Route will connect Nelson Street and Quay Street cycleways in downtown area by mid-May.
A morning blessing ceremony has marked the opening of Wellington’s new Cobham Drive walking and biking route.
Hutt City Council says it has reached a ‘major milestone’ with resource consent granted for its Eastern Bays shared path project.
With the industry yet to revive, one BOP excursion company aims to expand as far as the South Island with a new product.
Two cyclists have raised $25,000 to support the family of a friend who died after being struck by a car.
GCH Aviation’s Coastwide Helicopters has launched a new heli biking experience after purchasing a set of helicopter bike racks from Canada.
A new $1.68m shared walking and cycling path will be built at Punakaiki through the Jobs for Nature programme.
Kim Young, who previously worked at Te Papa, would help develop the Remutaka Cycle Trail into the next “Great Ride” along the lines of other popular Great Rides such as the Otago Central Rail Trail and Alps 2 Ocean.
The trail would eventually traverse 55 kilometres of West Coast scenery from Westport, around Cape Foulwind to Charleston.
A new interactive cycle route map has been launched that shows how the cycling network connects across New Zealand.
Enterprise Dunedin, Clutha Development and Tourism Central Otago have teamed up to promote the wider region as a premier trails destination.
The Department of Conservation is seeking feedback on new areas identified for cycle tracks and trails on public conservation lands and waters across Otago.
Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency’s Takitimu North Link project is up for tender for construction.
Central Hawke’s Bay District Council will receive a $750,000 grant to enhance the Tuki Tuki Cycle and River Trails.
The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail is closed between Twizel and Omarama due to the large fire at Ohau.
The walking and cycling pathway would stretch from Westhaven to Albany.
Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency has picked Fulton Hogan, HEB Construction, Aurecon, McConnell Dowell and Freyssinet to partner on its Northern Pathway project.
Once completed the project would create a 24km loop track that would begin and end at Mahia Beach.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is hosting the On the Go Awards to acknowledge projects that support a healthier, cleaner and safer transport system.
The funding will come from $220m cycleway package included in the Government’s $3bn infrastructure provision.
Two walking and cycleway paths in Wellington and Wairarapa have been granted a total of $16m from the Government $220m shovel-ready cycleways package.
The walk and cycleway will close an existing gap in the network between Chambers Street and Marine Parade along Ellison Street, and along Te Awa Avenue from Ellison Street to Napier Boys High School.
The new shared path will connect Ahipara, Kaitaia, 90 Mile Beach and Cape Reinga.
The trail was part of a wider vineyard cycling network developed in partnership with the Renwick Smart and Connected Bike Walk Group.
The funding is part of a wider $220m cycleway package and a $182m investment from the Government into four transport projects around the Auckland region.
A coastal pathway, art gallery and regional rejuvenation projects will be funded from the $3bn programme.
The Taupō Treasure Trails event will go ahead these July school holidays, says Destination Great Lake Taupo.
The 2020 BDO Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge will go ahead as planned on 14 November, following the Government’s level one announcement.
Cycle trails will play a leading role in the recovery of the tourism industry, says Cycle Journeys CEO Geoff Gabites.
GM Anne Newman on how dealing with the 2017 Port Hills fire has helped the park cope with Covid-19.
Phil Boorman, director at NZ Mountain Biking, about lockdown in Italy, steering a company through a crisis from afar, and keeping the foot on the gas.
The Government will provide extra funding to councils to expand footpaths and roll out temporary cycleways to help people maintain physical distancing rules.
Following recent rainfall, and discussion with the Marlborough Mountain Bike Club, the local council has decided to close its mountain bike parks in Blenheim’s Wither Hills Farm Park and Picton’s Victoria Domain.
DOC will undertake a partial review of the Otago Conservation Management Strategy to consider whether new cycle and mountain bike trails could be developed on public conservation land in Otago.
Two teams have been shortlisted for the design and construction of a walking and cycling path over Auckland Harbour bridge.
The hot dry summer has forced the closure of most tracks in the Wither Hills Farm Park, including the Mountain Bike Park.
A two-way separated cycleway will be built along the northern side of Tamaki Drive, Auckland, between the Quay Street Cycleway extension and Ngapipi Road.
Mountains to Sea Cycle Trail’s marketing manager, Lynley Twyman, on the reopening of part of the trail following a fatality, collaboration, supporting local businesses, and the importance of influencers.
The Mangapurua section of the Mountains to Sea cycle trail has been reopened following extensive work by the Department of Conservation.
Cyclists of all abilities will be in for a treat when a newly built off-road cycle trail in the Waitaki Valley opens on 8 February.
Coronet Peak will open its full summer season 1 December, debuting its new 8-seater gondola cabin.
The Clutha Gold Great Ride Cycle Trail extension has received a further $500,000 in funding from the Otago Community Trust.
The Porirua Adventure Park has been given the green light following its final consent being signed off by the Department of Conservation.
The new operator on how Kaikoura’s earthquake helped build the region’s newest attraction.
Rotorua will keep its gold-level Ride Centre status for another four years – one of only six accredited in the world.
The tour operator GM on diversification, dealing with the slowdown and the growing threat of flight-shaming.
The NZ Transport Agency has asked for more public feedback as it develops the design of a mooted walking and cycling path across the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Entries have opened for the BDO Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge with around 6,000 cyclists and 9,000 supporters expected to attend.
Work has started on Central Otago’s newest cycle trail, The Lake Dunstan Trail.
The Clutha Gold Great Ride Cycle Trail will almost double in length thanks to the cash.
