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	<title>Cycling advocacy &#8211; Cycling in Christchurch</title>
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Council Rates and MCRs 101</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/08/29/flashback-friday-council-rates-and-mcrs-101/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Barnard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bicycle politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General A2B by bike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chch City Council]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/08/29/flashback-friday-council-rates-and-mcrs-101/" title="Flashback Friday: Council Rates and MCRs 101" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/buffer-lanes-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/buffer-lanes-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/buffer-lanes-298x300.jpg 298w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/buffer-lanes-768x773.jpg 768w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/buffer-lanes-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/buffer-lanes-1200x1208.jpg 1200w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/buffer-lanes.jpg 1510w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px" /></a><p><em>No surprises that cycleways are one of the hot topics in this coming election, and will no doubt get some airing at the <a href="https://thepiano.nz/whats-on/the-press-mayoral-forum/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mayoral Forum next Thu 4th Sep</a>. A news article last week looked into the supposed extravagance </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: A successful &#8220;CAN Do&#8221; Weekend</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/03/14/flashback-friday-a-successful-can-do-weekend/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bicycle politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyclivism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/03/14/flashback-friday-a-successful-can-do-weekend/" title="Flashback Friday: A successful &#8220;CAN Do&#8221; Weekend" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CANDo2015 (5)-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p><em>For those interested in further developing support for cycling in Ōtautahi Christchurch and beyond, you&#8217;re welcome to attend the Cycling Action Network&#8217;s <a href="https://www.can.org.nz/cando2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;CAN Do 2025&#8221;</a> advocacy workshop, being held at Tūranga next weekend (22-23 Mar) &#8211; note that an $80 </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How do we improve cycling in Christchurch? Come and tell Spokes Canterbury!</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/02/23/how-do-we-improve-cycling-in-christchurch-come-and-tell-spokes-canterbury/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/02/23/how-do-we-improve-cycling-in-christchurch-come-and-tell-spokes-canterbury/" title="How do we improve cycling in Christchurch? Come and tell Spokes Canterbury!" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/traffic-cycling-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>As a city, Ōtautahi Christchurch probably punches above its weight when it comes to cycling in New Zealand <em>(heck, we&#8217;re even up there in <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/07/16/christchurch-edges-up-in-peopleforbikes-global-city-ratings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">world rankings</a>&#8230;)</em>. But there is always room for improvement, and certainly the current Government &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>In the spotlight: Anne Scott, Allan Taunt and Fiona Bennetts</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/09/08/in-the-spotlight-anne-scott-allan-taunt-and-fiona-bennetts/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Cassidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 22:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyclivism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/09/08/in-the-spotlight-anne-scott-allan-taunt-and-fiona-bennetts/" title="In the spotlight: Anne Scott, Allan Taunt and Fiona Bennetts" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Anne-3-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Among the many people helping to make Christchurch a great place for cycling are those who put a lot of time and effort into making submissions to improve the cycling environment. Three of those people – often fronting up to </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>In the Spotlight: Steven Muir, showing us the way</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/26/in-the-spotlight-steven-muir-showing-us-the-way/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Cassidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 22:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Benefits of cycling]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/26/in-the-spotlight-steven-muir-showing-us-the-way/" title="In the Spotlight: Steven Muir, showing us the way" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Steve-crop-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>I wasn’t sure where to start when I talked with Steven Muir. With his Sunday afternoon cycling church (and the </em><a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2013/08/30/the-spirituality-of-cycling/"><em>book</em></a><em> he wrote about it)? With his role in setting up community initiatives like ICECycles and, more recently, the </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/827865531075876/"><em>Aranui </em></a>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Winter 2024 brings lots of Cycling Activities</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/22/winter-2024-brings-lots-of-cycling-activities/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 20:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle-centric ideas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chch Coastal Pathway]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/22/winter-2024-brings-lots-of-cycling-activities/" title="Winter 2024 brings lots of Cycling Activities" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/15_06_21-solstice-ride-14-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>As the days get shorter, and the temperatures drop, the urge to get out on a bike may be waning <em>(although, as the saying goes, <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2016/06/21/cycling-in-the-cold/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;there&#8217;s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing&#8221;</a>&#8230;)</em>. But there&#8217;s actually &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Christchurch wins big at 2018 Bike to the Future awards</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/17/flashback-friday-christchurch-wins-big-at-2018-bike-to-the-future-awards/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 04:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/17/flashback-friday-christchurch-wins-big-at-2018-bike-to-the-future-awards/" title="Flashback Friday: Christchurch wins big at 2018 Bike to the Future awards" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/UniCycle-supreme-award-150x150.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>I&#8217;ll continue the Palmerston North theme of late, by mentioning one of the successful outcomes from the 2018 2WALKandCYCLE Conference there &#8211; a couple of big award wins for Christchurch-based projects, as first reported back in <a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2018/08/06/christchurch-wins-big-at-2018-bike-to-the-future-awards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aug 2018</a>. The </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>In the Spotlight: Don Babe, advocating for Canterbury cyclists</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/12/in-the-spotlight-don-babe-advocating-for-canterbury-cyclists/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Cassidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 22:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=35140</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/12/in-the-spotlight-don-babe-advocating-for-canterbury-cyclists/" title="In the Spotlight: Don Babe, advocating for Canterbury cyclists" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Don3-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Don Babe is a busy man. He works as an accountant, helps his wife run their Prebbleton blueberry farm, is long-time chair of </em><a href="https://www.spokes.org.nz/"><em>Spokes Canterbury</em></a><em>, and takes every opportunity to contribute to planning processes to create a better environment </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>In the Spotlight: Robert Fleming and the Wednesday Wheelies</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/06/in-the-spotlight-robert-fleming-and-the-wednesday-wheelies/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Cassidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 21:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/05/06/in-the-spotlight-robert-fleming-and-the-wednesday-wheelies/" title="In the Spotlight: Robert Fleming and the Wednesday Wheelies" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Robert-leading-group-150x150.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Robert Fleming has been involved in cycle advocacy for well over a decade, having first gone along to a <a href="https://www.spokes.org.nz/">Spokes Canterbury</a> meeting in early 2013 after being knocked off his bike. He says he sat quietly for the first year &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>In the spotlight: Meg Christie, getting communities cycling</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/03/24/in-the-spotlight-meg-christie-getting-communities-cycling/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Cassidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2024 21:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyclivism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=35040</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2024/03/24/in-the-spotlight-meg-christie-getting-communities-cycling/" title="In the spotlight: Meg Christie, getting communities cycling" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Meg-headshot-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Meg Christie is an active transport health promoter for Canterbury’s community public health service. Her job is about finding ways to make it easier for people to walk and cycle places. This involves influencing public policy (for example, by making &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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