Hagley Park – Cycling in Christchurch

Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: Hagley Oval Bike Parking

LennyBoy — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:55:49 +0000

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, …

First Look: South Hagley Park new pathway

LennyBoy — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:26:25 +0000

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…

The …

Flashback Friday Photo of the Day: South Hagley Park perimeter path

LennyBoy — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 19:53:52 +0000

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

LennyBoy — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:39:55 +0000

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

LennyBoy — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:51:39 +0000

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

LennyBoy — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:10:27 +0000

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

LennyBoy — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:51:59 +0000

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?

LennyBoy — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 23:13:56 +0000

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

LennyBoy — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 07:40:45 +0000

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

LennyBoy — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:32:40 +0000

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 …