Go By Bike Day 2010

Wellington sunrise:700 riders celebrate Go By Bike Day, 17 February 2010.
Speakers included

Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Transport.
Cr Paul Bruce, Greater Wellington Regional Council
.
Amy England, BikeWise
.
Isabella Cawthron, Frocks On Bikes
.
Kevin Hague, MP
, Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Cr Celia Wade-Brown, Wellington City Council.
Illona Keenan, Chair, Cycle Aware Wellington
.
Jan Logie
, Centre for Sustainable Cities.

Thanks to volunteers and sponsors.
BikeWise: prizes, food vouchers (milk, bagels, spreads, compostable items like cups and bowls)
Hubbard's Cereal
Commonsense Organics: 7 crates of apples (approx 700)
People's Coffee: 9 kilos coffee + sugar, cups, some gear (plungers, etc)
Greater Wellington Regional Council: cash and prizes
CAW: cash and innumerable hours of volunteer time
Wellington City Council: in-kind PA system and a techie to run it
Bike shops:
Penny Farthing Cycles
Capital Cycles
J'ville Cycles
On Yer Bike
Burkes Cycles

And over on TVNZ, Tamati gets Bike Wise at Auckland's Viaduct Basin.
- Mayor John Banks announces $450,000 upgrade of Tamaki Drive.
- Tamati meets the Handlebra Easy Riders
- Biker wins bike vs car vs bus commuter challenge.

NZTA news release: Kiwis urged to Go By Bike