Cycling
'I am sorry' - Cycling NZ vows improvement after damning report
Cycling New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand are apologising for "unresolved trauma" and vowing to do better after the release of another damning report into cycling's high performance… Audio
Congestion charges for Auckland to be announced
It's expected that next week the government is going to unveil plans for a congestion charge in the country's largest city, Auckland. Jesse speaks to Matt Lowrie, the editor of transport and urban… Audio
'Tired motorists' v 'kids back on bikes' - ongoing division over cycleway plan
Auckland Council has endorsed the business case for a $306 million plan to construct cycleways in the city but the topic is still proving divisive. Audio
Division over $306m planned for cycling in Auckland
Auckland councillors have argued over whether the city is getting bang for its buck from $306 million of planned spending on cycling. Audio
Mountain bike trails put new spin on Whanganui farm
Tom Oskam has built mountain bike trails in Australia and Canada and has returned to his family land on the Whanganui River to create tracks through the regenerating forest. The old woolshed is now… Video, Audio
More people on bikes in Palmerston North after cycleway trial
Protecting cyclists from traffic on a small stretch of Palmerston North highway has been criticised by some motorists.
And, after a trial that's lasted more than a year, the future of the cycleway is… Audio
Riding On - tourism operator looks forward to border opening
The cycling boom has helped a King Country rural tourism business keep ticking over during the pandemic but the border opening to Australians this month can't come soon enough for Epic Cycle… Audio
Auckland Harbour Bridge bike day, but no trial
A cycle and pedestrian lane trial for the Auckland Harbour Bridge has been blocked by Waka Kotahi NZTA, who is planning a celebratory bike ride instead.
Record number of NZ Cyclists to compete for professional road teams
New Zealand will boast a record 16 cyclists who are set to compete in the sport's highest professional level of the UCI WorldTour in 2022.
Cycling the West Coast Wilderness Trail
Keen biker Dave Ritchie from Cycle Journeys joins Jesse to share some of the best cycle tracks in Hokitika this summer. Audio
Bennett excited about a big year in pro cycling
New Zealand cyclist George Bennett is excited about a packed year ahead with his new pro team, but his schedule won't include the Commonwealth Games.
Mark Stewart triumphs at New Zealand Cycle Classic
Mark Stewart has won the 2022 New Zealand Cycle Classic title following a thrilling fifth and final stage held in central Wellington.
Tour of Southland: 'It's an institution'
Covid may have hit a number of sports in the pocket, but as far as Southlanders are concerned supporting their cycle tour remains a priority.
Brian Ashby, Canterbury's voice of sports
Cantabrians who follow sport on the radio were sad to hear last month that one of the stalwarts of local broadcasting down the years had called it quits. Brian had covered every Olympic Games since… Audio
Aaron Gate aiming for another Olympics
New Zealand cyclist Aaron Gate hopes to celebrate his return from surgery with a medal at the World Track Cycling Championships in France this weekend.
Hawke's Bay cycling event cancelled over vandalism
Organisers of a Hawke's Bay cycling event have had to pull pin because someone's been scattering spikes and other sharp objects on the path it uses.
Cyclocross - which is like cross country cycling -… Video, Audio
Concussions forcing top NZ cyclist to rethink her career
National champion Georgia Williams believes she is reaching the end of her cycling career after suffering two concussions in three months.
Cycling New Zealand under review - again
An independent inquiry into Cycling New Zealand's High Performance programme will take place following the death of New Zealand representative cyclist Olivia Podmore.
The double standard in the bike bridge backlash
A proposed walk and cycle bridge over the Waitematā provoked a furious media backlash over the goverment's wasteful spending. Why don't roading projects get the same treatment? Audio
Cycling NZ deeply saddened by death of Olivia Podmore
Cycling New Zealand says it's deeply saddened by the death of Rio Olympic cyclist, Olivia Podmore, and denies it failed her.
The 24-year-old sprint cyclist died suddenly in Cambridge yesterday. She'd… Video, Audio