Moemoeā Māori – He Ruri

James Milroy Whakarongo mai rāKoutou e hine, e tama māKi ngā reo e hāpai neiI ngā mahi a Hiwa-i-te-rangi Ua kōnehuTū mai rā MatarikiHiwa, HiwaHiwa-i-te-rangi Tīaho iho mai rāNgā whetū o te pōHai ārahi i ngā mahiMō te maruāpō Rōiho kamaRōake parahutihutiE moe, e moeE moe ō kanohi Ko te

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Letters from the Future

From Nanny. (Te Atamihi Papa) Kia ora raa kei aku mokopuna, Today, I walked through your Marae, Poohara and thought of you. I want to tell you what I saw, what I felt and what I remembered so you will always know how much your tuupuna gave to this place,

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Reindigenising & Decolonising

Written By Manasseh Cowley We had just finished presenting at one of Bogotá’s most prestigious universities and it was now time for whakawhanaungatanga and kai. Seated to my left was a professor of law. Although not Indigenous herself, she shared her hopes for a future that saw the integration of

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When Uni RegulationsClash With Tikanga,Who Wins?

Written By Naianga Tapiata If you’ve ever been to any uni, you’ll know the vibe, there’s ALWAYS a policy for everything. Missed an exam? There’s a form. Late assignment, that’ll be 10% off. Now imagine that you are a Māori student and your world doesn’t just run on timetables and

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“Feeling The Skateboard” Uganda Skate Society

by Toby Brockelbank & Patrick Kigongo Nexus are stoked to have the chance to interview Uganda Skate Society. Absolute shredders with one of the gnarliest parks we’ve ever seen. Massive shoutout to Gose Gerald for his kindness and being so keen to work with us. Nexus also thank Patrick Kigongo

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Something Solid to Stand On:Ukraine’s Raw Skate Scene

by Toby Brockelbank and Mykhaylo Tevkun Who are you and what’s your favourite skate trick?My name is Mykhaylo Tevkun—people call me Mike T. I’m the founder of Association Skateboarding Ukraine (@skateukraine), where I’ve been leading the charge for over a decade. I’ve got more than 20 years of experience as

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Ritual Grinds

by Paul O’Connor My big passion is nudging people to see skateboarding a little bit more mytho-poetically. Sure, riding on a board is fun and playful. It doesn’t have to be more. My answer is that this is precisely why it ‘is’ more. The fact that the object and intent

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Editorial – Issue 19 2025

By Toby Brockelbank & Mykhaylo Tevkun Stake and Destroy Most of the reason I was stoked on this job was to write about the skate scene, share cool shit I thought was going down in our world of grinds and flips, and convince at least one of you readers to

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The Capitalisation of Connection 

By Jennifer Ryan  As a music student, I’m self-aware enough to know that getting a job in my field is hard, if not impossible. So, recently thinking about my future, I did what most “hot” people on the internet do, and decided I would consider starting Onlyfans.  I came up

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A Warm-Hearted Psychopath  

By Chloe Caddy The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has passed away this month. This was not on my 2025 bingo card, that’s for sure. Whether you grew up on 80’s rock, like me, or disagree with the message from the genre, I think it’s safe to say, there is

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