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The T-Shirt features a sketch by Noah Butcher of Terry Stringer’s iconic skate spot, the Mountain Fountain. The Bronze Cubist Volcano was situated in Aotea Square from 1981 to 2008. It now lives at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, Auckland.

Noah created the illustration for a magazine layout in 2003 (Issue 12) as part of a series of drawings depicting the spots in...


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Melu Blackburn, frontside Smith grind, Washington Way Age:

15

Sponsors:

Boardertown, Morrison Mitsubishi, 137 Video Collection, and Progression Sessions

Hometown:

Christchurch

Local spot:

Washington Way Skatepark

Gun to your head at a mega ramp, what trick would you try?

A 360 over the kicker woul...


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In lieu of a functional city skatepark, it’s arguably the centre of Wellington’s skate scene, complemented by the more transition-oriented hospital DIY, the glassy flatground of Mems, and plywood contours of Karori. There is plenty of room, catering to most tastes (especially if you like ledges), and you’re always guaranteed a session and a chat. Personally, it’s one of the t...


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It was 1990 when I built this backyard vert ramp in Parakai, north of Auckland. There were a lot of ramps around at that time, but none as big as this one. It had 10-foot transitions with 2 feet of vert and was 5 sheets wide with a marine ply surface. That’s not so big by today’s standards, but at the time it was a beauty.

Morri, Andrecht

There were a few heavy h...


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