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Melu Blackburn is Good As
Christchurch ripper Melu Blackburn’s Good As from issue 75.
Posted 9 Aug 2026
Tag: Christchurch
VideosŌtautahi Christchurch
“Atami Skatehouse” by Will Bartlett
A lengthy vid from Ōtautahi with a list of skaters as long as the run time. Showing there’s a healthy, thriving scene in the Grid City.
Posted 12 Jul 2026
EventsSouth Island
Register Now: South Island Mini Ramp Champs
Our friends at 44 Ramps and Gator Skins have teamed up with the Duke Festival to bring you the 2026 South Island Mini Ramp Champs. Registrations are open now. Spin up now.
Posted 9 Mar 2026
VideosSouthwest Skate Co.
Skateboarding in Christchurch New Zealand with Outsiders Skate Crew
Southwest Skate Co spent seven weeks in Christchurch skating with the locals.
Posted 25 Feb 2026
ExclusiveEvents
2025 Washington Way Bowl Jam — Wrap Up
Photos and results from the first annual Progression Session Bowl Jam at Washington Way in Ōtautahi. Along with an interview with event organiser, Adam Wheeldon.
Posted 15 Dec 2025
VideosChristchurch
“It’s A Make” — Asher Stringer
Years in the making with a solid crew of Cantabrians shedding skin for their makes. Kingston is the star here, with a hoard of quality footage to prove it.
Posted 7 Dec 2025
VideosSouth Island Aotearoa
Internet Birthday : Episode 4 : Canterbury
Geoff Campbell brings the party to the Grid City in the latest IB episode. Not-spots and iconic ‘crete get slayed all the same.
Posted 8 Jul 2025
VideosŌtautahi, Aotearoa
Watch Canterbury’s Finest in Minimal Meniscus
Willy Bartlett does a giant roll call of Christchurch’s scene and assembles a hearty reel stacked with rippers.
Posted 6 Apr 2025
VideosAotearoa New Zealand
“The Canterbury Cult” — Screw Loose Crew
A new skateboarding film by Will Bartlett. Fast and loose from the grid city and beyond.
Posted 23 May 2022
VideosNew 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.
Posted 18 Mar 2022
VideosChristchurch
“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.
Posted 6 Mar 2022
VideosNew 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.
Posted 17 Nov 2021
ExclusiveVideo
Duckewe’s “Duckbrewe Skate Festival”
Two-thumbs Brewing Co. hosted “Duckbrewe Skate Festival” at their Christchurch site last month. Watch as a hoard of skateboarders duck and weave amongst a sea of ply on a specially-made ‘mini Chin' ramp.
Posted 1 Feb 2021
EventsSkateboarding Competition
Duckbrewe Skate Festival — Sat, January 16
$5k of prizes up for grabs at Duckewe’s ‘mini-chin’ ramp festival.
Posted 14 Dec 2020
ExclusiveEvent 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.
Posted 1 Nov 2019
ExclusiveNew Zealand Video
Tylre Houldsworth‘s Full Part — “A Million Miles of Fun”
Samuel Tippet joins Tylre Houldsworth in his part from Gerald Bloxham’s “A Million Miles of Fun” from Christchurch, New Zealand.
Posted 11 Oct 2019
ExclusiveVideo
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”.
Posted 5 Oct 2019
NewsVideo
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.
Posted 8 Jul 2019
Videos4Aves Redux
Gregg Timms from 2002 – 2006
Revived from the past, the age old Christchurch classic, 4 Aves – featuring Gregg Timms.
Posted 13 May 2019
VideosNew Zealand Video
Screw Loose Crew — “Chicken Scratch” (Part 1)
A skateboarding film series from Christchurch, New Zealand. Filmed and edited by Will Bartlett. Part one of Chicken Scratch features the intro bowl edit and the hype dog, John Routledge.
Posted 24 Apr 2019
