours

I remember so vividly the first time I watched Mark Neighbours skate. In complete silence and totally taken aback, I felt like a kid again that was still learning to drop in down at the local ramp.

by Will Jackways

Posted 23 Jan 2018

Exclusive / Event

2018 East Coast Skate Jam

The 2018 East Coast Skate Jam is on! You read that right, first prize is $5000. There will be a free skate clinic at 10am with spot prizes as well, Comp kicks off at 12noon.

Event date: 27/01/2018 10:00 am

by Manual Magazine

Posted 15 Jan 2018

From The Mag / Rant

Conversations with a Magbot

With the assistance of some specially crafted artificial intelligence, we can share this staggering result: we have turned Manual’s 53,947 words of content into a living, breathing Magbot.

Text by David Read, Illustration by Logan Smith

Posted 10 Jan 2018

Events / Photo Gallery & Video Recap

2017 Young Guns Competition

A few weekends back Auckland's Victoria Park played host to the annual Young Guns competition.

Event date: 16/12/2017

by Manual Magazine

Posted 08 Jan 2018

Exclusive / Event

2018 Mangawhai Bowl Jam

The 7th annual bowl jam is going to be one to remember.

Event date: 03/02/2018 10:00 am

by Manual Magazine

Posted 07 Jan 2018

Exclusive / New Zealand Video

Liam McCulloch “Clocky” Part

New year, new part from Liam "Clocky" McCulloch, the unofficial mouth of the South.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 05 Jan 2018

From The Mag / Shaping The Future

New Blood, Laying New Ground – Part One

In celebration of our recent anniversary issue we made some predictions for the next 20 years we realise it isn’t easy feat, and putting those thoughts down in print (and pixels) is even dicier.

by Andrew Bevin

Posted 02 Jan 2018

Exclusive / Event

House of Vans Auckland

House of Vans comes to New Zealand for the first time this January with a one-day pop up in Auckland celebrating Vans’ unique culture through the lens of action sports, music, art and street culture.

Event date: 20/01/2018 10:00 am

by Manual Magazine

Posted 20 Dec 2017

Exclusive / Video

20 Years of Manual Magazine Party Video

An insight into Manual Magazine from co-founder David Read featuring some kind words from Chey Ataria & Dan Bycroft.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 13 Dec 2017

Video / The Lost Tapes

2001 Simon Thorp Video Part

In celebration of his recent pro board for Def Mfg Co, we cast our eyes back on Simon Thorp's early years.

by Connor Hill

Posted 12 Dec 2017