Bikes in the Community

Finds out what happens when truck drivers and their managers swap the cab for a bicycle saddle. Video, Audio, Gallery

Bikes in Schools is a charity set up by Paul McArdle and Meg Frater in Hawke's Bay in 2010. Its aim is to help schools throughout the country get more children on bikes. We visit Holy Cross School in… Audio, Gallery

We're off to north Taranaki to talk to a man who is both pursuing a past time he really enjoys, and, is doing something really helpful for young people in his community. His name is Gary Sarten, and… Audio

Ash Burgess is a super-keen mountain biking instructor teaching children and adults how to ride. Audio

Community bike workshops are opening up all over the globe. With Stephanie, Eric, Rosie and John from Mechanical Tempest in Wellington and Simon Boddy of the Pignon Sur Rue association in Lyon. Audio

Recycling old bicyles for new residents of Aotearoa. With Faisal, Diana Swarbrick, Arif Saeid and Priscilla Pawson from Refugees as Survivors. Audio

Alex Revell drops in on a library with a difference. He visits the school-based bicycle library in Lower Hutt that lends out bikes not books. Audio

This week fashion took to the road on two wheels. Audio

Like hundreds of other cyclists around the country, Phil Thorn is in training for the Lake Taupo Challenge - a 160 km race around NZ's largest lake. Unlike other cyclists, Phil is blind and deaf and… Audio

Dunedin artist Scott Eady reveals 50 bikes, trikes and scooters reclaimed from recyling depots and turned into mini art works for kids to ride around an art gallery. Audio

Steven Muir is a man who truly lives by his principals, many of which revolve around the good use of a bicycle. A Christchurch inner-city dweller, with a busy wife and four young children, Steven… Audio

Emma Smith tries her hand at bike polo. Audio

By night, Greg Cayford's Christchurch garage is transformed into the starting line for the Tour de France. He calls it "Tour de Garage". Greg records each stage of the Tour de France and every night… Audio

A cycle renaissance is on the road as two wheelers begin to reclaim the quake-damaged streets of Christchurch. Audio

Bruce Christopher is 91 and still cycles 40 kms a week. Avanti gave him a bike for his 90th birthday, making him the oldest sponsored cyclist in New Zealand. He's the senior rider with the Manukau… Audio

Simon Kennett, author of Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides hits some bike trails with Simon Morton. Audio

David Slack looks backover the highs and lows of oratory and cycling in Auckland Audio

Cycling to work as a commuter in Auckland. Next Bike is the company that's had the idea. Audio