Get Involved
Discover more about skateboarding and how you can get involved in your area
Membership
The first step to getting involved is having your say and staying informed with all things Skateboarding NZ related. We currently offer free memberships which provides you access to events and newsletter updates before the general public.
Skateboarding Schools
Learning to skate is serious fun, but it requires dedication, grit and energy. The great thing about skateboarding is that it can be done almost anywhere there is smooth ground — that might be your driveway, a footpath or a local skatepark.
This page explores skateboarding schools across the country as well as everything you need to know for when you get started.
Disciplines
While there are many ways to ride a skateboard, from mere transport to extreme pursuits like mega ramp, a few are etched in skateboarding culture as popular formats. Skateboard New Zealand’s focus is to support and promote skateboarding that the people of Aotearoa, New Zealand and the world want to do. Our current funding model prioritises Olympic disciplines, in just so happens that they are also the favourite pastimes of most New Zealanders that skateboard.
Skateboarding New Zealand’s well-being values are based on the Māori health concept and model of Te whare tapa wha’ — the four cornerstones (or sides) of Māori health. As a collective and individually, these four dimensions must be present to ensure we operate and support athletes and skateboarders in a balanced, equitable and nurturing way.