News
All the news and goings-on with Skateboarding New Zealand and its partners.

Be Counted for Skateboarding Participation Survey Goes live
Have your say in a new skateboard participation survey — the first of its kind and scale for skateboarding in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

SBNZ National Squad visit Uawa
In the lead up to the 2023 NZ Skateboard Nationals our team attending the SBNZ National Squad Camp, commuted from Gisborne up the east coast

Matt Markland heads to Switzerland for World Skate Tour
We catch up with Matt Markland ahead of his trip to Lausanne, Switzerland, to represent New Zealand at a World Skate Tour Street event.

2023 NZ Secondary Schools Street Skateboarding Championship — Photos & Results
The event was a huge success, thanks to the 70+ rangatahi who skated, the whānau who supported them, and our committed team. All this wouldn’t have been possible without the backing of our event and skateboard sponsors and our hosts, East Skate Club and SonSk8.

2023 SBNZ Inc AGM
As a member of the New Zealand skateboarding community, you are invited to the Skateboarding New Zealand Incorporated 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

2023 NZ Skateboard Nationals — Register now
Skateboarding New Zealand and Tairawhiti Adventure Trust proudly present the 2023 Skateboard Nationals for Park, Street and Vert. The event will be held at Alfred Cox Skatepark in Gisborne from September 28 to October 1, 2023. (October 1 is the rain day.)

2023 NZ Secondary Schools Street Skateboarding Championship
Skateboarding New Zealand is proud to present the 2023 NZ Secondary School Street Skateboarding Championship as part of the 2023 National Schools Championships.

Updates to High-Performance Pathway Policies
New High-Performance Pathway Policies. Contains information for athletes, coaches and selectors about SBNZ’s selection policies and processes and Olympic nomination.

SBNZ welcomes Ian Neely as Pathway Development Manager
This new role helps build SBNZ’s capability and shape its performance frameworks with an emphasis on supporting both coach and athlete development.

Save the Date — 2023 New Zealand Skateboard Nationals
Tairawhiti Adventure Trust will again host the Skateboard Nationals competition at Alfred Cox Skatepark in Gisborne on September 28 to October 1, 2023.

Matt Markland and Jett de Haan to represent New Zealand at Sharjah, Skateboarding World Championships
We’re excited to announce that two skateboarders are representing New Zealand at the World Skateboarding Tour in Sharjah later this month.

Jett de Haan —Welcome to the team interview
Skateboarding New Zealand welcomes Jett de Haan to the team in this introductory interview.

2022 NZ Skateboard Nationals
Skateboarding New Zealand and Tairawhiti Adventure Trust proudly present the 2022 Skateboard Nationals for Park and Street.

Fundamentals of skateboard judging — Register now
World Skate Skateboarding and The World Skate Academy are excited to announce the upcoming launch of Skateboarding’s first e-learning course for national judges:THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SKATEBOARD JUDGING Follow this link

Video coverage of the 4th Annual Oakura Bowl Jam 2022
Massive Thanks to our sponsors: Oakura Boardriders Club, Yeah Gnar NZ, New Plymouth District Council, Taranaki Tool Hire, Cunningham Construction, Spitfire Wheels (NZ), Toy Machine