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Event resources

To help give you ideas and guidance we've provided the following documents:

How To guides

Brand guidelines and logos

Posters and flyers

Poster templates

Safety tips

Regional media release templates

Chainletter

The Bike Wise Month Newsletters can be downloaded using the following links:

Radio adverts

Bike Wise will be running radio advertisements on a selection of national radio networks leading up to and during Bike Wise Month.  The advertising for 2010 has been spread across stations that have a primary audience of females and families, and has been designed to achieve maximum possible reach within this audience. The advertising will be broadcast over 65 stations from Northland to Southland and most places in between, plus news fillers will be broadcast on AZB reaching 71 stations. 

15 second advertisement - listen/download (MP3, 588KB)
30 second advertistement - listen/download (MP3, 1 MB)

Free radio donut advert

Bike Wise has created a free radio 'donut' advert for event co-ordinators who are planning on placing advertising with their local radio network. The format of the advert is known as a 'donut' because it has a blank 11 second segment in the middle that allows room for you to insert local information. There is no obligation to use this free resource but it may provide valuable continuity with Bike Wise's scheduled radio network promotion. 

30 second donut - listen/download (MP3, 1MB)

Radio advertising schedule 2010

The National radio advertising schedule is available to help local coordinators plan their own advertising around the national time slots.
2010 Radio advertising schedule (XLS, 120 KB) 

Merchandise

Promotional text

Suggested text and images to help you promote Bike Wise within your organisation.

The Bike Wise Advisory Group

A fundamental part of the Bike Wise philosophy is collaborative working - we work well with others.

The Bike Wise programme is well supported by the Bike Wise Advisory Group a body of national agencies that share a common interest in cycling. This committee ensures:

  • Cooperation
  • Collaboration
  • Information-sharing
  • Shared commitment
  • Shared action

As of 2009 the Bike Wise Advisory Group consists of representatives from the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Health, NZ Transport Agency, Sport and Recreation New Zealand, Accident Compensation Corporation, New Zealand Police, the Cycling Advocates Network, BikeNZ, and the Bicycle Industry Association of New Zealand.

For more information on these organisations view the websites listed below:

Promote Bike Wise

Please help promote Bike Wise by:

  • Linking your website to the Bike Wise website.
  • Adding Bike Wise Week information to your events section of your website and newsletters.
  • Promoting Bike Wise Month in your staff newsletter and emails.

Note: to save a logo to your computer, right-click on it and choose 'save as'.

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Bike Wise Month
1 - 28 February 2009
Find out what's happening in your region!
Link: www.bikewise.co.nz

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Hop on a bike and give cycling a go during Bike Wise Month (1 - 28 February 2009).

Bike Wise is a nationwide programme of cycling events.
Visit www.bikewise.co.nz to find out what's happening in your region.

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Bike Wise Month
1 - 28 February 2009

Bike Wise Month is a nationally co-ordinated programme of events that promotes safety and biking as an enjoyable, fun, healthy and sustainable means of transport.

Bike Wise Month includes a number of events, such as:

  • Go By Bike Day
    Wednesday 18 February 2009
  • Business Battle
    1 - 28 February 2009
  • Mayoral Challenge
    Any Saturday or Sunday between 1 - 28 February 2009

Hop on a bike and give cycling a go during Bike Wise Month.
Visit www.bikewise.co.nz to find out what's happening in your region.

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Bike Wise Month
1 - 28 February 2009

Bike Wise Month is a nationally co-ordinated programme of events that promotes safety and biking as an enjoyable, fun, healthy and sustainable means of transport.

Bike Wise Month includes a number of events, such as:

Go By Bike Day (Wednesday 18 February 2009)

  • A day on which New Zealanders, young and old are encouraged to cycle to school or work.

Bike Wise Battle (1 - 28 February 2009)

  • The Bike Wise Battle is an inter-organisation competition which aims to get more people biking more often. Organisations that get the highest percentage of staff on a bike during the Bike Wise Battle are eligible to win some great prizes.

