Boardertown (www.boardertown.co.nz)
New Zealand’s premier supplier of skateboards, snowboards, wakeboards and footwear.

Freeride Surf Skate Snow NZ (www.freeride.org.nz)
Freeride… fashion, skate, surf, and snow all in one.

Hyper Skate – Hyper Ride (www.hyper.co.nz)
Skateboards, longboards, miniboards, wheels, bearings, trucks and more.

NYC Skate – Skateboard Shop (www.nycskate.co.nz)
Online skate shop located in Helensville, New Zealand.

The Fun Warehouse (www.thefunwarehouse.co.nz)
Skate ramps, skate ramp with rail, ramp sets.

Wipeout Skatewear (www.wipeout.co.nz)
Show your moves with DC skate gear. His & her latest styles. BIG savings.

018 Skatepark Directory (www.018.co.nz)
New Zealand’s premier skatepark directory. Full panoramic photos and descriptions of almost 100 parks.

Adidas Originals (www.yukka.co.uk)
Vintage retro Adidas Originals available from Yukka.

Alta Snow & Skate (www.alta.co.nz)
Need to hire a Snowboard in Queenstown? No problem! Voted “Retailer of the Year” more than once, Alta offer a full range of Burton, K2 and Ride snowboards, plus exciting kiwi brands such as ABC, Lower, Huffer & RPM.

ActivZone (www.activzoneskateshop.co.nz)
ActivZone skate shop, hot destination for your skating and hockey gear needs.

Alpine Ice Sports and Entertainment Centre (www.alpineice.co.nz)
Go hard or just chill out with friends and family at this ice skating venue in Christchurch. They cater for all ages and abilities, with public sessions and learn to skate courses.

Bauer Nike Hockey (www.bauernz.co.nz)
Selling all Bauer Nike hockey products in New Zealand. Shop online for hockey sticks, clothing, inline skates, ice skates, gloves, elbow pads, shin guards and other accessories.

Best Boards (www.bestboards.co.nz)
Your source for surfboards, skateboards and board hire. Best Boards offers the best boards at the best prices.

BWMsnow (www.bwmsnow.co.nz)
A New Zealand online snowboard, ski and skate shop, offering free shipping on all products. The BWMsnow range includes skis, snowboards, skateboards, clothing and accessories.

Cheapskates (www.cheapskates.co.nz)
Cheapskates has been around for ages. 17 stores nationwide.

Cheapskates Nelson (www.cheapskatesnz.co.nz)
Cheapskates Nelson sells skateboards, snowboards, wakeboards, waterskis, surfboards plus shoes, street wear, jeans, caps, wet suits and much much more.

DC Shoes (www.yukka.co.uk)
The latest skate clothing is available online from Yukka.

Empire Skate Shop (www.empireskate.co.nz)
Select styles are available through their online shop.

Eversion Clothing (www.eversion.co.nz)
A range of surf, skate and street clothing, designed in Australia and New Zealand.

Gag Raglan (www.gagraglan.com)
Selling a range of surfboards, skateboards and hardware, along with skate clothing, footwear and many accessories.

Hockey Locker (www.locker.co.nz)
New Zealand’s inline hockey and ice hockey skate supply shop. Hamilton, New Zealand.

Lostboy Longboards (www.lostboy.co.nz)
New Zealand’s longboard and speedboard skate supply store

Premium Skate Park Designs (www.premiumskatedesigns.co.nz)
An experienced skate boarder owned and operated design/build firm specialising in concrete and wooden skate parks since 1998.

Quest (www.queststore.co.nz)
Skateboarding and snowboard clothing and equipment retailers. Four locations in the South Island.

Ride SSS (www.ridesss.co.nz)
Online retailer of surf, skate and snow products, with secure purchasing.

Sam’s Skate Store (www.skyriderforkids.com)
So you’re building your own skateboard? Before you begin, there are some things you need to think about.

Schidt Skateboarding (www.schidt.com)
Skateboard pictures and information from Dunedin, includes spot guide, events, photo gallery and history.

