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Events: Wellington Region
Hutt Valley
Mayoral Challenge
Event: Bike the Trail
Date: 28 February 2010, 09:00 am
Location: Hutt River Trail
What's happening: Bring your friends and family and enjoy an easy, flat scenic bike ride down the Hutt River Trail to Hikoikoi Reserve, Petone. Try the 2 1/2 hour ride covering 25km from Harcourt Park in Upper Hutt or the 1 hour 12km ride starting from Eastern Hutt Road in Stokes Valley.
The ride will be followed by a BBQ at Hikoikoi Reserve with live music, giveaways and fun for the whole family including a trial riding display by some of the best technical and trick riders in New Zealand.
Free return trnasport is available for you and your bike from 11am - 1pm.
Be in to win great spot prizes including some brand new Avanti Bikes courtesy of the team at Avanti Plus Lower Hutt.
Web: www.bikethetrail.co.nz
Go By Bike Day
Event: Bike to Work Breakfast
Date: 17 February 2010, 07:00 am
Location: Upper Hutt City Council
What's happening: Breakfast to promote cycling to work and school. Participants who cycle on this day can stop off for a healthy breakfast on their way to work or school.
Go By Bike Day
Event: Go By Bike Day Breakfast
Date: 17 February 2010, 07:00 am
Location: Laings Road, Lower Hutt
What's happening: The Hutt Valley is a great place for cycling ans we all know that cycling is healthy, environemantally friendly and a great way to travel!
Come down and enjoy a free nutritious breakfast plus be in to win spot prizes, including cycle products, t-shirts and drink bottles and celebrate Bike Wise month.
Other Event
Event: Trentham Military Camp GBBD
Date: 17 February 2010, 07:00 am
Location: Trentham, Upper Hutt
What's happening: NZ Army/Defence staff and personell (hoping for 100-150 riders) will ride to Trentham Camp, then as a group ride up to U/Hut CC's GBBD event for photo op. Ride back to Camp for after event speeches, spot prizes & (hopefully) light breakfast.
Other Event
Event: Bikewise month
Date: 1 February 2010, 00:00 am
Location: 15 Main St Upper Hutt
What's happening: Free bike safety checks during the whole month.of February.
Other Event
Event: Start Me Up
Date: 7 March 2010, 1:00 pm
Location: Hikoikoi Reserve Petone Foreshore
What's happening: Start Me Up Women's walk, cycle or run challenge
Have a go at a 4km or 8km walk or run or 15km or 25km cycle along the hutt River Trail. Teens 12-16 years welcome. Great prizes. Entry $15 online at ignitesport.org.nz
Kapiti Coast
Mayoral Challenge
Event: Wheely Good River Bank Ride
Date: 12 February 2010, 4:00 pm
Location: Paraparaumu
What's happening: Pedal To The Picnic and The Wheely Good Riverbank Ride which doubles as Kapiti's Mayoral Challenge.
Come to Otaihanga Domain. Mayoral ride starts at 6pm . Other activities from 4.30pm onwards. Play on the skills courses, tjumps amps and see saws, try to ride a unicycle, fun games on bikes prizes and giveaways. Kids decorate your bike Bring your picnic tea. Remember the lights for going home.
Web: www.sportwellington.org.nz
Go By Bike Day
Event: Otaki Pedal to the Picnic
Date: 19 February 2010, 4:30 pm
Location: Otaki Huruatai Park
What's happening: Otaki Pedal to the Picnic and the Ride round the historic parts of Otaki. This is an official Go By bike event
decorated bike competition.
Bring your family to Haruatai park with a picnic tea and be part of the Otaki Pedal to the Picnic
4.30pm: Skills course with jumps and seesaws etc. Frisbee soccer on your bike. Various other activities Free entry to the pool for children.
5pm: Decorated bikes
5.30pm: Frocks on Bikes and Cycle in your Suit competition
6pm: The Round the historic parts of Otaki. Ride 6.30pm onwards: eat your picnic in the park and continue with the skills course and free entry to the pool for children
Web: www.sportwellington.org.nz
Go By Bike Day
Event: Paekakariki Pedal to the Picnic
Date: 5 March 2010, 4:30 pm
Location: Paekakariki School
What's happening: bring a Picnic to paekakariki Pedal to the Picnic for fun on the skills course with jumps ramps and seesaws plus other activities eg cycle soccer, balance activities, post the parcel, waiter races and opportunity to see and try unicycling.
5pm: Decorated bikes competition. 6pm: Local ride of varying distances.
Web: www.sportwellington.org.nz
Go By Bike Day
Event: Go By Bike Day
Date: 17 February 2010, 07:00 am
Location: Kapiti Coast District Council
What's happening: A Selection of Breakfast items and spot prizes to encourage communing to work and school (polytechnic's)
Web: kapiticoast.govt.nz
Go By Bike Day
Event: Get on your bike
Date: 16 February 2010, 08:30 am
Location: Marine Gardens
What's happening: encouraging more cyclclists around this area with a healthy snack and drink for riding
Web: www.kapiticoast.govt.nz
Wellington
Go By Bike Day
Event: CAW Go By Bike Day
Date: 17 February 2010, 07:00 am
Location: Queens Wharf
What's happening: The CAW Go By Bike Day is a celebration of cycling from A to B. As well as the free breakfast there will be a variety stalls and loads of good company. Enjoy a spin along the beautiful Wellington waterfront on your way to the event.
Other Event
Event: Love To Roll
Date: 14 February 2010, 1:30 pm
Location: Beach next to Freyburg pool to Island Bay festival
What's happening: Wellington ladies and their loved ones (be they bikes, beaus or buddies) are invited to celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day with a Frocks on Bikes excursion. REGISTER FREE AT: www.frocksonbikes.org
Other Event
Event: Active A2B
Date: 1 February 2010, 08:00 am
Location: All over Wellington
What's happening: Active a2b is a health and wellbeing programme run by Greater Wellington to encourage employees in Wellington workplaces to walk or cycle to work. It runs from January to March 2010 and aims to transform your trip to work into something valuable.
See www.gw.govt.nz/activea2b for more information.
Wairarapa
Other Event
Event: Whatman on Wheels
Date: 26 February 2010, 10:15 am
Location: Wairarapa
What's happening: Pre-schoolers can be Bike Wise too.
Other Event
Event: Wheels in motion - bike day 2010
Date: 17 February 2010, 10:00 am
Location: UCOL Kids
What's happening: Wheels in motion day for UCOL kids. We encourage our children to be healthy by education them on healthy food and exercise. Road safety is an important part of their education if walking or biking.
