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	<title>Waimakariri District &#8211; Cycling in Christchurch</title>
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	<title>Waimakariri District &#8211; Cycling in Christchurch</title>
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		<title>Semi-Hidden Treasures: Chch Northern Corridor Pathway</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/10/05/semi-hidden-treasures-chch-northern-corridor-pathway/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 03:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling routes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bridges overpasses & underpasses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hidden Treasures]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/10/05/semi-hidden-treasures-chch-northern-corridor-pathway/" title="Semi-Hidden Treasures: Chch Northern Corridor Pathway" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/NthnCorr-WaimakWayfinding-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>The weather this weekend certainly hasn&#8217;t been the flashest here <em>(or in most parts of the country&#8230;)</em>, but we&#8217;re starting to see more nicer spring days returning (next week looks particularly good). So, as the warm months arrive, it&#8217;s &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A day out in the Waimakariri district: cycling the eastern cycle trails</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2023/08/27/a-day-out-in-the-waimakariri-district-cycling-the-eastern-cycle-trails/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Cassidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycling routes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2023/08/27/a-day-out-in-the-waimakariri-district-cycling-the-eastern-cycle-trails/" title="A day out in the Waimakariri district: cycling the eastern cycle trails" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_5752-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>For a leisurely day’s cycling in Greater Christchurch, you can’t beat the eastern side of the Waimakariri district. It’s easily accessible via the shared pathway along the Christchurch Northern Corridor and is well-served by a growing network of <a href="https://visitwaimakariri.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/A4-Map-WEB.pdf">cycle tracks</a>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Discovering Local &#8211; Kaiapoi</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/05/03/discovering-local-kaiapoi/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Fleming]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2021 20:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycling routes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General A2B by bike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycle rides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pathways]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recreational riding]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/05/03/discovering-local-kaiapoi/" title="Discovering Local &#8211; Kaiapoi" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210411_073424-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Passchendaele Path" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210426_134911-scaled.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-21771" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210426_134911-601x1024.jpg" alt="Start of bikeway north from Cranford St" width="300" height="511" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210426_134911-601x1024.jpg 601w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210426_134911-176x300.jpg 176w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210426_134911-768x1308.jpg 768w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210426_134911-902x1536.jpg 902w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210426_134911-1203x2048.jpg 1203w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210426_134911-1200x2044.jpg 1200w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210426_134911-scaled.jpg 1503w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px" /></a>The opportunity and subsequent benefits of Covid lockdowns and travel restrictions over the past 12 months to get out locally and discover our own back yard have in a bitter sweet way been significant. What better way to see your &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Photo of the Day: Rangiora Bike &#038; Ride</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/02/15/photo-of-the-day-rangiora-bike-ride/</link>
					<comments>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/02/15/photo-of-the-day-rangiora-bike-ride/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 18:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycle-centric ideas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bike parking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Waimakariri District]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2021/02/15/photo-of-the-day-rangiora-bike-ride/" title="Photo of the Day: Rangiora Bike &#038; Ride" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WhiteSt-BusBikePark-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>There seems to have been a bit of a theme about bike parking in our posts of the past week or so, so let me continue that trend with a good example I came across recently, up in Rangiora. As &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Maintenance &#8211; Who Ya Gonna Call&#8230;?</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2019/12/13/flashback-friday-maintenance-who-ya-gonna-call/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 18:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chch City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Roading]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2019/12/13/flashback-friday-maintenance-who-ya-gonna-call/" title="Flashback Friday: Maintenance &#8211; Who Ya Gonna Call&#8230;?" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rdworkssign1-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rdworkssign1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rdworkssign1-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px" /></a><p><em>Here at Cycling in Chch, we like to be useful as well as just fun and topical. Which is why I like to create blogposts that try to provide helpful advice for all the little things that can create headaches </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Have your Say: A new cycle connection to Waimak</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2019/07/29/have-your-say-a-new-cycle-connection-to-waimak/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 18:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling routes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consultation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2019/07/29/have-your-say-a-new-cycle-connection-to-waimak/" title="Have your Say: A new cycle connection to Waimak" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/KaiapoiPath-stage2-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>Previously <a href="/2018/08/20/new-northern-cycleway-to-waimakariri-coming/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">we mentioned</a> the progress being made to (finally&#8230;) provide a safe cycle crossing of the Waimakariri River as part of the Northern Motorway works. This new link then opens up the possibility of connecting Kaiapoi, Rangiora and further north &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Maintenance: Who Ya Gonna Call&#8230;?</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/11/23/who-ya-gonna-call/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2012/11/23/who-ya-gonna-call/" title="Maintenance: Who Ya Gonna Call&#8230;?" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rdworkssign1-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rdworkssign1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rdworkssign1-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px" /></a><p>No, it&#8217;s probably not the Ghostbusters <em>(and that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExZxocBRumc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reference</a> just went over the head of half my audience&#8230;)</em>. But if you do spot a problem while out riding, there are a number of options you have for making sure &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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