Shoe Connection (www.shoeconnection.co.nz)
Leading brands and the latest shoe styles from around the world, with contemporary dress fashion, urban, street and skate footwear for both men and women. Stores in Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt and Christchurch.

Sisco’s Surf School (www.surfsouth.co.nz)
A surf shop in New Brighton, Christchurch selling a range of surf and skate clothing and equipment.

SK8.co.nz (www.sk8.co.nz)
New Zealand’s best range of ice and inline hockey items. Located in Christchurch.

Skate Clothing (www.yukka.co.uk)
The latest skate clothing is available online from Yukka.

SKATEgear (www.skategear.co.nz)
Online skate shop. Free shipping in NZ!

Skateland (www.skateland.co.nz)
Rollersports rink in Mt Wellington, Auckland. Public session times and rental of skates and blades. Bookings also available for groups and birthday parties.

SpotX (www.spotx.co.nz)
Online skate shop.

Surf Shop (www.thesurfshop.co.nz)
A New Zealand online surf shop with the biggest range of surf DVDs anywhere.

Tall Clothing (www.plus-size-tall.com)
Plus Size Tall is an online fashion magazine focusing on plus size clothing and tall clothing, for women and men.

The Original Stikboards (www.stikboardsnz.co.nz)
Find out about the new extreme sport craze – The Original Stikboards. Now available in New Zealand.

Underground Skate (www.undergroundskate.co.nz)
New Zealand’s premier skate, surf and snow shop.

XEN Skateboard Co (www.x-e-n.com)
Skateboarding gear for skateboarders by skateboarders. Superior quality since 1998.

By Zack Dowdy

Name, Age, Status, Employer, Hometown? Bartholomew Wilhelm Jones, 28, Single, The Skateboard mag son!, Geneva, Illinois.

Lets start at the very beginning. I want to know what it took to spawn you. Tell me about your parents. What kind of people were they, what did they do, how were you conceived?

Whoa!! That’s deep. Read the rest of this entry »

By Scott Robson

Although skateboarding may seem like a purely American invention, and in fact the sport was created in sunny California, this activity has spread worldwide since the 1970s. In fact, skateboarding is quite popular in Japan. The burgeoning Japanese skate scene is definitely worth checking out if you are a skateboarder who happens to be travelling to Japan.

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By Joey Trujillo

I have been skateboarding for about 10 years. I always loved buying blank decks and placing my own designs on them. I always wished I could be able to professionally print my own designs without having to draw or spray paint them on.

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Skateboard bearings usually have an ABEC rating, and most skaters think the higher the number the better. ABEC 5 is better than ABEC 3, right?

First, let’s look at what ABEC actually means.

If you want to impress your mates, tell them that ABEC is an acronym of Annular Bearing Engineers’ Committee. ABEC standards are a way of measuring the tolerances and accuracy of bearings, and were developed by the American Bearing Manufacturers Association.

These are the factors used in determining the ABEC rating of a bearing… Read the rest of this entry »

So you have a child who wants his first skateboard, or maybe you have a child who’s been skating for a while and wants a new skateboard?

If you’re looking for your child’s first skateboard and they’re not too fussy, or you want to be sure the sport won’t just be a passing phase before you commit serious money to a fancy skateboard, you can get away with Read the rest of this entry »

This Skate Shop website, complete with the the following skate shops domain names, is for sale…

• SkateShop.co.nz
• SkateShop.net.nz
• SkateStore.co.nz
• SkateStore.net.nz

SkateShop.co.nz website is now ranked at #1 on Google NZ for keyword “skate shop” and has numerous other page 1 rankings for a variety of very commercial keywords.

Please contact daren@SkateShop.co.nz or phone 021 628-098 to find out more or to make an offer.

Nab it before one of your competitors does.

Skate Shop website and domain name SkateShop.co.nz are for sale.

Please contact daren@SkateShop.co.nz or phone 021 628-098 to make an offer.

Nab it before one of your competitors does.