7th May 2026 Great Rides / T&H MinisterThe Mountains to Sea – Ngā Ara Tūhono Cycle Trail through Ruapehu and Whanganui secures the largest funding allocation.
28th April 2026 Great Rides / T&H MinisterThe storm-damaged Wai iti section of Tasman’s Great Taste Trail will receive $427k for repairs.
11th December 2025 Great Rides / QTTQueenstown Trails Trust has gained consent for an off-road commuter cycle trail that will connect Jacks Point to Frankton.
24th November 2025 Great Rides / NZCTNew Zealand Cycle Trail’s CEO says a shift in funding focus will help this country tap into the expanding global cycle tourism market.
21st November 2025 Great Rides / NZCT / T&H MinisterThe new approach signals a shift towards sustaining and enhancing the existing network rather than growing it further.
20th November 2025 Great Rides / T&H MinisterThe government is welcoming new data showing New Zealand’s 23 Great Rides are injecting $1.28bn a year into local economies.
19th November 2025 Great Rides / NZCTInternational visitors spend more than twice as much per person as Kiwis on the country’s 23 Great Rides.
3rd November 2025 Cycling / Great Rides / IVLThe government is investing $10.8m to complete two key cycle trails in the Central North Island.
14th August 2025 Great Rides / Hanmer SpringsCyclists can again ride the entire St James Cycle Trail loop, near Hanmer Springs, following the opening of a new bridge across the Waiau Uwha River.
11th July 2025 Great Rides / IVLThe government is providing up to $1.6m from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy to replace the Totara River Rail Bridge on the West Coast Wilderness Cycle Trail.
23rd June 2025 Cycling / Great RidesRuapehu has marked Matariki by opening of a new section of its cycle trail network – the first stage of Te Hangāruru, part of the Mountains to Sea – Ngā Ara Tūhono Great Ride.
9th June 2025 Great Rides / T&H MinisterTwo Great Rides will be given $478,750 to install e-bike infrastructure in the first round of the government’s Electrifying the Great Rides Fund.
