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Do We Need Bike Helmets?
A few years back, a cop pursued me because I was cycling without a helmet. He gave me a stern lecture but no fine and told me to walk the rest of the way and never...
Ruapehu Cycleway Opens
The Prime Minister officially opened the first stage of the 200-kilometre Ruapehu to Whanganui New Zealand Cycle Trail project at Old Coach Road, Ohakune today. The...
Clarks Lane To Go Arty
Clarks Lane footbridge on SH18 is going to go all arty. A ceramic pathway is taking shape on the landmark footbridge, forming the centrepiece of urban design on...
Cities Walk The Talk
New Plymouth and Napier - Hastings have been chosen by NZTA as its two target “model communities” for large- scale investment in new walking...
Good Idea: Bike Mobile Charger
Nokia launches phone charger |Nokia Nokia has come up today with a great tool for cyclists. The Nokia Bicycle Charger Kit. Like a bicycle dynamo product that charge...
Cyclists Want Zero Speed
The Cycling Advocates’ Network fully supports tougher enforcement of speed limits – but wants this tough stance permanently. CAN spokesperson, Anne FitzSimon,...
NextBike Puts Its Case
NextBike’s Julian Hulls was given time at this morning’s Auckland City Council transport committee meeting to put forward his business case. Afterwards...
Auck Cycling Leaps 27%
More people in Auckland are street cycling - in fact there’s been a huge 27% leap in numbers in just the last 12 months. An annual survey for the ARTA...
Cycling Icon Honoured
Garry Bell, BRT President presents bert with his award Bert McConnell was made a BikeNZ Road & Track life member at a ceremony attended by many of the legends...
Dominion Rd Plan Update
Dominion Rd is one giant traffic jam along its 4.5 kilometres – yet is considered a major public transport poster child, getting buses running every 15 minutes. There’s...
PM: Cycleways On Track
Prime minister John Key inists the national cycleway plans are on track and reports suggesting otherwise are misleading. He told a post-Cabinet news conference this...
Tamaki Dr Changes Start
Finally, after all that debate about cyclists versus cars along Tamaki Drive, agreed changes are about to happen. Work starts next week on safety changes along the...
Cyclists Silent Ride
On Wednesday, Auckland cyclists will join others from 300 cities to mark those who have been injured or killed on public roads and to ask that we all share the road. The...
Cyclist Badly Hurt In Avondale
A cyclist is suffering “life threatening injuries” after an accident in Avondale. The crash happened at the intersection of Ash St and Rosebank Rd. Police...
Cyclists Stage “Ride of Silence”
Rodney area cyclists are invited to take part in a “Ride of Silence” on Thursday May 20. They join others from 300 cities around the world raising awareness...
Baguley Win For Cyclists
Cr Ken Baguley, chairperson, of Auckland City’s transport committee today won a great concession for cycling/walking in Auckland’s CBD to be built...
Wgtn Cycle Safety Campaign
Wellington police and council staff will be targeting “unsafe’ cyclists next month. But cyclists are told not to panic or think they are being fined if they...
Official: Safer To Cycle
ARC transport committee Chair Christine Rose says she feels safer on a bike in Auckland than in a car. The committee was giving last - minute consideration...
Interactive Online Auck Cycle Maps
A series of online, interactive Auckland cycle maps have been launched today. ARTA has teamed up with Google, the Ministry of Transport and the wider cycling community...
Who Owns The Cycle Roads?
Can cyclists and pedestrians happily co-exist? I would have thought so, but today I travelled the length of the SH16 cycleway, to take in once again the final link...
Wellington Council Helps Out Cyclists
While Auckland’s council is still working through the issue of concrete safety measures for Tamaki Drive cyclists, it’s great to see such a pro-active...
How To Kill Off Cycling
NZTA is really getting behind cycling -with the launch today of the Northwestern motorway Kingsland cycleway - riding it was my highlight of the day! And it’s...
New Cycling Website
Cycling continues to grow - and it’s great to see a new local website born today. Su Yin Khoo, a designer and blogger at Good Magazine, who is a regular...
Truck Driver Charged With Cycling Tourist’s Death
A truck driver has been charged over the death of a German tourist who had been cycling and backpacking through New Zealand. Mia Pusch was killed on January 5 as...
Another Cyclist Vs Car
Sad to hear of another cyclist versus car accident today. This time in Canterbury. Police there advise that a 51 year old female cyclist has been taken to Christchurch...
