Eager to share his core interest with someone with such great potential, Reki takes Langa through all the fundamentals like balancing, pushing and catching air with an ollie. Though he had no skateboarding experience whatsoever, Langa stuns everyone with his insane speed and ends up beating Shadow, a talented skater who had just recently beat Reki in a race.Īctually an expert snowboarder, Langa instantly shows a remarkable knack for skateboarding, dazzling Reki and other “S” athletes with his skills from the slopes. There, Langa is unexpectedly challenged to a race and impulsively accepts. Fan favorites Reki and Langa are set to return to screens soon as SK8 the Infinity's anime confirms not one, but two exciting updates. After Langa is suddenly hired to work at the skate shop where Reki works, they head to “S,” the elite (and discreet) skateboard racing community to make a delivery. SK8 the Infinity Just Got Two Huge Updates - And It's Good News for Anime Fans. And Carl Bryant says: "All parents should be aware of what there kids are viewing and who they're communicating with online.When Langa, the new Canadian exchange student in Reki’s class, reveals the slightest interest in skateboarding, Reki has no hesitation in adopting him as a trainee. "A lot parents know that their kids use these websites but it's just about monitoring what they look at," says Sergeant GrantWatson, of New Lynn. Authorities agree that parents need to be aware of what their child is doing online. It passed its third reading last Wednesday night on a vote of 107-10. The Summary Offences (Tagging and Graffiti Vandalism) Amendment Bill creates a specific offence of tagging, raises the maximum fine for tagging from $200 to $2000 and bans the sale of spray cans to people under 18.
Parliament last week passed a bill to get tough with taggers. They turn graffiti into a community of its own on these sites." A message on one tagger's profile says: "You say the city belongs to you and your laws, then how come it has my name written all over it?" The stakes are getting higher for taggers taking the risk of getting caught. A tag is designed to bring recognition and notoriety, these websites provide another tool to do this." Carl Bryant: "A few years ago it would be one or two kids but now west Auckland groups can co-ordinate with south Auckland ones and you get hundreds going out. "What we have found is that there is a lot of connectivity between high volume taggers. North Shore Police Area Commander Les Paterson says any perception that vandalism is purely the mischief of bored kids is wrong. North Shore City Council's graffiti team removed 2536 tags, at a cost of $500,000 to $700,000. In Manukau, 317,000 tags were painted over last year.
Auckland and Manukau City ratepayers are billed $3 million a year to clean up tags. Waitakere City Council's removal budget for the year is $680,000. Thanx for puttn something decent in our sk8 park." Tagging is one of Auckland's biggest problems. "Iim bak dwn, hahahah lookin to f#ck west bak up again." A user comments on another's graffiti photo: "Hi bro i was at da sk8 park wen u were doin dat. "Keen to go fo a hiit?" messages one tagger to another. He also sees tributes to taggers who have died and some taggers become so infamous they have fans signed up on their profile. "They use it to find out taggers in other towns and when they go on sports trips they tag there," he says. stick with it." Andrew Rawhiti, a graffiti enforcer for the Manukau Beautification Trust, says technology allows taggers to make their mark beyond their suburb. And who ever is down for spraying when ever!! Where ever!!. One tagger's message on his profile reads: "Da hitters over Aucks, fame hitters, and crews. Some organise fights with other groups or forums to discuss tagging. Others give advice on good spots to hit and techniques. Many taggers post pictures of their work for others to comment on. They can cause a lot damage in a short space of time." But it's not just organisation.
"They use these sites to communicate to make hits on a Friday, Saturday night. "The average parent would be appalled at what their children get up to online," says Carl Bryant, operations manager for Waitakere City Council's Tag Out Trust. Police and anti-graffiti groups are aware of taggers, individuals and groups, using a specific social networking site - which The Aucklander has been asked not to name - to organise hits throughout the region. and live to paint another night Within moments of a police patrol almost getting their hands on a couple of taggers in one part of Auckland, dozens of others know about it and are planning their next strike. Online message networks mean graffiti hoons can hit and run.
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