//Amazon & Monster Energy Instore Demo

Been a while, my bad. Here's a new webclip from an Amazon & Monster Energy instore demo a couple fridays ago. Featuring Mike Bancroft, Dimitri Lagoutaris, Dan Gemmel, Georgina Matthews, Hayden McDermott, Rua Nelson, Steve Nickolls, and Chris Wood.

//Saturday Skate

Been a while since the last update, been super busy, but here's Mike, Reuben, Marcus, and Kristian Phillips making the most of a crap weathered Saturday. And Happy Birthday to Mikey the big 21 today wahoo!

//Sorehead Sundays

Hamilton boys were up again this weekend, so here's what went down during our visits to owairaka and te pai skateparks.

//MiniRampage

Winter is shit. So is dogpark. But here's Mike Bancroft, Steve Nicholls, Zeb Beall and Hayden McDermott (Also some dude who's name I don't know) making those most of it.

//Winter Weekend

Just an assortment of clips from the few skateparks we visited over the weekend. Featuring Mike Bancroft, Adam Wharekawa, and Reuben Baker.

//Stress

Filming for a video part can be hard. Here's Adam enduring some tough times on the weekend.

//SonSk8 Saturday

Winter sucks hard. As does sonsk8. And also not turning the microphone on. What a dumbass.

//Box Sessions Part Three

It's been a while but here's some more late night box (and rail) grindage courtesy of Reuben Baker and Adam Wharekawa.

//Go Skateboarding Day Part 2 - Kyle Cooper Photography

Mike and I chillaxin'



Fish 'n' Chips at a free Sozzie Sizz'



Reuben Front Blunting the big block.



Mike Boneless-ing over the pyramid.



Reuben Front Feebles



Reuben Frontside Nosegrinder



Liam Campbell with a Nollie back biggo, I think.



Chad Hope with a mach 10 nollie 180 switch crooks. Good Shit.



Mike Frontside Bigspinnin'



One the Gemmell Bro's with a first try flipkick down a cute little double set.



Kadin Elliott frontside airing melville's beast of a bowl like it's 1989. Keeping it real for sure.

If you're in need of some severe stickerage be sure to check out Custom Stickers.

//Go Skateboarding Day 2009 - Hamilton Day Trip

Kyle, Mike, Reuben and I missioned to Hamiltown for the day. Met up with the local boys Scott Lai, Jono Gemmell, Dan Gemmell, Judd Pollock, and Chad Hope amongst others, and had ourselves a barbie and a good time.

//Owairaka Day One

A surprisingly pleasant Saturday at the new Owairaka Skatepark.



Featuring Ruben Baker, Nick Lister, Tim Schmidt, Nick Mitchell, Toby Locke, Ross Emery, Steve Nickolls, Don Rickolls, John Crystal, and Mike Bancroft.

//GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!

Morri, Rhys, and Parksey have had a meeting with the man in charge and a new park is in the works.

Crisis Averted!

//Stop This Tragedy

New Bond Street Skatepark:

This has a $300,000 budget. The same as the new Queenstown Plaza. The new Owairaka park cost just over $100,000. This is intended to be the replacement for Vic Park, scheduled to be demolished in Janurary 2010. There's been no consultation whatsoever with our community. They're telling us what's right when they have no idea. The scary part is they've just put up the fence to start building.

Richard.Court@aucklandcity.govt.nz

Email this dude and tell him to stop. We need Jason Parkes to give us our own city park. There won't be another one built for years if this proceeds. Please kick up a fuss, and tell your friends to do so as well. This simply cannot happen.

//June Random

Wahoo

Featuring Lil' Mikey, Ruben Baker, and Mike Bancroft.

//Sophie Allen Photography

Here are some dope photo's from Sophie Allen featuring Mike Bancroft...





Tail Blockin'





Magic Tricks





I don't even know what this is supposed to be... a nose grab?





Bancroft and I checkin' it





Arty as bro





Warm ups

Check out more of Sophie's photography @ http://sophieallenphotos.blogspot.com/

//Film Burns

These are so fucking hot right now.

//Box Sessions - Part Two

Part Two of the Box Sessions, this time with TWICE the GRINDAGE.



Featuring Reuben Baker, Brett Band, Tom Hull, Edward Fifield, Alex Dyer, Zeb Beall, Kerry Wharekawa, Adam Wharekawa, Kandar Gibbes, Tim Barnett and Umberto Skinner.

//Marcus Wehrle Photography

Courtesy of Marcus Wehrle, here's some dope snaps from the last few months whilst out on missions.



An omen?


A lone cat skull at a trainstation (Another omen?)


Burnouts gee


Arty. Expect a lot of this. But we don't take it seriously.


The ghost of Weigen


Adam Tree Jammin'


Sloths


Artchitecture


Adam droppin' in


I believe Brett was attempting some sort of nollie inward heelflip manoeuvre here


Where most people are content with ollies as they cruise around, Brett does kickflips.




Toby's first appearance on SwishManoov's


The Box Sessions.


Why I should stay behind the lense

//Box Sessions - Part One

Marcus and I built a box on the weekend in preparation for the inevitable onslaught of rain in the coming months. Here's the first installment of an ongoing series - The Box Sessions.

Featuring Adam Wharekawa, Marcus Wehrle, Tom Hull, Kerry Wharekawa, Tim Barnett, Skinner, Kandar and Reuben Baker.

A shitload of photos to come soon too. Swiiisshhhhhh.

//Kyle Cooper Photography

Here are some snaps courtesy of Kyle Cooper. Be sure to check out his side project CustomStickers if you are ever in need of die-cut stickerage. Word.



Edwin Massold - Smith Grind




Mark Coulston - Switch Crooks into the bank




Adam Wharekawa - Backside 5-0 Front Shove out




Mark Coulston - Switch Frontside Tailslide Flip Out




Edwin Massold - Backside Tailslide




Mark Coulston - Switch Ollie




Edwin Massold - Frontside 5-0




Adam Wharekawa - Wallie Melon




Mark Coulston - Switch Frontside 360




Kerry Wharekawa - Ollie




Ross Emery - Frontside Flip

// Vic Park One

Vic Park footage is generally the domain of VPC, but here's an assortment of clips both old and new.

Featuring Skinner, Reuben Baker, Some little dude who's name I forget, Kaitaia Fire, Marchant Oliver and Farhad.

// Video Grabs

In the absence of a photographer, these are a few stills that have stuck out over the past year. Some makes, some DNLs. Enjoy.

Adam Wharekawa - Street Melon

Art yo.

Edwin Massold - Back Tail

Edwin Massold - Crooks

Mark Coulston aka Kaitaia Fire

Taupo Tim Schmidt - Kickflip

Tom Hull chillin'

Edwin Massold - Switch Heelflip

Adam Wharekawa - Bluntslide tweakage

Edwin Massold

Adam Wharekawa artlife

Tom Snape - Nollie 180