Parrs Park Mini Ramp
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in Auckland, New Zealand, North Island | 2 comments
Old wooden 6 foot mini with 1 foot extensions. Very skateable. Directions Next to the swimming complex in Parrs Park.
Whangarei Bowl
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in New Zealand, North Island, Northland | 3 comments
Super fun lines to be had everywhere. Push once and pump for hours. Directions It\’s off SH1 in the park with the train in it. Although I heard recently that the train has now gone.
Whangarei Skatepark
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in New Zealand, North Island, Northland | 6 comments
Well built park with good open layout and flow. Directions Now if only I could find the directions so you knew how to get there. Oh, here we go, Riverside Drive. Does that help?
Whangamata Skatepark
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, North Island | 5 comments
Compact but well thought out addition to the old bowl. Everything skates pretty well and a good variety of features will keep you happy on those flat days. Directions Martyn Road, off Heatherington Road.
Washington Skatepark
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, South Island | 18 comments
The super smooth concrete just got bigger with the second stage of this park now completed. The mellow mini ramp section now flows into an openly spaced street course with step ups, step downs, hips, banks, ledges, shit everything you need. Stay a while. Directions It’s on the corner of Moorehouse Ave and Waltham Road....
Wanganui Skatepark
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in New Zealand, North Island, Taranaki | 2 comments
Mellow four foot spine ramp opens out into a large park with banks, bowls, hips and stairs. I hope they have fixed the fun box since I was last there, as you can see it sits 20mm off the ground. Directions It’s underneath the Dublin Street bridge.
Wanaka Skatepark
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in New Zealand, Otago, South Island | 2 comments
The street side of this park is only let down by the small size of the pyramids and the lack of run in/out of a lot of the features. The bowls on the other hand are sick. 4ft joining both 5 and 7ft bowls. Super smooth and good coping all the way round. Tons of speed lines allow you to drop in a rip around all the bowls until...
Victoria Skatepark
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in Auckland, New Zealand, North Island | 20 comments
The old park is gone (to make room for the motorway construction) and Vic Park now has a new skatepark. Multiple bowl area, steet/garden gaps, mega wall and a whole heap of ledges, stairs and banks give the Vic skatepark a huge array of fun times. Old Park Description As good as it looks with a good variety of features and...
Stokes Valley Mini Ramp
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in New Zealand, North Island, Wellington | 1 comment
Still my favorite ramp in Wellington, similar to Khandallah but without the slow motion feeling and extensions on both sides. Directions Take Stokes Valley Road till you see Speldhurst park. It’s in the park.
Taradale Skatepark
Posted by The Skatepark Hunter on Sep 3, 2004 in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, North Island | 5 comments
Crazy older skatepark with heaps of crazy banks and transitions. Super fun and real challenging. There is also a big vert ramp there which I am sitting on. Directions Taradale, Havlock North