Soon after our return from Europe, I mentioned how I had managed to snap an updated photo of cyclists while at a Copenhagen intersection in early June. Having regaled you since with posts of several other cities around Europe, it’s …

Hot on the heels of our announcement about next month’s Biketober 2026 programme, let’s cast our mind back to when it was last held three years ago. Not surprisingly, there were a LOT of events on that month too, …

Some of you may recall the very successful Biketober festivals of cycling, set up here originally back in October 2017 and continued annually for several years after that. The last one was back in 2023, after which there was …

In early June, we visited one of our favourite European locations, the Czech capital of Prague. In terms of old town beauty and history, you certainly can’t go past it.

The central “Old Town” of Prague is particularly noted …

Having first kicked off here in 2024, the 3rd Christchurch Outdoor Expo is happening on Fri 2 – Sun 4 October at Canterbury Agricultural Park in Christchurch – and the organisers have got 20% OFF tickets for Cycling in Christchurch…

Last week, there was some news that another section of the Whale Trail (a cycling route from Picton to Kaikōura) is set to be completed by the end of the year from Kaikōura to Hāpuku. It is certainly encouraging to …

You may recall how earlier in the year the Government consulted on a series of proposed changes to existing Road Rules, many of them looking to provide advantages for people cycling. In July, the Transport Minister announced that four …

In the past week, as part of some research I’ve been doing, I have had two video interviews with representatives from Sweden about their country’s impressive road safety performance over the past few decades. It’s hard to believe that it …

In the last week, the City Council has agreed to finish the last pieces of Section 3 of the Nor’West Arc Major Cycle Route through Bryndwr and Papanui. Some of you may recall that I looked at the parts that …

Three months ago, my partner and I spent a couple of nights in the German capital of Berlin; our first time there. While Berlin is highly regarded for an extensive network of trams and trains, it also does cycling…