Legal issues – Cycling in Christchurch

Have your say on changes to Cycling Road Rules

LennyBoy — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:49:20 +0000

Last year, we foreshadowed the announcement by Transport Minister Chris Bishop of several planned changes to NZ road rules, including several quite relevant to cycling. Last week, the Government launched consultation on these Rule changes, with public submissions due …

Flashback Friday Guest Post: Should kids be able to ride on the footpath?

Cycling in Chch (Guest) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:40:04 +0000

You might have heard the news the other day that the Government is proposing a number of interesting road rule changes, many of them with significance for cycling. I’ll cover them in more detail in a future post but, for …

Cycling in Chch 2025 in Review: Slow and Steady wins the Race…

LennyBoy — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 02:55:07 +0000

And just like that, we’ve reached the end of 2025! As we herald the New Year, let’s look at how things have gone in the cycling world over the past 12 months…

While the signs were looking somewhat worrying at …

A heads-up about the bike helmet rule

LennyBoy — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:56:16 +0000

There’s been an interesting flurry of discussions in the past few days, following the news that Regulation Minister David Seymour sought advice on the possibility of removing mandatory cycling helmet requirements. The upshot (for now at least) is that …

Mythbusting: Cyclists or Bikes should be Licensed

LennyBoy — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:45:49 +0000

You may have seen a week ago some fairly big transport news came down from the Government, announcing future plans to do away with petrol excise levies for motorists and replace them with Road User Charges (RUCs) instead. Not surprisingly, …

Flashback Friday: Have your say on allowing Footpath Cycling

LennyBoy — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 03:36:26 +0000

Hot on the heels of the recent Road Rule change announcements, including introducing footpath cycling for children, let me take you back nine years ago when an earlier proposal for this was being campaigned on, as reported in this …

Proposed new Road Rules might help cycling

LennyBoy — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:38:30 +0000

It’s fair to say that the current Government hasn’t been a big fan of cycling. So it was something of a minor surprise when about a month ago, Transport Minister Chris Bishop announced a raft of proposed Land Transport …

Flashback Friday – Cycling and the Law: Things that can go on or with a Bike

LennyBoy — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 01:00:25 +0000

As we head towards the shortest day of the year (reminder: Winter Solstice Ride on Sat 21st June!), the mornings and evenings are getting darker. All the more reason to make sure you have good bike lights for your …

Cycling and the Law: Some Miscellaneous Q & A

LennyBoy — Sun, 18 May 2025 19:02:43 +0000

Some discussions I’ve had this week about a couple of biking legal issues reminded me that it’s been a while since I last covered a few of these topics in earlier articles on cycling law in NZ. So, I …

Flashback Friday: Can e-scooters and bikes co-exist?

LennyBoy — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 01:00:36 +0000

Perhaps I should have re-titled this “can e-scooters and pedestrians co-exist?”, as we’ve just heard that Waka Kotahi (NZTA) have decided to renew their Gazette notice declaring that “e-scooters (up to 300W) are not motor vehicles” and are thus able …