The lovely (albeit windy) weather over the weekend was the perfect opportunity to finally have a chance to check out the first section completed of the City to Sea Pathway. As the name suggests, this shared pathway follows the …

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…

Many of you will be monitoring the steady progress of the City to Sea pathway winding its way out to New Brighton from the central city along the Ōtakaro Avon River corridor. I certainly plan to do a bit of …

Earlier this week, the Christchurch City Council celebrated the opening of the 4th walk/cycle bridge over the Ōtākaro Avon River corridor near Dallington – another piece in the puzzle creating a lovely recreational riding route from the central city to …

Greetings at the end of a very damp week, when it is even a challenge getting along our waterways at the moment… In that respect, it’s ironic that just a few days ago, news came out about the construction of …

Most weeks, one of my rides will take me along the Ōtākaro Avon River to the sea. I think it’s one of the best recreational rides in Christchurch (the Summit Road probably being my favourite).

It’s a peaceful ride away …

As lovely as it is to ride along our two main rivers, the Ōtākaro / Avon and Ōpāwaho / Heathcote, sometimes it’s also quite handy to be able to get to somewhere on the other side of them. While the …

The rebuild of Christchurch post-quake has been a bit hit and miss sometimes (and certainly not quick…), but there have been some wonderful urban design successes. One of them I would say is the Avon River Promenade, which has created …

Summer is fast approaching and, as noted the other day, plenty of construction work has been cranking along around Christchurch that we will soon be able to enjoy with our bikes. While much of that has been happening out …

Following the recent local body elections, it hasn’t taken long for the new Christchurch City Council to get stuck into their business. A first Council meeting is happening this Thursday 31st Oct, and already there are some interesting developments …