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Go By Bike Day - coordinator information
- When is the Bike Wise Go By Bike Day?
- What is the Bike Wise Go By Bike Day?
- How do I register my Go By Bike Day with you?
- Breakfast food
- Coordinator kits
- Incentives - eligibility criteria
- Merchandise
- Resources and tips for running a successful Go By Bike Day event
- Promoting the details of your Go By Bike Day event
- Design template – for Go By Bike Day Posters
- Media release
- Sponsors logos
- Bike Wise Logo
- Bike Wise Challenge
- Who Participated in Go By Bike Day 2009?
- Key dates/milestones
- More information and contact details
When is the Bike Wise Go By Bike Day?
Go By Bike Day will be held nationally on Wednesday 17 February 2010.
What is the Bike Wise Go By Bike Day?
Go By Bike Day is a great opportunity to increase the visibility of cycling as a sustainable, safe and enjoyable form of transport. The day rewards existing cyclists as well as increases the visibility of safe cycling as a valid mode of transport. New Zealanders are encouraged to ditch vehicular transport and take their bike instead! Go By Bike Day events are organised by a variety of stakeholders such as local and regional councils, regional sports trusts, cycle groups and other organisations with an interest in cycling. Communities are encouraged to cycle down to their local Go By Bike Day event and enjoy a healthy breakfast, entertainment and celebrate the positive outcomes of more people cycling more often. In 2009, Go By Bike Day events took place in 57 centres throughout New Zealand.
How do I register my Go By Bike Day with you?
Go By Bike Day registrations will be open from 9th November 2009 to 11 December 2009. A link will be provided from this site for electronic registration.
Breakfast food
For 2010 official Go By Bike Day events we will provide coordinators with supermarket vouchers so that they can purchase their own breakfast products. The Ministry of Health will be providing some guidelines for healthy breakfast options.
Please note that breakfast foods are not available for general events such as those held at workplaces and schools. For more information, see 'Incentives - eligibility criteria' below.
Coordinator kits
Everyone who organises an official Go By Bike Day event will receive a coordinator’s kit containing promotional resources and items to be used as prizes or given away to participants on the day:
Contents of coordinator kit for offical Go By Bike Day events will include:
- 20 Bike Wise reflective slap bands
- 20 Bike Wise puncture repair kits
- 50 Bike Wise reflective cats eye stickers
- 2 Bike Wise LED front and rear lights
- 5 Bike Wise drink bottles
- 40 Hey Motorist, Hey Cyclist fliers
- 1 Coordinators T-shirt
- 50 Bike Wise balloons
- 2 Bike Wise sport towels
- 5 Bike Wise bike bells
- 10 Bike Wise pens
- 2 Bike Wise high visibility back pack covers
- 1 Bike Wise reflective tailgates
- A selection of Bike Wise posters as ordered by you
Please note that the contents of the coordinator kit will differ for general events.
Incentives - eligibility criteria
Any organisation can run a Go By Bike Day event and provide their own breakfast. Bike Wise will provide these ‘general’ events with a general coordinators kit.
Only official Go By Bike Day events are eligible to receive breakfast vouchers and a coordinators kit, provided they meet the below criteria:
The Go By Bike Day breakfast is a community event open to the public to attend.
The Go By Bike Day breakfast 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 is promoted to the general public to participate.
Allocation of event incentives and coordinator kits is made at the discretion of the Bike Wise Programme.
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 it soon as we want to ensure we get it to you on time for your events. Merchandise for 2010 has been ordered and will be added to the website as it comes into stock.
Resources and tips for running a successful Go By Bike Day event
For some great tips on how to organise a successful Go By Bike Day, download Planning a Go By Bike Day (DOC 263 KB).
We have also produced a range of resources and 'how to' guides to help you plan and implement your event.
Promoting the details of your Go By Bike Day event
The details of your Go By Bike Day will automatically be added to the Bike Wise website when you register. You will not be able to complete your registration until you have provided your event details. You will be able to log back in to update your event details at a later date if you don't have every little detail confirmed when you register.
The details you provide will be will not be checked first before being posted on our website. Therefore it is important that the information you provide us is correct and complete.
You may also wish to promote your event on other sport event listing websites, such as www.playsport.co.nz.
Design template – for Go By Bike Day Posters
When you register your Go By Bike Day event, you will be able to order a selection of Bike Wise posters to help raise awareness of Bike Wise Month and promote events in your area.
In addition to this, you can create customised posters for your own Go By Bike Day event, by downloading the poster template and adding your details and the relevant logos.
- Template instructions (PDF 335 KB)
- Go By Bike Day 2010 poster template (PDF 1.0 MB)
Media release
To make it quick and easy for you to promote your Go By Bike Day event, we have created a media release template for event coordinators to use. Besides helping to promote and raise awareness of your Go By Bike Day, using the template will help to spread key Bike Wise messages around the country during Bike Wise Month.
All you will need to do is download the media release, fill in your local information and send out to your local media.
Sponsors logos
Avanti have again come on board as the major sponsor of Bike Wise Month 2010. To show our appreciation of Avanti's support and to help gain their support in future years we encourage you to include the Avanti logos on any marketing material you use eg. posters, fliers, adverts, web pages, etc.
Avanti logo (JPG, 3MB)
Bike Wise Logo
There is a Bike Wise Month 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.
Bike Wise Challenge
The Bike Wise Challenge (formerly Bike Wise Battle) is a great tool that you can use to get more first-time and infrequent cyclists on a bike. It’s also an ideal way to promote your biking events. For more information visit www.bikewisebattle.org.nz
Who Participated in Go By Bike Day 2009?
Click on the link below to see who coordinated Go By Bike Day events in 2008 and 2009. It may be useful to contact them to share success stories and information or to scope out opportunities to work together.
Go By Bike Day participating centres 2009 (XLS 39KB)
Go By Bike Day participating centres 2008 (XLS, 24 KB)
Key dates/milestones
Important dates relating to Go By Bike Day are listed below:
December 2009
- Go By Bike Day registrations close.
- Posters distributed to Go By Bike Day coordinators.
December 2009/January 2010
- Coordinator kits distributed to Go By Bike Day coordinators.
- Supermarket vouchers and healthy food guidelines distributed to coordinators.
- Media release templates and radio "donuts" available to download from website.
17 February 2010
- Go By Bike Day.
More information and contact details
If you and your organisation plans to host a Go By Bike Day, Mayoral Challenge or Bike Wise Challenge and would like more information or support from Bike Wise, please contact us via the online form.
