Exclusive / Shoe Review

The Rowan Pro Wear Test: Birkenhead Skate Park

The Vans New Zealand crew hit up Birkenhead skate park in Auckland to try out the new Rowan Pro skateboard shoe.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 12 Mar 2020

Exclusive / Event Coverage

2020 Bowlzilla Wellington: Event Wrap Up

Wellington City Council, Redhead or Dead Events, Skateboarding.NZ, Wellington Skateboarding Association and Miryoku Agency had the Capital ringing this year with the New Zealand 2020 National Park / Bowl Skating Championships with BOWLZILLA Wellington.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 10 Mar 2020

News / Qualifying for the Olympics

Sky Sport Next: Street Oceania Continental Championship

Possibly the first time a bunch of skateboarders from New Zealand have traveled with their own dedicated physio and high-performance diet. Theo, Cato, Kobe, and Lenard travel to Melbourne for Oceania Continental Championship.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 05 Mar 2020

Exclusive / Event Information

Capital of Fun: Bowlzilla™ Wellington — March 7, 2020

The fifth year of BOWLZILLA™ Wellington Festival is upon us. Wellington will be the Capital of skateboarding in New Zealand all week.

Event date: 07/03/2020 11:00 am

by Manual Magazine

Posted 01 Mar 2020

Exclusive / Skate Competition

VMorg X Empire: Skate Competition, Lower Hutt

Only in Lower Hutt can you skate a plaza and be in to win a car. This Sunday, February 23.

Event date: 23/02/2020 9:30 am

by Manual Magazine

Posted 18 Feb 2020

Exclusive / Sneaker News

Introducing the Rowan Pro: Rowan Zorilla’s First Vans Signature Skate Shoe

Seamlessly blending his nostalgic, ’90s aesthetic with superior performance-driven tech, Rowan Zorilla’s first Vans signature shoe and apparel collection are well-balanced between style and function.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 17 Feb 2020

Exclusive / Object of Desire

Object of Desire: New Balance Numeric — Westgate 913

Supportive, Durable and sharp looking. Fit for the skater with an out of this world flick. Brandon’s Signature Numeric shoe might just be the one for you.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 14 Feb 2020

Exclusive / Event Coverage

2020 Vans Mangawhai Bowl Jam: Event Wrap Up

There were record crowds and stoke at the 9th Mangawhai Bowl Jam competition. We were there to witness all the epic skateboarding. Check out the video highlights and all the best photos from the event right here.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 11 Feb 2020

Exclusive / Skateboarding Competition

The Vans Mangawhai Bowl Jam 2020 — Live Feed

Live footage from the 9th Annual Mangawhai Bowl Jam. Transition skateboarding at its finest, direct from New Zealand's premier bowl. The action starts at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 8. Tune in to the raddness right here.

Event date: 08/02/2020 11:00 am

by Manual Magazine

Posted 06 Feb 2020

Events /

The Vans Mangawhai Bowl Jam 2020

The Mangawhai Bowl Jam is all set for Saturday, Feb 8, 2020. Now cemented as New Zealand’s largest skateboarding event with skaters traveling from across the country and over the ditch to compete in front of a packed out crowd.

Event date: 08/02/2020

by Manual Magazine

Posted 04 Feb 2020

Video / Full Length Video

Curb’s A Million Miles of Fun

Curb’s “A Million Miles of Fun” in its entirety is here for the viewing. The full length documents a large portion of Canterbury's skate community over the last few years, brought together and captured by Gerald Bloxham.

by Connor Hill

Posted 14 Jan 2020

Event Coverage

2019 Thomson Park Bowl Jam — Photos and Video

This year marked the tenth anniversary of the first Thomson Park Bowl Jam which each year just keeps growing. Yeah Gnar NZ gave the New Brighton and New Zealand skateboarding communities a worthy celebration.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 01 Nov 2019

Exclusive / LOCAL N3WS

Justice Reid Full Part

With a style that is all his own, Justice Reid knocked out this exceptional part on the unforgiving streets of Melbourne.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 14 Oct 2019

Exclusive / New Zealand Video

David Chen’s Full Part — “A Million Miles of Fun”

David Chen’s full part from the Christchurch, New Zealand full-length skateboarding video “A Million Miles of Fun”.

by David Read

Posted 05 Oct 2019

Exclusive / Australasian Video

Jack Dargan x BJ Skateboards — “A Decade of Dargs”

Jack Dargan reaches the highest ranking for BJ Skateboards. What better way to celebrate than a decade of Dargs?!

by Manual Magazine

Posted 09 Aug 2019

News / Christchurch Video

A Million Miles of Fun — Full Teaser

A portrait of a city in ruins, rejuvenated by a quest for new terrain amongst the destruction. Gerard ‘Garage’ Bloxham offers an extended view of his forthcoming skateboard flick. Mixing the old view with the new.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 08 Jul 2019

Exclusive / Event Coverage

Go Skate-Boarding Day — Auckland: Video & Photo Gallery

Highlights of the four-wheeled fun from International Go Skate-Boarding Day at Auckland’s Valonia Skate Park.

by David Read

Posted 24 Jun 2019

Exclusive / Vertical Video

Dunga @ Onehunga Video

Vertical video coverage from the 2019 Dunga at Onehunga.

by Nick Bennett

Posted 20 May 2019

Exclusive / South Island Tour

Poorman’s Oregon

30 skate parks and 2500kms of two-lane blacktop. A group of friends circumnavigate the South Island in search of stoke.

by Josh Feggans and Tom Peden

Posted 15 May 2019

Events / Photo Gallery & Results

Dunga @ Onehunga

Onehunga welcomed the annual grassroots vert skateboarding competition at the Dunga, with some top tier New Zealand skateboarding to boot.

by Manual Magazine

Posted 15 May 2019