Pavement was an Auckland-based New Zealand popular culture magazine founded by editor Bernard McDonald and art director Glenn Hunt and published from 1993-2007.
After a highly successful 13-year run featuring strong sales throughout New Zealand and Australia, as well as New York City, London, Paris and Los Angeles, the magazine was closed following a decline in advertising revenue.
Notable people shot exclusively for the magazine's covers and content include Naomi Campbell, Paris Hilton, Johnny Depp, Oasis, Kylie Minogue, Kirsten Dunst, Angelina Jolie, Russell Crowe, Gisele Bündchen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Shalom Harlow, New Order, Peter Jackson, Shirley Manson, Cate Blanchett and many more.
[1] While Pavement was primarily a New Zealand magazine, it made use of overseas stylists, models, writers and photographers, including Regan Cameron, Helmut Newton, Lionel Deluy, Terry Richardson and many more.
The censor ruled over one picture by celebrated American photographer Terry Richardson of a Japanese prostitute dressed in a schoolgirl uniform, deeming the issue R16.
It was criticised by ECPAT, a child advocacy group, who lodged a complaint with the censorship compliance unit, claiming that images of teenage girls and one 10-year-old were legally objectionable".