12 Jul 2016

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Give Aaron Kingi a skateboard and watch him fly.

The 23-year-old is a demon on a skateboard and his ability to pull-off gravity-defying tricks means he has a big following among young skaters at the Washington Way skate park.

“Kids come up to me all the time and ask me if I can teach them something and I try to help out when I can,’’ says Aaron, who spends most of his days off work at the skate park.

“I like everything about skateboarding – it keeps me going,’’ says Aaron, who only took up the sport about seven years ago. “It’s fun and it’s a good way to hang out with my mates.’’

Aaron rates the Washington Way skate park the best in Christchurch and likes the fact it attracts a real mix of people, from men in their 40s to young teens.

The Washington Way skate park was upgraded and extended by Christchurch City Council a couple of years ago to include an urban-style street course for skateboarders, BMX riders, inline skaters and scooter riders. A bowl and cradle, additional street features and pump humps to give riders acceleration were also added.

See more photos of Aaron and others in action at the Washington Way skate park on Newsline’s Facebook page.