In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Submit to the Long Term Plan and GPS! The Long Term Plan for Hamilton City Council is now open for consultation. Matamata-Piako District Council (including Matamata) also has a Long Term Plan open for consultation. The district councils of Waikato (encompassing Ngaruawhaaia and Huntly) and Waipa (including Cambridge and…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Great progress on the Aotearoa Bike Challenge It has been so exciting to see so many people out on their bikes this month! We have accumulated nearly 5,000 km so far this month – what an awesome effort! This has saved an estimated 900 kg of carbon dioxide emissions…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Happy Bike Month 2024 eve! #savethedates It is almost February, which means it is almost time for Bike Month 2024! We hope everyone had a safe and restful holiday period. You can find the full roster of events on our website. Here are the highlights: Bike Waikato Committee member…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Happy Holidays! #BikeWaikatoSummer2023 Welcome to the final newsletter for 2023! This year has been full of ups and downs, and for better or for worse, it has finally reached its end. We started the year in full gear supporting the Transport Choices programme, making submissions and getting support in…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: New Bike Waikato Committee At our October Annual General Meeting (AGM), we elected six volunteer members to form our new committee. We have been so excited and busy getting to know each other and start planning for the next year that we forgot the October newsletter – oops! We…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Bike Waikato Annual General Meeting It’s that time of year again, folks! We will be holding our AGM on Sunday 1st of October from 2pm – 4pm at Go Eco in Frankton. We will provide pizza and drinks, and we will discuss what we have achieved this year and…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Bike Waikato Annual General Meeting It’s that time of year again! We invite you to our annual general meeting (AGM) to be held at Go Eco on Sunday 1 October from 2pm to 4pm. We will be covering our progress over the past year as well as electing new…
CERF Upgrades in full swing: A letter from our Chairperson What a busy month for cycling! Shovels have finally touched the ground for the first of twenty-nine CERF projects in Frankton, Hamilton. It’s incredible to see these projects that have been ideas on paper for such a long time becoming reality, and especially at such…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: A note from our Chairperson It’s been another big month for Bike Waikato behind the scenes! We’ve been involved in a lot of meetings with Council and stakeholders to deliver the best version of the CERF (Climate Emergency Response Fund) and LCLR (Low Cost Low Risk) projects. This month,…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Hamilton City Annual Plan – Come Support! Thank you to all of our members who joined the call in supporting cycling infrastructure in Hamilton City Council’s Annual Plan. Bike Waikato will be making our verbal submission directly to Councillors on May 18 (this Thursday!) at 11.10am. If you’re in…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Hamilton Annual Plan: Call for Submissions The Annual Plan sets the annual budget and spending for Council in the upcoming year and is currently out for submissions from the public. We’ll be making a submission to voice our support for cycling projects, and we strongly encourage you to make…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Te Awa – The Great New Zealand River Ride opening celebrations After 14 years, the fantastic Te Awa walking and biking trail now finally connects Ngaaruawaahia to Hamilton and right through to Cambridge and Lake Karapiro. The last leg was opened recently, so this Sunday the 26th of March…
Matt to step down as co-chair To focus on his transport role at Hamilton City Council, Matt Leach will be stepping down as co-chair of Bike Waikato. Matt has done wonders during his time with us and the committee thanks him for all his hard work. Here are some final words from the man himself:…
Bike Month is about celebrating and supporting local cycle initiatives wherever possible. With that in mind, we reached out to two non-client facing Bike Friendly Business nominees to ask what it means to provide staff with cycling facilities. Here’s what they had to say: Waikato Regional Council: At Waikato Regional Council, we want cycling to…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Next month is Bike Month Bike Month is an annual celebration of cycling held in February each year, with biking-related events run by a range of Waikato organisations including Bike Waikato, Hamilton City Council and Go Eco. Explore Kirikiriroa in one of the group rides, park your bike with…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Introducing our new co-chairs Matt Leach and Melissa Smith have been nominated as the new co-chairs of Bike Waikato, following Richard Porter taking a step back from Bike Waikato after many years of service. Matt formed part of the inaugural Bike Waikato committee in 2019 to help get more…
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato: Our AGM in September resulted in five new people joining the Bike Waikato Committee. We would like to welcome Melissa, Kelli, Stephen, Benjamin and Chris on board to join Matt, Stu and Neil who have stayed on for another year. We’ve taken the last couple of months while councils…
This is the last post in our series where we are publishing the answers from candidates for the 2022 local elections who provided us with responses to active and sustainable transport questions. Working out who to vote for in the 2022 local elections can be a tough choice when it is hard to tell what…
This is the third post in our series where we are publishing the answers from candidates for the 2022 local elections who provided us with responses to active and sustainable transport questions. Working out who to vote for in the 2022 local elections can be a tough choice when it is hard to tell what…
The second in series of posts where we are publishing the answers from candidates for the 2022 local elections who provided us with responses to active and sustainable transport questions. Working out who to vote for in the 2022 local elections can be a tough choice when it is hard to tell what values candidates…