Events

Waiau Theatre, ECan, 53 Kilmore Street

Announcement from Meg Christie, Canterbury DHB:
Guim Valls is touring the world on an electric bike in order to promote their value as a sustainable, healthy, economic and enjoyable way to travel. Electric bikes also open the world of cycling to people with mobility difficulties or are otherwise physically unable to cope with the rigours of regular cycling. Thus they are an egalitarian, affordable and carbon free form of travel that complement other active modes.

The Bike Wise Battle has been renamed and is now the Bike Wise Challenge.

The Bike Wise Challenge will run from 1-28 February 2010 and is open to any New Zealand organisation (businesses, schools, churches, scout/guide groups etc). The Challenge is a fun, free, online competition which encourages you to swap your chair for a bike saddle and give cycling a go during Bike Wise Month. Organisations compete against others of a similar size in their region to see who can get the highest percentage of members/staff riding their bikes.

Rod Tolley (based in the UK) has been to New Zealand several times over recent years.  He is well-known as an academic specialising in pedestrian issues.  Interested staff who would like to hear Rodney speak might wish to attend this two-hour seminar, hosted by the CCC, on the top floor of the Westpac Centre, corner of High and Cashel Streets.  A flyer describing the event, including RSVP details, is available here.  If you wish to attend, please check with your "go to" di

Module 4 of the new Advanced Planning and Design for Cycling course is available in Auckland on Tuesday 1 December. Visit our Advanced Cycle Planning and Design web page for further information and a registration form. Modules 2 and 3 are available on Monday 30 November.

Modules 2 and 3 of the new Advanced Planning and Design for Cycling course are available in Auckland on Monday 30 November. Visit our Advanced Cycle Planning and Design web page for further information and a registration form. Module 4 is available on Tuesday 1 December.

Last day for early bird registrations for Modules 2, 3 and 4 of the Advanced Planning and Design for Cycling Course, being held in Auckland on 30 November and 1 December.

E-mail from the Urban Design Protocol staff at Ministry for the Environment (28 October 2009).  We are allowed one person in each venue, at this stage.  If you're interested in attending the Christchurch event, please contact Andrew M by end of play Fri 30 Oct to co-ordinate - Auckland, Nelson (seminar in Wellington) and Dunedin can manage their own attendees!  Note that other centres occur on the following days - I've put the date for this "event" as the Christchurch venue.

Public holiday in Canterbury

This year's Signals NZ User Group (SNUG) workshop is being held at the Rutherford Hotel, Nelson on 12 and 13 November. For more info, contact Bill Sissons (phone 03 366 0821) or Ross Thomson (phone 09 427 5334).

New Plymouth is going to host the 7^th New Zealand Cycling Conference. Further details can be found on the conference website.