Video / Australasian

“Light Years” video by adidas Skateboarding

New from adidas Skateboarding by way of Free Skate Mag. The trefoil brand showcases their Australasian team, with a good smattering of Kiwi.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 21 Apr 2022

Exclusive / From the mag

“The Tragic School Bus” — Acid Road Trippin’

Acid NZ’s corrosive mind-bending tour of New Zealand’s South Island. From the Gypsy Pool to Benmore Dam and Dunedin’s Blood Bucket. No concrete is safe.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 20 Apr 2022

Video / Wellington

“Double Take” video — Max Sceats

Take a roll through the Capital’s plazas and waterfront in Max Sceats’s new joint. Hunter Lander-Smith starts things off, introducing a host of humans. Niwa Warner closes off with a bag full of bangers.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 17 Apr 2022

Video / New Zealand

“Matthieu and Friends” — Majick Templeton

There’s always been something special about skateboard videos from Christchurch. Majick delivers another quality dose featuring the ledges, plazas and flat bars synonymous with the Grid City.

by David Read

Posted 18 Mar 2022

Video / Christchurch

“The Whole Bowl” — A 137 Video

More than a literal tour of “The Whole Bowl” at Otautahi Christchurch’s Washington Way. Shaka Wereta, Adam Wheeldon and Krysta Ashwell show us the lines they know well.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 06 Mar 2022

Video / New Zealand Video

“SKUNK 8 (super auto)” Video

The sun is shining. Grow your hair out and work on your tan. Go skateboarding too! Jacket Potato (Shane Smith) delivers more “Skunk.”

by Manual Magazine

Posted 04 Mar 2022

Video / AU-NZ

Last of the Summer Wine Video

A bunch of semi-old farts show they still have plenty of wind left in them. Justin Keeley and Bjorn Johnston lead a ragtag of friends in LOTSW.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 31 Jan 2022

Video / New Zealand Video

Bar-None — “Public Hero” Video

Despite the efforts of do-gooders, Alexei Foster and crew push through with Bar-None’s latest skateboard video, “Public Hero,” featuring Auckland’s newest breed.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 30 Jan 2022

Video / New Zealand Video

Oratia Folk Society — Skating a Premium Pool

Hidden in the leafy outreaches of West Auckland lives the most premium of backyard pools. Purpose-built by none other than Jason Parkes, this slice of California is deep and steep.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 12 Dec 2021

Video / NZ Classic

2014: Kevin Francis — “Let it Roll”

Kevin Francis’s stellar part from the “Let it Roll” video, a Wellington skateboarding film by Jason Gallant released in 2014.

by David Read

Posted 09 Dec 2021

Video / New Zealand Video

40 Years of the Blood Bucket — Anniversary Skate Jam

The Blood Bucket is a hard pill to swallow. Forty years of tenderising minds and skin came to a head this past weekend with the anniversary skate jam. Iconic, brutal and unforgiving. Watch the locals' lines and the new blood cut it down.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 23 Nov 2021

Video / New Zealand

Majick Templeton’s “Dafreeza” video

Majick Templeton provides another peek into the talent hotbed that is Christchurch. Matthieu Lucas, David Chen and friends keep the four avenues flame alive in Dafreeza.

by David Read

Posted 17 Nov 2021

Video / New Zealand

Daylight goes HD with “It is what it is”

Daylight Skateboards’ Luke Browne goes high definition with his latest video offering. The goodness remains — In fact, it’s clear as ever. Wake up and smell the pixels.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 09 Nov 2021

Exclusive / Archive

Dazlog: “DV” — Raw Files Vol.3

From the Dazlog archives. Circa 2007-2014. Featuring: James Wright, Andrew "Muddy" Haeata, Tom Hull, Toby Locke, Jeff Sanders, Tom Snape and many more.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 30 Aug 2021

Exclusive / New Zealand

Vans Wayvee — Wear Test

To celebrate the launch of The Wayvee by Tyson Peterson, Vans New Zealand team riders and friends hit up the Public Library Showroom pre-lockdown to put Vans Skate's newest silhouette to the test.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 24 Aug 2021

Exclusive / Archive

Dazlog: “DV” — Raw Files Vol.2

More from the Dazlog archives. Circa 2010-2013. Featuring Nico Gottschalk, Deen Rakich, Guy Collier, Simon Thorp, Brett Band, Marek Kocak, Chey Ataria, Tim Barnett, Adam Wharekawa and Darren 'Dazlog' Howman.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 21 Aug 2021

Exclusive / archive

Dazlog: “DV” — Raw Files Vol.1

Brett Band and friends from the Dazlog archives. Circa 2010-2015. Shot in New Zealand, Australia and Barcelona. Full of casual heavy hitters.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 18 Aug 2021

Video / New Zealand

D.I.Y. Dogs — Crete Dreams

Nestled at the foot of Wellington, New Zealand’s town belt is a sprawling and unforgiving D.I.Y. Siim Sild and friends do the hard yards and reap the rewards.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 09 Aug 2021

Video / New Zealand

“Home Time” by Chase Collins

Chase Collins and crew make good use of their pandemic-induced isolation in the motherland in their new skateboard movie “Home Time.”

by Chase Collins

Posted 28 Jun 2021

Exclusive / New Zealand

Vans Skate Presents: “PURE” by Brett Chan

The new skateboard video by Brett Chan. Featuring the pure talents of Ben Gibb, Chase Collins, Andrew Morrison, Mikey Gibson, Elijah Robertson and Kyle Svensen.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 03 Jun 2021