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Remembering The Skate Pit
Veteran skateboarder Dean Hunt remembers the massive indoor skatepark built in an old railway shed on Wellington’s Waterloo Quay.
Posted 19 Jan 2024
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Duckbrewe 2023 Wrap up and Video
Rolling Meadows hosted 7000 people, four wicked music stages and a perfect skate ramp in North Canterbury for New Year’s Eve 2023/2024.
Posted 11 Jan 2024
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Von and Felix Griffin Top Fives
At ages 15 and 53, there is almost four decades difference between them. They share the same stoke for skateboarding, The Dew and can run laps around any bowl. But who’s tunes are playing in the camper?
Posted 29 Dec 2023
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Pavement Store’s “CRUST” Video
A look into the Dunedin skateboard scene from the local riders and friends of Pavement Store.
Posted 23 Dec 2023
ExclusiveVideo
Tole Super Bowl 2023 — Photos and Video
Some describe Tole Street Bowl as a dinosaur's toilet. Add some crazy rails, ledges, and a truck into the mix, and the bowl becomes NZ’s best skate spot. Check out some of NZ’s best as they pay the Tole.
Posted 6 Dec 2023
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Napier’s Whitmore DIY
Whitmore Park DIY is not a skatepark. It’s a skate spot made by skaters for skaters. It may possibly contain more things the average skateboarder would like to skate than your average skatepark.
Posted 21 Nov 2023
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Pavement’s Bogan Voyage
Southland could be the most untouched region of Aotearoa. It could also be the roughest and most weathered grounds. Pavement Store sends the team deep into the unknown pastures south of Otago.
Posted 14 Nov 2023
ExclusiveVideo and Interview
“Good Boy” — Andrew “Beacho” Beauchamp
The life of a good boy is more than keeping clean and on the straight and narrow. It’s about stacking clips, jumping and working on those finishing lines. To celebrate the release of his new video, Chase Collins spoke with Beacho while he was on Smoko.
Posted 10 Nov 2023
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Sketchbooks and Skate Spots with Lorna Goldfinch
Lorna Goldfinch’s sketchbooks read like a compendium of the world’s most iconic skate spaces and places.
Posted 11 Oct 2023
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2023 Skateboard Nationals — Photos and Results
Tairawhiti Trust hosted another fantastic display of skateboarding and camaraderie at SBNZ’s National showcase in Gisborne. Peep the results and 100s of photos.
Posted 4 Oct 2023
ExclusiveInterview
“Static VI” — Josh Stewart Interview
Auteur Josh Stewart brings an incomparable vision to skateboard cinema. He is driven by the magic of the camera, editing, music and skateboarding. It’s an obsession that has defined Josh’s multi-decade output and his iconic video series Static.
Posted 19 Sep 2023
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Pedro Day Cover
Jamie Cook’s ‘My Favourite Thing’ from Manual, issue 70. A gem from 2004 featuring one of H-Town’s favourite sons, Pedro Day.
Posted 14 Sep 2023
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Everything Is Skateable
Sam Palmer (alongside many others) paved the way for spaces like Wellington’s Newtown Ghetto Spot and Berhampore’s Treetops. Hopefully, his words inspire you to pick up a trowel for the first time or double down on your DIY conviction.
Posted 22 Aug 2023
ExclusiveAotearoa New Zealand
Theo Clarke — “Airways”
His T-shirts might be size medium, but his skating is X-Large. Another hearty scoop of Ted clips from the recent months and his stateside travels.
Posted 19 Jul 2023
ExclusiveVideo
Deco Skateboards “Paradise”
Exploring Paradise with Chase Collins, Mat Vickery, Chris Skelton, Matt Ferg, Kyle Svensen, Sam Allen and friends.
Posted 1 Jul 2023
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Turning Point — Zedyn Fellows Interview
Backyard training facilities, back-to-back 540s and chasing the Olympic dream. Life is never dull for Wānaka’s Zedyn Fellows.
Posted 30 Jun 2023
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Dan Gemmell — New Morning (2011)
This Gemmell bro-duced video captures the pure essence of Danʻs on-board style and creativity, along with a solid dose of Gemmell good vibes. Another defining moment for New Zealand skateboarding.
Posted 13 Jun 2023
ExclusiveEvents
Duckbrewe 3 — Wrap-Up, Photos and Results
Nestled amongst the scenic backdrop of a quiet North Canterbury valley comes one of New Zealand’s biggest skateboarding events of the year.
Posted 12 Jun 2023
ExclusiveNews
Tekau — A New Book By DEF Mfg Co.
Tekau explores 10 Years of Aotearoa New Zealand Skateboarding and Streetwear through the eyes of DEF Mfg Co.
Posted 6 Jun 2023
ExclusiveEvents
Almost Lost Manual Pad Jam Photos
Saved from the lonely depths of my Lightroom catalogue — here are the photos of the Manual Pad Jam at Waitangi Park as part of Bowlzilla 2022.
Posted 31 May 2023
