Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Jennifer Milam, sits down with Nexus to explain her horrifically long job title, and now we think she’s too funny and cool to
How and where did you get into skating? My eldest brother skated a bit in like 89-90 so that was my first introduction to it,
Written by Toby brocelbank and Aya Birt There’s an inherent masochistic association with skate parks and street skating. A general understanding that one day you’ll
Where and how did you learn to skate? Haumoana – Hawkes Bay,Taking my board to Intermediate and rolling down some pathways was the first trick
There seems to be this misconception among cinema enjoyers that they could never make a film. They haven’t seen every arthouse film, have never studied
1. What inspired your art for this issue? My art is almost always inspired by what I’m listening to when I make it which
Ever lived in a trap house? Now you don’t need to. I am proud of this incredibly original and unique idea of humanising drugs, unless
Skating is one of those cultures with sanctums around the world, epitomising our urban attitude. LA, NYC, SF, Barcelona, London, Paris, Shenzhen, & Berlin are
“They’d have to kill me before they could make me ashamed of who I am.” Nexus asked Emmy Rākete some questions regarding the Defying Destiny
Being queer and skating is a rare combo. It seems to defy stereotypes of both and leave identity in a liminal place. Skating had a
“My version of god is very separate from churches now” 1. How would you describe yourself? Hmm, it’s hard to put into words. I know
If you haven’t seen the 12:46 skate video “always whānau”, go watch it now. Posted by “Always Do What You Should Do”, the video contained
by Toby Brockelbank & Patrick Kigongo Nexus are stoked to have the chance to interview Uganda Skate Society. Absolute shredders with one of the gnarliest
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
This issue contains plenty of discussion on crime itself, its social and political foundation, and even its distortion into entertainment, but very little on its
Noah: A few mates making documentaries on things we’re interested in. Noah: Louis and I met at uni. Gryffin’s my cousin. Louis: We were all
Prescription Abuse and The Pharmaceutical Black Market Unlike most of our writers who spend their time writing on Substack or Wattpad, turns out someone had
Skateboarding means the world to skaters from everywhere. Skating is a radical, inclusive, and interconnected community with a philosophy of Fuck You to anyone who
I interviewed an old mate from high school who just so happens to drum for Pineja. Super talented, smart, nice, & funny dude, but he
Mondogreen are a rad local band bringing a humble, funny, & mellow vibe to the local scene. Lochie & Connor are some gnarly skaters from
Who are you & what are you up to musically?I am a child of the universe + my parents… I am also a musician and
@___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) @___sarolta (three underscores) I never thought my first year of
Cease & Desist – a hardcore band from Hamilton, New Zealand. Koen play bass and does lead vocals, Caleb plays drums and does backing vocals
Creatives love to claim they’re too fluid & talented to be defined by a single term, ‘producer’, ‘rapper’, ‘activist’, ‘influencer’ etc. But Mazbou Q is
The last time you read an editorial of mine I was out as a gay man. Now, I’m bi. What changed? Well, a lot really. It’s funny because
Nexus met Labour’s new Hamilton East candidate Georgie Dansey entirely by chance. Being Nexus, we bothered her with 13 questions, some relevant to the upcoming local election,
Skater Shawn from Ohio (@punks.sticks_) battles gravity, concrete, and his legs, to land his first kickflip. He had this to share about the haunting process,
What is gothic and what does it mean to be a goth?This very question has been the source of many disagreements and no small amount
When, where, and how did you start skating? As a kid I rode this plastic orange 70s skateboard down a steep ass hill, ate shit,
How did you get into skating?Grew up next to a skatepark in Ventspils, Latvia! Tried inline, skate and bmx and stuck with skating! Who were
Skateboarding video content is difficult to typologise, is it B-roll film, Cinema proper, YouTube content, or a Deluezian multimedia nomadic “assemblage”? Given its recent addition
By Toby Brockelbank & Mykhaylo Tevkun Stake and Destroy Most of the reason I was stoked on this job was to write about the skate
We can all picture a geek, no matter how inaccurate the caricature might be. The archetype has persisted, pimple faced and spectacled, through the public
The roads of Aotearoa are about to undergo perhaps the largest change of our lives so far, at least for Gen Z stoners. For at
After a seemingly endless parade of red tape, government interventions, political grandstanding, elections and Otago being Otago, the University of Waikato finally got the answer
