This week, NZ has been playing the West Indies in a cricket test match at Hagley Oval; at the moment, it looks like the Black Caps will prevail in that one. I haven’t been along to watch this time, …
Tag: Hagley Park
First Look: South Hagley Park new pathway
As mentioned the other day, a bit of work has been happening through the middle of South Hagley Park to improve the shared pathway there. Yesterday evening, I got the chance to check it out for the first time…
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Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: South Hagley Park perimeter path
I see that there has been a path upgrade through the middle of South Hagley Park – I’ll get out there soon and have a bit more of a close-up look. Five years ago, a similar improvement was being made …
Highlights from the 2025 Winter Solstice Ride
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 …
Flashback Friday – Photo of the Day (Night): Winter Solstice Ride 2016
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 …
Flashback Friday – Biking to Events: Summer 2023 Progress Report
While some of us are still pottering around on work today, tens of thousands will be descending upon North Hagley for the two-day (Fri-Sat) Electric Avenue music festival. Judging by the information on their website, I fear that (once …
Flashback Friday: Bike Parking at Major Events
Tomorrow, I’m off again to enjoy a few brews and food at this year’s Great Kiwi Beer Festival in Hagley Park. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the bike parking offerings there lately, so let’s hope it’s the same again tomorrow …
Flashback Friday: Should Cycling be allowed in the Botanic Gardens?
The Christchurch City Council is currently consulting on an update to its Parks and Bylaw 2016; you’ve got until Sun Dec 15th to get some feedback in. One of the changes proposed is to expand the mentions of “bicycles” …
Photo of the Day: To the cricket by Bike
As many of you will know, last week saw the NZ cricket team play England at Hagley Oval in the first of three test matches. And, while the end result wasn’t what I was hoping, my partner and I had …
Flashback Friday Photo: 2020 Winter Solstice Ride
I’m back in Christchurch following a week in the heat of Singapore – more about that in a future post… After the temperatures and mugginess of the equator, it’s quite the shock to return to late winter in Christchurch and …
Flashback Friday: 2022 Winter Solstice Ride in Pictures
It’s less than a week now until this year’s Winter Solstice Bike Ride in North Hagley Park next Friday 21st starting from 5.30pm. Hopefully the weather won’t be as miserable as it has been today; at this stage it’s a …
Flashback Friday: 2014 Winter Solstice Ride Highlights
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It’s been a chilly couple of weeks in Christchurch (and much of the rest of the country apparently); a reminder that winter has arrived. It looks like the cooler temperatures are set to ease off from this weekend , which …
Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: North Hagley Pathway Works
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Shared paths have a mixed reception from various users of them, especially when they’re not particularly wide. It’s why there is often a push to have separate walking and cycling paths where possible. The alternative is to at least widen …
Photo of the Day: North Hagley Park cycleway closures
Hot on the heels of my recent discussion about biking to major events, it’s also worth pointing out that sometimes major events can also impact on people just trying to bike around the city. Case in point: North Hagley …
Biking to Events: Summer 2023 Progress Report
It’s been a fun last few weeks around Ĺtautahi Christchurch, with plenty of great events to attend and enjoy. As much as possible, I like to bike to things if I can – usually the whole drama of travelling to/from …
Flashback Friday – Not-so-hidden Treasures: Hagley Park
We’re seeing some lovely summer weather around Christchurch at the moment, which is a great opportunity to explore some more parts of the city by bike. So why not make some time to visit (or revisit) the lovely splendour of …
Photo of the Day: Hagley Oval Bike Parking
While we’re on a bit of a theme about bike parking, I’ll regale you with my experience last Wednesday at Hagley Oval. As many of you may know, NZ was playing India in a one-day cricket game that afternoon/evening, …
2022 Winter Solstice Ride in Pictures
Another year, another successful Winter Solstice Matariki Night Light Ride under our belt! Last Tuesday saw the latest incarnation of this popular event, with lots of enthusiastic people and their bikes decked out in all manner of colourful bright flashing …
Time for another Winter Solstice Ride – Tue 21 June 2022
It’s hard to believe that a simple fun idea dreamed up 10 years ago would turn into a much-loved institution in the Christchurch cycling calendar. But that was the concept started by Ian Wells all those years ago, with the …
Flashback Friday: Hagley/Hospital street works so far
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We cycling advocates can be a picky bunch sometimes; as I illustrated with yesterday’s post, something new might be mostly good but there always seems to be something they could have done a little better… This is not a …