Bike Wise Mayoral Challenge (any Saturday or Sunday between 1 - 28 February 2009)

  • The Bike Wise Mayoral Challenge is a national community event where Mayors from around New Zealand are challenged to see who can get the most people cycling behind them.
    Visit www.bikewise.co.nz: to find out what's happening in your region.

Sponsors

The NZ Transport Agency and the Ministry of Health are currently funding all the administration and coordination costs related to the Bike Wise Programme (Bike Wise Month) and the three major events: Go By Bike Day, the Bike Wise Challenge and the Bike Wise Mayoral Challenge.

NZ Transport Agency logo ministry of health logo new zealand government logo sustainability logo

The NZ Transport Agency and the Ministry of Health thank the following organisations for assisting in delivering Bike Wise 2009:


Avanti
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SPARC
 

Merchandise

Our 2010 merchandise range has fantastic products that will help you to run a fun, safe, and successful Bike Wise event. View the full range of products and prices.

To place your Bike Wise merchandise order, download the order form (Word, 106 KB), complete and return it to orderbikewise@nzta.govt.nz.

 

Results

2009 Results

2008 results

Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

What is the Challenge about?

The Bike Wise Challenge is about encouraging people who don't normally ride to hop on a bike, give it a go and have fun. That's why the competition rewards those who achieve the highest staff participation rates.

You just need to try and get as many of your colleagues to hop on a bike during the Challenge period. They can ride wherever they feel comfortable for 10 minutes or 2kms. The more times they ride gives them a greater chance of winning a prize.

There are some great prizes up for grabs so make sure that you log into the website and record the cycling you complete each day, between 1 February to 28 February 2010. If you miss a day, you won't be disqualified, but you'll miss out on being eligible for that day’s daily prize.

How to register

Firstly, check if your organisation is already registered. If it is not registered, go to the registration page and choose 'Register an Organisation'. Follow the process to register your organisation, and register yourself as a participant.

If your organisation is already registered then just go to the registration page, select your organisation from the drop-down list and register yourself as a participant in that organisation.

Now all you have to do is encourage as many of your colleagues as possible to go on to the website, register themselves and have a go at cycling once during the Challenge!

Logging your trips

Once the Challenge begins, use the Log Trip page to enter any cycling that you do.  Each participant must enter their own trip details.

Live results will be shown throughout the Challenge so you can see how well you, your department and your organisation are going.

How are the results calculated?

Percentage participation is calculated by dividing the "total number of employees who biked (and registered their biking online)" by the "total number of employees in the organisation".

Note that where regional branches have been registered as separate organisations, participation will be counted toward the efforts of each branch individually, and not included in the results of any parent organisations.

What are the rules?

  1. Participants just need to bike once for a minimum of 10mins or 2km
  2. All biking counts (with the exception of stationary bikes)
  3. No motorised bikes allowed. Cycles only.
  4. Honesty is essential for this competition to work. Please be honest and show the integrity that reflects your business practice.
  5. Only biking done between the Challenge start and finish dates will count.
  6. If there is evidence of cheating the whole organisation will be disqualified.
  7. All participants must be employees of the organisation.
  8. In the event of a draw in any of the size categories, the winner will be the organisation that has the highest percentage of "Rookie" cyclists on their team. A "Rookie" cyclist is someone who usually never bikes, or who bikes only a few times a year. This data is collected in the survey form that everyone fills out when registering for the Challenge.
  9. The minimum size of an organisation or department is 3 people, even if the organisation employs less people than 3.
  10. If a regional branch of an organisation registers itself as a separate organisation, participation will be counted toward the efforts of that branch only, and not accrued to any parent organisations.
  11. To win a national prize a minimum of 10% or of your department or organisation must participate in the Bike Wise Challenge.
  12. The Judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

What are the size categories?

There five size categories for your organisation (or department) to compete in:

  • Very small: 3 - 6 employees
  • Small: 7 - 24 employees
  • Medium: 25 - 99 employees
  • Large: 100 - 499 employees
  • Very Large: 500 + employees

What are the Regions?

