GO NZ: The ultimate events calendar for the first half of 2021
27 Jan, 2021 03:00 AM
10 minutes to read
The Tarawera Ultra Marathon sees runners compete in 21, 50 or 102km distances, or the ultimate 100-mile endurance run. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Sarah Pollok
Plan a city or urban break around one of these exciting events coming up in the first half of 2021, writes
Sarah Pollok
NORTHLAND
For the cycling obsessed, be sure to catch Whāngārei s Big Bike Film Night for a night of short feature documentaries dedicated to the joy only cycling can bring. Whether you ride a BMX, a fixie or a road bike, there s something for every biker to enjoy.
New $14m Tamaki Drive cycleway giving cyclists a bumpy ride
24 Jan, 2021 09:00 PM
4 minutes to read Auckland cyclists are experiencing a bumpy ride on a new $14.4 million cycleway along Tamaki Drive.
After being deluged with complaints, Bike Auckland chairwoman Barb Cuthbert rode the new cycleway on her e-bike at a decent speed today and felt it had an uneven surface. I don t think it s a crisis, but it should be repairable, and it needs to be repaired because it s a new build and deserves a better finish, she said, adding the new surface was being used by cyclists and people on e-scooters in droves.