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From the ground up: a proposal for a bikeable Onehunga

In a week when we’ve been thinking about how kids get to school, and the importance to kids of freedom on wheels, here’s a guest post by Nicholas Lee (cross-posted […]

Free-range kids on bikes: an adventure, and a challenge

One of the reasons many of us do what we do for bike advocacy is because we recall the feeling of freedom and power our bikes first gave us, when […]

Feb 26, 2019
Vita’s vision: a kid’s eye view from the bike seat

Bikes and kids go together like, well, kids and bikes. Every kid who rides knows the feeling of mastery it gives you; and every adult knows that part of the […]

Sep 24, 2017
You won’t believe our most popular blog post ever…

A couple of years ago during the school holidays, we threw together a list of great places to ride with little kids – beyond the driveway, the neighbourhood park, and the local school […]

Jul 14, 2017
How 2km of concrete has changed one family’s life

Charmaine, who blogs as ‘Buzzy in the Burbs‘, is keen to inspire others to get out and explore far and wide, be it on foot or bike. She shares with us […]

Footpath cycling goes to Parliament – have your say!

A few months ago, we wrote about Jo Clendon’s petition to legalise what’s a fairly normal practice for children and their caregivers (as well as older folk): riding on the footpath. Since the […]

Oct 11, 2016
The kids are all right… cycling on the footpath?

With voting very much in the news at the moment, an article caught our eye over the weekend… not about Brexit – about those who aren’t old enough to vote […]

School holiday rides for big and small

Yay, it’s the school holidays! Wait, how is it the holidays already? Still feels like a long summer… which is great, because that means the sunny biking weather continues. As always, check […]

Apr 16, 2016
Go east, young man! A father-son bike (and ferry, and train) adventure

Tim White, from the legendary T White’s Bikes, took a Sunday ride with his son, featuring not one but three modes of transport. As you’ll see, with the right spirit, even a wee […]

Apr 06, 2016

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