You can win the Participation Award by getting the highest percentage of staff riding a bike for your size category in your region. The 15 regions are:

  • Northland
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
  • BOP
  • Taranaki
  • Manawatu/Wanganui
  • Gisborne/Hawkes Bay
  • Wellington/Wairarapa
  • Nelson/Tasman
  • Marlborough
  • Canterbury
  • Otago
  • Southland
  • West Coast
  • Nationwide (for organisations with offices in more than one region)

What can I win?

Prizes for 2010 will include spot prizes for every day of the Bike Wise Challenge. We are giving away a $100 Avanti voucher and a $50 Ground Effect voucher every day for 28 days.

New for 2010 - we have a Hoyts double movie pass to give away each day to a top encourager. All you need to do is get someone to ride a bike (who hasn't biked in over a year) and you will go in the draw to win.

There are three Avanti bikes as prizes that anyone taking part could win.

The top organisation in each size category will receive a voucher towards a morning tea shout (10 to be won). The top organisation and department in each region and size category will recieve a framed certificate to display in their office - and don't forget the bragging rights!!!

Remember, this is not a competition to see who can cycle the furthest during the month - it's about getting people to try riding a bike, and to try making some short journeys by bike rather than by car.  We encourage you to set your own goals during the month and challenge yourself to achieve them. Don't forget to reward yourself for all your efforts!

Why Register a Department?

Registering your department means you compete against other departments of the same size. So if your department does well you can win prizes, even if your organisation overall does not.

It's also a chance to set up internal competitions and get the various departments in your organisation competing against each other. This is a great way to get your whole organisation's participation rate up.

Where can I view previous results?

Spreadsheets of previous results are available on this website. View previous results.

How can I register without an email address?

You need an email address to be able to register online. If you don't have a work email address, one option is to setup an address with a free webmail provider such as Yahoo! or Hotmail.

When do registrations for the Bike Wise Challenge close?

Participants may register until the end of the Challenge period (28 February 2010). They don't need to have biked every day during that time, they only need to have biked once for their participation to count.

How can I change my organisation name/size other details?

If you are the organisation coordinator (this is usually the person that registered the organisation) login and go to 'My Organisation'. You should be able to see a 'modify details' link. Clicking on the 'modify details' link will present you with a form that allows you to update the name, size, correct spelling mistakes or typos and other details for your organisation.

How can I change my department name/size other details?

If you are the department coordinator (this is usually the person that registered the department) login and go to 'My Organisation'. You should be able to see a 'modify details' link. Clicking on the 'modify details' link will present you with a form that allows you to update the name, size, correct spelling mistakes or typos and other details for your department.

Why can't I register more than one or department?

A participant may only be a coordinator for one organisation or department. So if you want to set up another department, you will firstly need to transfer your coordinator duties to another participant within your organisation.To do this, click on the 'modify details' link and select a new coordinator from the people registered in your department (nb this link is only available to department coordinators).

Our organisation has been registered twice - how can I remove one?

If more than one person registers an organisation, it will appear more than once in the drop-down menu in the registration page. It will also usually result in participants registering under different instances of the organisation. If this has happened, please use the contact form to let us know, so that we can merge all the participants under one instance of the organisation, and delete the other one.

Should I include colleagues that are ill, or on holiday, in the organisation size?

It's very likely that most organisations will have people who cannot participate because they are ill, or on holiday, or for another reason. However, these staff should still be included in your official 'organisation size' figure.

Can a coordinator log participants' biking all in one go?

No - currently, biking can only be recorded for the participant that is currently logged in. This may change for future events.

What is the last day to log my biking?

The final day to log your kms on the website is Tuesday 2 March 2010.

Help us to add more questions to this page

If you have more questions please email bikewise@nzta.govt.nz

Bike Wise Challenge coordinator information

Please find relevant information for Bike Wise Challenge coordinators below.
For more general information read the Bike Wise Challenge FAQ.

Updated: 1 December 2009

Register as a Bike Wise Challenge coordinator

Register your organisation to take part in the Bike Wise Challenge - sign-up via the website and encourage your work mates or members of your organisationto do the same.

The first person within an organisation to register as a participant, is automatically designated as the 'coordinator' for that organisation. (Coordinator status may be transferred to someone else in the organisation when others have signed-up.)

