Throughout New Zealand there is a great network of people, organisations and clubs that contribute to cycling. Key initiatives are highlighted below, along with links and key contacts.
Auckland
Auckland Transport provide training to 10,000 children each year in Auckland primary and intermediate schools.
Harbour Sport provide instructor training to teachers in Harbour primary and intermediate schools and Cycling New Zealand rider programmes including Learn to ride and Introduction to Road and Everyday Cycling.
Waikato
Through the
Home of Cycling and
Sport Waikato Cycling New Zealand provide a number of instructor training and rider education programmes for adults and children.
Bay of Plenty
Kids Can Ride – if you are looking for your child to learn to ride and ride safely on the road contact
Tauranga City Council.
Hawkes Bay/Gisborne
Cycling New Zealand provide training in primary, intermediate and secondary schools in the Hawkes Bay through Vicki Butterworth, our Cycling New Zealand Educator (
vicki.butterworth@cyclingnewzealand.nz).
Hastings District Council is a model community, providing cycling friendly infrastructure and education in Hastings District schools, as well as some adult education.
Manawatu/Wanganui
Sport Manawatu and Cycling New Zealand have teamed up in the Manawatu to provide cycle training for children and adults in the Manawatu region. For details contact Phil Stevens -
phil.stevens@sportmanawatu.org.nz
Sport Wanganui have a cycling coordinator Norman Gruebsch, developing community cycling.
Wellington
Pedal Ready, through Greater Wellington Regional Council and Sport Wellington provide cycle skills training in Wellington schools.
Nelson
Districts councils and Sport Tasman have joined forces in the Tasman region to achieve some great cycling outcomes through the Ride On programme.
Click here for more information.
Christchurch
Christchurch City Council have the longest standing cycle skills training programme in the country. Their programme, called
Cycle Safe reaches over 3,000 students each year teaching them off-road and on-road training.
Invercargill
Cycling Southland provide Cycling New Zealand’s Learn to ride training in primary schools, and at the velodrome. Cycling Southland also provide training for students to achieve NCEA credits (level 2) for track cycling.