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Tai Wepa SPIXX

Tai Wepa has been on one since he moved to Australia from New Zealand a few years ago. He's put out a long list of parts filmed in Adelaide and now in Melbourne, where he's been living for the past year with his Nike SB Team Manager, Geoff Campbell, and Geoff's beloved cat, Percy. I caught up with Tai to get the rundown on his move to Melbourne, the behind the scenes of filming for his latest part in Majick Templeton's, Munch Palace, and some background stories to accompany his Six Pix.

“MAJICK SAID, ‘THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TRACK FOR YOU, WEPA,’ TAKING THE PISS. THEN HE ENDED UP USING IT.”

What's been happening?

I've just been trying to work and save up over winter, so I have money to go away next winter. It's been cold and shit here, honestly.

Where do you want to go?

I want to go to Europe. I want to go to Copenhagen with everyone and see as much as I

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