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Coordinator Kits

All Bike Wise Challenge coordinators will receive a coordinator’s kit containing the following promotional resources:

  • 2 Bike Wise Month posters
  • 1 Go By Bike Day poster
  • 5 Bike Wise Challenge posters

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Merchandise

You can also order extra resources from us. We sell all our merchandise at cost with the aim of providing good quality, useful resources to people at the lowest price possible.

If you would like to purchase anything we encourage you to do soon as we want to ensure we get it to you on time for your events.

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Prizes

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

  • National category winners: 
    1 prize for the winning organisation and 1 prize for the winning department (within organisations) in each of the 5 size categories of a framed certificate and voucher for a scumptious morning tea shout (total 10 prizes).
  • Regional winners:
    The winning organisations and departments in each region will receive a framed certificate as well as bragging rights to the most cycle-friendly organisation in the area!
  • Participant spot prizes
    All participants will go into a draw to win of three Avanti Bikes, plus there will be daily spot prizes of Avanti and Ground Effect vouchers, and double movie passes for the top encouragers (people who get the highest number of their friends, family, colleagues to try cycling).

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Promoting the Bike Wise Challenge

Each organisation will receive a selection of posters to help promote the Challenge to your members/staff. 

Bike Wise Challenge 2010 poster (PDF 342 KB)

Bike Wise Month 2010 poster (PDF 300 KB)

Go By Bike Day 2010 poster (PDF 268 KB)

Sponsors logos

Avanti are once again the main sponsor of Bike Wise Month and the Bike Wise Challenge. To show our appreciation of the sponsor’s support and to help gain their support in future years we encourage you to include these logos on any marketing material you use, eg. posters, fliers, adverts, web pages etc.

Avanti Logo (JPG 31 KB)

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Bike Wise logo

There is a Bike Wise logo available for use, supported by guidelines to assist you. Placement is not mandatory, however, it provides consistent brand awareness for the Bike Wise Programme at a local and national level. We welcome the use of the logos on all promotional material relating to Bike Wise supported activity.

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Key dates/milestones

Important dates relating to the Bike Wise Challenge are listed below.

January 2010

  • Registrations open.

January 2010 onwards

  • Posters distributed to coordinators who have registered.

1 February - 28 February 2010

  • Bike Wise Challenge takes place.
  • Daily draw winners announced.

March 2010

  • Winners announced and prizes distributed.

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All Bike Wise Challenge enquiries:

Email us: bikewise@nzta.govt.nz.

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Mayoral Challenge

2010 Mayoral Challenge

This month nearly 50 New Zealand towns and cities are competing for the title of Cycle Mad City by getting as many people as possible to follow the mayor on a fun bike ride. Rain or shine, Kiwi's around the country are showing us how much they love their bikes by turning out in force behind their mayor. 

A point is given for each participant, and the winning town is the one who gets the highest percentage of their population out on a bike behind the Mayor. Good luck to all the towns and cities taking part this year.

Tallying the points: Coordinators, please download the points summary sheet and submit it by Monday 8th March for your results to count.

2009 Results :

It was a fierce competition in 2009 as mayors around the country encouraged their residents to get out on a bike and have some fun!  Congratulations to all the participants and coordinators of the 2009 Mayoral Challenge. 2009's Cycle Mad Cities are:

  • New Plymouth District - over 58,000 population
  • Central Hawke's Bay District - 11,000 to 58,000 population
  • Opotiki District - under 11,000 population

 Download results summary as a spreadsheet (XLS 21.5KB)

Previous results (2008)

2008's Cycle Mad Cities were:

  • Rodney District Council (category: over 58,000+ population)
  • Central Hawke's Bay District Council (category: 11,000 - 58,000 population)
  • Opotiki District Council (category: under 11,000 population)

Download these results as a spreadsheet (XLS 22 KB)
Download 2006 census population data (XLS 24KB)

