New Zealand skaters
1. James Huntley
2. Lenard Tejada
3. Theo Clarke
4. Justice Reid
5. Matt Markland
Sayings
1. “For the bruvas”
2. “I rate us all the same as long as we are having fun”
3. “Both feet on, bruv“
4. “Pop it, bruv”
5. “We got this, bruv”
Kickflip front board, Ashburton.
Homies to skate with
1. Paul Apiata
2. Wayne Williams
3. Jayden Thomson
4. Ollie Fernie
5. Skylam Harvey
Songs to get hyped to
1. “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” – DMX
2. “Let’s Go” – Trick Daddy (Feat. Twista & Lil Jon)
3. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Marvin Gaye
4. “Three Little Birds” – Bob Marley & The Wailers
5. “Turn Down for What” – DJ Snake & Lil Jon
Backside five-0 along and down, Ashburton.
Things to do when not skating
1. Family Time
2. Fishing
3. Diving
4. Doing my lawns
5. Watching movies
New Zealand skateparks
1. Palmerston North
2. Lincoln Road, Te Pai
3. Benches, Tauranga
4. Washington Way
5. Fairfield street spot, Dunedin
Backflip (to platform), Ashburton.
Towns you’ve lived in
1. Tauranga
2. Auckland
3. Waiouru
4. Feilding
5. Ashburton
Things people don’t know about you
1. When I walk past homeless people and buy them a pie and a drink
2. I like helping our younger generation progress in their skating
3. I do a lot of dancing like hip hop, breakdancing, krumping, shuffling and tecktonik
4. I used to push mongo, lol
5. I skated in bare feet back in the day
Go to rail tricks
1. Front board
2. Krook
3. Front lip
4. Nollie back lip
5. Switch front board
Follow Pauly on Instagram @paulykauri.
First published in Manual #69, April 2022.
