Background
We have worked with Bike On New Zealand Charitable Trust to support the kaupapa (purpose) of encouraging physical exercise, and upskilling students to confidently ride bikes. With our support of Bikes in Schools, over 4,500 Wellington city students can now ride bikes every day on purpose-built tracks within their school community.
In a pilot programme in 2014 we supported three schools with a Bikes in Schools project: West Park School (Johnsonville), Karori West Normal School (Karori), and Holy Cross School (Miramar).
The pilot was so successful that an annual Bikes in Schools fund was created to financially support Bikes in Schools projects at other Wellington city schools. We have now funded sixteen schools in Wellington city to establish their own Bikes in Schools projects.
In 2023 we expanded the scope of this fund to include capital works school projects that increase the visibility, accessibility or equity of sustainable transport options.
Find a school bike track near you on Google Maps.