Co-ordinating Organisation 2008 points Region Population
City/District Winner over 58,000+      
Rodney District Council 2239 Rodney District 89,562
Upper Hutt City&Hutt City 1858 Hutt Valley 136,116
Wellington City Council 1585 Wellington City 179,466
New Plymouth District Council 948 New Plymouth District 68,898
Hamilton City Council 821 Hamilton City 129,249
Franklin District Council 721 Franklin District 58,932
Sport Manawatu 260 Palmerston North City 75,543
RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay 243 Hastings District 70,842
Sport Otago 230 Dunedin City 118,683
Sport Bay of Plenty-Rotorua 56 Rotorua District 65,901
City/District Winner between 11,000-58,000    
Central Hawke's Bay District Council 684 Central Hawke's Bay District 12,957
Marlborough Roads 664 Marlborough District 42,549
Selwyn District Council 420 Selwyn District 33,666
Nelson City Council 400 Nelson City 42,888
Taupo District Council 375 Taupo District 32,421
Sport Manawatu 342 Manawatu District 28,254
Canterbury District Health Board 318 Ashburton District 27,372
Porirua City Council 304 Porirua City 48,546
Horizons Regional Council 299 Wanganui District 42,639
Central Otago District Council 190 Central Otago District 22,959
South Taranaki District Council 187 South Taranaki District 26,484
Sport Waitaki 181 Waitaki District 20,223
Whakatane District Council 168 Whakatane District 33,300
Sport Gisborne 151 Gisborne District 44,463
Papakura District Council 132 Papakura District 45,183
Timaru District Council 72 Timaru District 42,870
Sport Clutha 67 Clutha District 16,839
City/District Winner under 11,000      
Opotiki District Council 603 Opotiki District 8,976
Wairoa District Council 335 Wairoa District 8,481
Kawerau District Council 286 Kawerau District 6,921
NZ Police-Te Kuiti 246 Waitomo District 9,438
Stratford District Council 171 Stratford District 8,892
NZ Police-Otorohanga 162 Otorohanga District 9,075
Waimate District Council 88 Waimate District 7,206
Westland District Council 45 Westland District 8,403

We'd love to publish your pictures Mayoral Challenge events. Send us a photo!

Previous results (2007)

Region People on Ride Total Points
Wellington 1799 1834
Orewa 1400 1615
Hutt 986 996
New Plymouth 600 810
Selwyn 678 798
Marlborough 659 664
Nelson City 546 646
Central Hawke’s Bay 326 546
Hastings 296 476
Taupo 285 410
Ashburton 153 408
Porirua 363 404
Gisborne 150 400
Waipa 167 387
Wanganui 231 386
Dunedin 302 352
Feilding 279 344
Whakatane 158 268
Rotorua 151 231
Hokitika 196 226
Invercargill 168 220
Waitakere City Council 180 210
Tasman 175 205
Central Otago District 99 176
Wairoa 60 170
Tauranga 65 75
Total People involved 10429  

 

Bike Wise coordinator event registration

Registrations have now closed for coordinators wishing to register community and/or school events for Bike Wise Month - February 2010. If you have already registrered and need to update your details you can still log in to your account.

To register yourself and/or your organisation for the Bike Wise Challenge, please go to the Bike Wise Challenge website.

Only official Go By Bike Day and Mayoral Challenge events are eligible to receive breakfast vouchers and a coordinators kit, provided they meet the below criteria:

  • The Go By Bike Day breakfast/Mayoral Challenge is a community event open to the public to attend.
  • The Go By Bike Day breakfast/Mayoral Challenge is held in a public place and all cyclists who attend are invited to partake in the breakfast free of charge.
  • The Go By Bike Day breakfast/Mayoral Challenge is promoted to the general public to participate.

Any organisation can run their own Go By Bike Day event and provide their own breakfast. Bike Wise will provide these ‘general’ events with a general coordinators kit.

 

 

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Greymouth

Hokitika

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Invercargill

Events will be added here as they are registered.

Bike links

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Lifestyle info

Safety information

Research and statistics

Strategies for cycling

 

Events: Otago

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Alexandra

Cromwell

Dunedin

Oamaru

Arrowtown

Wanaka

New events will be added here as they are registered.

Events: Canterbury

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Ashburton

Chatham Islands

Christchurch

Fairlie

Kaikoura

Methven

Selwyn District

Timaru

Waimate

New events will be added here as they are registered.

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