Last week Spokes Canterbury put out a questionnaire to Ōtautahi Christchurch Mayoral, Councillor and Community Board candidates. Below are the responses that we have received. Candidates that did not respond to a question have been marked as a “non-response.” If we do hear from them we will endeavour to update their responses so you can […]
In response to the news article about the changes to the cashmere roundabout titled “Unpopular changes to busy Christchurch roundabout actually worked, report says” Spokes Canterbury would like to congratulate the Waihoro Community Board for approving the changes to the Centaurus / Cashmere / Colombo / Dyers Pass intersection even though there was some opposition […]
Spokes Canterbury (Cycle Advocacy) is pleased to see the government’s latest land transport reform package, which is a step forward towards a safer transport environment for people outside of motor vehicles. E-Scooters Allowed to Use Cycle Lanes This long-awaited change acknowledges the growing role of e-scooters in our transport ecosystem. Separating active transport modes by […]
This blog post was originally posted on Cycling in Christchurch a few weeks ago. A few weeks ago Spokes Canterbury (with the support of Ninja Valley Christchurch and Bush Inn Mall) ran a bike valet parking event in Ōtautahi Christchurch and what a day it was! We had over 100 people turn up on two […]
Put People Ahead Of The Road Lobby, Say Transport Advocates Joint statement from Cycling Action Network, Living Streets Aotearoa, Bike Auckland, Cycle Wellington and Spokes Canterbury: Cycling and walking organisations nationwide are calling on the government to put the health and safety of New Zealanders ahead of vested interests in the road lobby. The call […]
So just over two weeks ago Spokes Canterbury Cycling Association had our Annual General Meeting for 2024. We ran through a couple of major things in the meeting; Firstly and most importantly, we have adopted a new constitution! We are now compliant with the 2022 act requirements for incorporated societies and can now reapply to […]
Kia ora everyone, The Aotearoa Bike Challenge in February 2024 is nearly here. This is your time to register for 2024 and to help more people discover the joys of cycling. Registration is free on the Love to Ride NZ site. Also if you register before midnight on the 24th of December you go into […]
Kia ora everyone, The Aotearoa Bike Challenge in February 2023 is nearly here. This is your time to register for 2023 and to help more people discover the joys of cycling. Registration is free on the Love to Ride NZ site. You can join more than one group including community groups like Spokes (Canterbury), your […]
As part of Biketober 2022 Spokes member Richard Smith gave a talk on Bikepacking, with thoughts on gear, preparation and some ideas of routes in and around Canterbury. He has made the slides from the talk available BikepackingTalk-Oct22.
Spokes 2022 AGM will be held at Albans Community Centre – Kohinga 1049 Colombo Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Car and Bike Parking at 126 Caledonian Road Kohinga is most easily accessed from Colombo St, and is approximately 100m south of Colombo St in Edgeware Village Please watch this space as previous minutes and agenda […]
