The Kiwi Thread (and no, not the fruit)

**kookyfish** · 10-03-2007 07:39 PM

Hey I just go this from the council. we in Nelson are getting a new skate park ,about time too. looks like I`ll have to get a pool board,

**OMGWTFBBQ** · 10-03-2007 08:07 PM

hey kooky that looks awesome where in nelson is it?

**kookyfish** · 10-03-2007 08:47 PM

Its going in Neale park they are just doing the final planing now so it should be started soon,I cant see a bowl in it though? but it all looks pretty good size wise,

**OMGWTFBBQ** · 10-03-2007 08:52 PM

i thought it was a bowl in the top right hand corner

**kookyfish** · 10-04-2007 02:21 AM

sorry yeah your right I was looking at it as a raised mid section but

its flat my bad

**Carbon8** · 10-05-2007 05:41 PM

isnt that whole dick looking shaped part one big bowl/halfpipe area?

**Joe** · 10-05-2007 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Carbon8

isnt that whole dick looking shaped part one big bowl/halfpipe area?

yeah, that's what I thought, and the kidney bit is an old skool pool/bowl shape

**kookyfish** · 10-06-2007 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by Joe

yeah, that's what I thought, and the kidney bit is an old skool pool/bowl shape

yep totaly ,and there has been an additional half pipe added to the top half running up to and against the bowl. there is a 3D graphic floating around I`ll try and get it,

**Joe** · 10-06-2007 12:07 PM

When's it being built? Will it be finished by January? Summer Holiday may be in Nelson this year

**kookyfish** · 10-06-2007 07:56 PM

Joe ,,,hmmm knowing the council it wont be finished before next xmas,
I talked to one of the planers and they where doing the final drawings now so by the time it all gets through consents etc, Id say next yr some time , It is a definate thing , but you know how anything from council goes, fingers cross it wont take to long

**Carbon8** · 10-10-2007 08:50 PM

Here a sneak preview for us kiwis here.... my entry into the building contest.....

yes its a carbon and glass foam core...
with paris180 and 3dm avalons

just gota finish the deck off, drill it and grip it.... uni work has taken priority so i prob wont finish it to the level that id like... oh well, next time....

**kookyfish** · 10-10-2007 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Carbon8

Here a sneak preview for us kiwis here.... my entry into the building contest.....

yes its a carbon and glass foam core...
with paris180 and 3dm avalons

just gota finish the deck off, drill it and grip it.... uni work has taken priority so i prob wont finish it to the level that id like... oh well, next time....

Wow that is fantast

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I will be contacting you soon for a how to

**OMGWTFBBQ** · 10-11-2007 12:35 AM

hey man wicked board where'd you get the cf from?

on another topic i hope adam colton will be part of the skate newzealand crew cos they're coming through wellington yay!

**BrooklynNZ** · 10-11-2007 01:48 AM

Uuuuum, a mate of mine bolted his Randall Downhills on like that, he was so confused when he tried carving it, he'd lean toeside an swing round heelside....Their on backwards is what i mean

f*cking ref

**boomboy** · 10-11-2007 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by Carbon8

Here a sneak preview for us kiwis here.... my entry into the building contest.....

yes its a carbon and glass foam core...
with paris180 and 3dm avalons

just gota finish the deck off, drill it and grip it.... uni work has taken priority so i prob wont finish it to the level that id like... oh well, next time....

Dude that looks real nice. I hope you get it finished before the closing date. i think you would have a good chance of taking it out.

Originally Posted by OMGWTFBBQ

on another topic i hope adam colton will be part of the skate newzealand crew cos they're coming through wellington yay!

Yeah i hope he comes too, it would be awesome to skate with him.

**Carbon8** · 10-11-2007 04:03 AM

Originally Posted by BrooklynNZ

Uuuuum, a mate of mine bolted his Randall Downhills on like that, he was so confused when he tried carving it, he'd lean toeside an swing round heelside....Their on backwards is what i mean

f*cking ref

haha your correct there.... good thing i just threw them on there to take the pic aye.......

thanks guys tho... im hoping it will be a bit different from all the vlams and flat plys...
unfortunately i just dont have the time to finish the board off with a nice mirror gloss or anything....

i will post more pics here when im finished...

**boardriding hobo** · 10-11-2007 02:59 PM

sweet looking deck carbon8

**Carbon8** · 10-13-2007 06:15 PM

here ya go... check it before i submit it...

Finished it in time despite my uni workload....
it may be lacking in the graphics department... but sort of 2 reasons there, i just don't have time, but also being my first composite build.. id like to be able to see if and where any stress fractures... or cracks.. or snaps happen...

hmmm

See the more in the entry thread later this arvo....

bring on a classic kiwi summer.... with no uni homework!!.... 8)

**Captain-FunkBomb** · 10-15-2007 01:01 AM

Hey man that's a very nice board!

On something entirely different, what does everyone think about the arrests made earlier today in relation to terrorist allegations made by police? Tame Iti (a well known Maori activist) has been charged under the firearms act along with 14 other people. The police are claiming that the've found 'paramilitary training camps' in the Urewera's. It's hard to tell whether these are training camps or not as the only footage shown on tonights news was a birds eye view of a dirt track (basically).

The Police Commisioner is staying very tight lipped about the whole thing, and has only really said that he feels that the police action was in proportion to the percieved threat. To me, this seems ridiculous. The operation has been going since 2006, and has apparently cost a lot of taxpayer money. Perhaps the police commissioner is simply feeling the pressure to maintain (or arguably regain) some public confidence in the New Zealand police force which has really taken a hit recently.

The people arrested come from very diverse activist backgrounds - the Maori Tino Rangatiratanga group, the peace network and envrironmental groups, however the people have nothing at all in common except an expressed desire to attend a new years eve 'freedom fighter event'.

To me, I see something underlying these arrests. This is very heavy handed police action, especially as they are threatening laying charges under the 2002 Terrorism (supression) act, which will require the Attorney Generals consent.

As David Small said on Closeup tonight - don't forget what has happened overseas in recent times, where governments have used what are essentially 'scare tactics', promoting a culture of fear amongst the general citizenry that can be used to pass what would otherwise be very unpopular legislation. With this in mind, it's worth noting that before parliament at the moment is the Terrorism Suppression Amendment bill, which make the existing law wider and more encompassing.

Any heavy handed police tactics need to be viewed with a large degree of caution - as skaters I'm sure we've all had a run in with the law at one stage or another and this really highlights the need to keep informed. Without knowing what's happening, how can anyone ever protest against potentially repressive or bad law?

Keep an eye out for developments and get involved!

Here's a few sites with coverage of the news:

http://www.indymedia.org.nz/ - front page article from a nonmainstream media source.
http://www.reuters.com/article/lates.../idUSWEL207669 - Reuters report
http://www.scoop.co.nz/ - has some news footage.

PS. For anyone who doesn't know, indymedia is an excellent way of keeping in the loop with activist stuff, and a reliable alternative news source.

Cheers,
Thomas

**boomboy** · 10-15-2007 08:43 PM

Just thought i lest you know if you didnt already that one of the guys who sells alot of long boarding stuff on trademe, Tim i think his name is, has got a website now. Its got a few boards and wheels on there. Check it out www.lostboy.co.nz