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Written by Lou Annabell for Bike Auckland. Our campaign Cycling Works for Tāmaki Makaurau has a simple message: protected bike lanes are good for business and good for Tāmaki Makaurau […]

We’re delighted to welcome Clare Cudmore to the Bike Auckland Board. She recently completed a Masters in Design focusing on barriers to cycling. We can’t wait to see her learnings in action for the benefit of active transport in Tāmaki Makaurau.

Fifty-nine ghost bikes in a central Auckland square are a heart-wrenching symbol of the folly of fast streets. Each bike represents a person who has been killed while cycling in Aotearoa New Zealand in the last five years. It’s a fitting tribute for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Let’s celebrate a new Bike Hub joining the network: Manurewa. Reesh Casey who runs the Hub explains how Bike Hubs help the community in this poetic speech.

If you have been following the saga of Central Government underfunding our cycleways and how that’s affected our 10 year plan for transport (Regional Land Transport Programme), you will be […]

I was glad to have the opportunity to play a small part in promoting safer streets that encourage cycling. But it has been so much more.

Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s transport future is under threat due to the NLTP funding decisions. Your Councillors can’t make these decisions without hearing from you. Help them understand the need for safe cycling infrastructure.

Just like how we at Bike Auckland push for positive change on behalf of everyone who rides a bike (and everyone who wants to give it a go), Cycling Action Network (CAN) are a registered charity pedaling a vision of a bike-friendly Aotearoa NZ. With the Central Governments extreme change in direction, CAN need your help to fight back for a positive future.

In a bumper fortnight for news, we share a roundup of updates from the community, our own articles and news from other outlets in one handy list.

Inspired by a global event, the Big Fancy Bike Ride goes from strength to strength. “In Aotearoa, we’re not ready to stop pedalling yet.”