Cycling holidays: Top tips for seeing Christchurch by bike 2 Mar, 2021 01:00 AM 6 minutes to read NZ Herald In the first in a new monthly series, Sarah Bennett and Lee Slater tour the sights of New Zealand cities and towns on two wheels. First up is Christchurch/Ōtautahi, where post-quake development has taken cycling to the next level. Elevator pitch Christchurch calls itself "the city of cycling" and backs this up with a rapidly expanding network of cycleways and other bike-friendly facilities thanks to generous government funding. Millions more have been set aside to complete major plans in the next few years, with community groups also chipping in.