Details about any relevant happenings, past, present & future. See also the Events Calendar
While much of my European travels involved sightseeing and doing various fun activities, I did take the opportunity when I was in Rimini, Italy to attend the 2026 Velo-City cycle conference.
Organised by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), Velo-City …
Having regaled you earlier this week with some pics from Amsterdam, a heads-up about another cycling luminary from that fair city about to pay a visit to Christchurch.
Prof Marco te Brömmelstroet is Chair of Urban Mobility Futures at …
Greetings from Naples, Italy! My partner and I have just flown here from Oslo in Norway – literally from northern Europe to the south now. Here in Europe, we are approaching the summer solstice, so the days are certainly getting …
My European travels continue across northern Europe; this past week I’ve visited Copenhagen (Denmark), Stockholm (Sweden), and currently in Oslo (Norway). Very soon, I’ll be headed down to Italy; firstly to Naples and the Amalfi Coast, and then across to …
As we head into May, there are a few cycling events of note coming up (check out our Events Calendar for more of them). Let’s start with this info from Spokes Canterbury:
Announcing our SPOKES 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING…
The weekend just gone in Christchurch has been an awesome feast of activity as the new One NZ Stadium (aka Te Kaha) hosted the Super Rugby round for all ten teams. It certainly brought the crowds in; the central city …
Hot on the heels of the recent visit through our fair city by John Simmerman from Active Towns, let’s cast our mind back to when other international active mode experts have graced our shores. The list has included Dan …
I hope that everyone has been enjoying lots of different activities this month as part of the Aotearoa Bike Challenge 2026 – as I posted a few weeks back, there certainly has been no shortage of them around…
I’ve …
As mentioned a couple of days ago, we’re about to head into another month of the Aotearoa Bike Challenge, with lots of different events and activities to take part in. Six years ago, the calendar for February was equally …
Another February looms and with that is another month of getting out and biking as much as you can – because it’s time for the 2026 Aotearoa Bike Challenge!
You should know the drill by now: (1) sign up …
As mentioned earlier this week, tomorrow will see the annual New Brighton Kite Day underway. Sadly it looks like the weather may not be great this year (nor when we head off to see Ed Sheeran later too…). Two …
Next Sat 24th Jan, the annual Kite Day will be held out at New Brighton beach from 12-4pm; come along to check out an amazing array of kites of all shapes and sizes! The regular New Brighton seaside market will …
And just like that, we’ve reached the end of 2025! As we herald the New Year, let’s look at how things have gone in the cycling world over the past 12 months…
While the signs were looking somewhat worrying at …
Tomorrow morning from about 10am, New Brighton will host a seaside Christmas Parade. Spokes Canterbury and other local cycling groups have been regular supporters and attendees of Christmas Parades in the city over the years, often delighting the onlookers …
This Sunday 7th December, Spokes Canterbury are organising a fun activity to celebrate the end of the year, teaming up with Action Bicycle Club and Christchurch Electric Bicycles. Come along to the City to Sea pathway from 10am…
Happy Canterbury Anniversary Day! Always nice to have a extra holiday and a short working week… I suspect that many people may be heading over the Royal A&P Show near Wigram this weekend. We’re flagging it this year, but two …
A few months ago, we told you about the bike valet parking offered by Spokes Canterbury at a recent Ninja Valley event. Next weekend, the Go Green Expo is being held at Wolfbrook Arena (Sat 9th and Sun 10th …
Another year, another Winter Solstice Ride under our belt! On a fine but crisp Matariki weekend, over 200 people joined us this year for a fun ride around North Hagley Park.
Great to see lots of families joining in the …
In case you’ve been living under a rock lately, hopefully you know that the shortest day of the year is coming up tomorrow, Sat 21st June, and that also coincides with our annual Winter Solstice Bike Ride. Please …
Last Friday night, I attended the second screening of this year’s Christchurch Big Bike Film Night series, This year there were only eight films shown, with five of them being about 20 minutes each. Here’s what was on the menu …
