Exclusive / 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

Video / Adidas In Auckland

Skiddies To The Front

Half a dozen Kiwis, one dingo and heaps of pies – in other words, an adidas skate trip to Auckland featuring Lenard Tejada, LP Nuku, Ryan Wilson, Tom Snape, and Jae Overton.

by Connor Hill

Posted 18 Dec 2018

Exclusive / 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

Video / Jahmal Williams & Steve Brandi

Converse x Hopps

A new Converse Cons x Hopps collection has surfaced, it's highly unlikely we'll see it on our shores – but damn, the video is well worth watching.

by Connor Hill

Posted 11 Dec 2018

Video / ASIA PACIFIC VIDEO

VANS Presents: “Shikumen” Shanghai Video

Vans Asia rented a “Shikumen”, an old Shanghai lane house, for a month and invited the Vans team from all over the world to explore the city.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 07 Dec 2018

News / Object of Desire

Vans x Independent Capsule

When two become one.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 04 Dec 2018

Video / Volcom on Tour in New Zealand

Volcom’s Cooked Kiwi Cam

A few months back Volcom wrangled together an epic crew made up of their skate, snow and surf teams. Here's the skate footage in all its glory! Catch the full article in Issue #67 – Out December.

by Connor Hill

Posted 29 Nov 2018

Video / Jenkem: Hanging with Mark Suciu

“It’ll be a Physical Riddle …In the form of a Skateboard Trick.”

Forget everything you ever knew about 'Day In The Life' videos. Mark Suciu went about his day in NYC and Jenkem were there to film it. No scripts, no accidental bump ins, nothin'.

by Connor Hill

Posted 28 Nov 2018

Video / 8FIVE2 X NB#

Taking All The Right Steps

Take a dive into the back story of 8FIVE2, and the highly sought after NB Numeric collaboration.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 27 Nov 2018

Exclusive / Kerikeri Vert Jam Recap

Vert Is Dead

November 17th saw the resurrection of the Vert Ramp contest, with New Zealand skateboarding legend Dave Crab hosting the Kerikeri Vert Jam at the local Kerikeri stomping ground.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 27 Nov 2018

Exclusive / Video & Photo Gallery

DEF x Boardertown: Grey Lynn Mini Ramp Jam

Last Friday the Annual Def Mfg Co. Mini Ramp jam dawned once again on Grey Lynn's beloved ramp – this year partnering with Boardertown for an epic session. See below for footage and photos from the evening.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 22 Nov 2018

Video / GTXX: DOWN SOUTH IN HELL

The Grant Taylor Documentary

GT's jaw-dropping prowess has touched skateboarders across the globe, and now thanks to Volcom we get to see what lies behind the all terrain shredder himself. The GT Documentary, enjoy!

by Connor Hill

Posted 20 Nov 2018

Video / adidas Skateboarding

The ‘Shen City Peaks’ Video

Watch Brian Peacock & the adi gang go berserk in Shanghai

by Manual Magazine

Posted 18 Nov 2018

Video / Video

GX1000’s “Roll Up” Video

This came out of nowhere & delivers the goods like all GX1000 releases.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 13 Nov 2018

Video / Ilford Inspires

Behind the Stories of Ray Barbee, Joe Brook & Jason Lee

Black & white film manufacturer ILFORD tells the stories of legendary photographer's Ray Barbee, Joe Brook and Jason Lee.

by Connor Hill

Posted 13 Nov 2018

Video / New Primitive Skateboards Pro

Tiago Lemos Is Down With Primitive

Incredibly humble off the board, and freakishly talented on it. Tiago Lemos is rolling with Primitive from here on out.

by Connor Hill

Posted 13 Nov 2018

Video / Video

Butter Goods’ “Spoon”

Casey Foley & co navigating the gritty streets of London.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 06 Nov 2018

Video / The Nine Club: Episode 118

A History Lesson from Johnny Schillereff

A quality session at The Nine Club as Johnny Schillereff talks through his extensive life in skateboarding – and even names drops NZ's Andrew Morrison.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 06 Nov 2018

Exclusive / Photo Gallery & Video

Dan Kelcher, The 2018 Yeah Gnar Bowl Jam Champ

The Yeah Gnar Bowl Jam (Previously known as ‘The Thomson Bowl Jam’) returned last weekend to New Brighton, drawing a crowd of locals, and skaters from around the country who went at it for $10k in cash and prizes across five divisions.

Photos by Brent Shipley and Cory Wairau, Video by Nicholas Bennett

Posted 01 Nov 2018

News / Video

Critter

Dean Palmer & co in the latest from Sydney.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 29 Oct 2018