Bike Waikato April 2025 Newsletter
In this newsletter from Bike Waikato:
- Submissions Wrapup – Driver Licence Changes, Waikato District Long Term Plan, and Safe Speed Limits
- Merch Store – Represent Your Local Cycling Advocacy Group
- Upcoming Events – Annual General Meeting (AGM) booked
- Success at Your Neighbourhood Peacockes Event
- Frustrating News – Another Cycling “Accident”
Submissions Wrapup – Driver Licence Changes, Waikato District Long Term Plan, and Safe Speed Limits
We have been busy behind the scenes working through submissions to Central and local Government.
We strongly encourage you to have your say as well.
You can read our submissions on our website at the links below:
- Cobham Drive Speed Limit Reduction – closes 30 April, today! Make your submission here.
- Graduated Driver Licensing System (GDLS) changes – closes 9 June – make your submission here
- Waikato District Council Long Term Plan (LTP) – closes 11 May – make your submission here
Merch Store
Did you know that Bike Waikato has a merch store?
You can find it at our website or at the link here.
By purchasing and wearing our merchandise, you are directly supporting Bike Waikato and our core mahi: more people on bikes, safely. Your support keeps the wheels turning behind the scenes and makes our message visible – plus you get some pretty cool stuff, too!
Upcoming Events – Annual General Meeting (AGM) booked
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 12 July.
This is your opportunity to hear about what we have achieved over the past year, learn more about our work, and possibly join the Committee.
Save the date!
Success at Your Neighbourhood Peacockes Event
We brought our Bike Valet and joined forces with Go Eco to bring the complimentary Bike Hub to the Your Neighbourhood Event in Peacockes on 5 April.
We parked approximately a dozen bikes and had conversations with over twenty Hamiltonians! There was a lot of interest in the work of Bike Hub and the developing cycling infrastructure in Peacockes.
Frustrating News – Another Cycling “Accident”
A young woman was run over by a truck in the early morning of 29 April in Central Hamilton. She was riding her bike to work.
No further information has been released at this stage.
The cyclist is reportedly in serious condition. Our thoughts are with her at this time. Nobody deserves this just for getting around on a bicycle.
Only in February, we shared that a cyclist had been hit by a driver on their way to work on Anzac Parade Bridge.
This cannot continue to happen. This is not acceptable.
At the same time, the driver who killed a commuting cyclist on Tristram Road three years ago has not been disqualified from driving. The Judge agreed with the Police that the lack of cycle lanes likely contributed to the death—but there has been no indication as yet that this fatal mistake will be fixed.
Who is going to be held responsible? What is going to change?
We encourage you to get in touch with your local representatives and Council members to tell them that urgent improvements are needed to save lives and livelihoods.
Watch this space for more calls for action from Bike Waikato.
