Ōtautahi Christchurch, 22-23 March 2025
Venue: the Spark Space meeting room at Tūranga, the central public library building on the north side of Cathedral Square.

Welcome to CAN Do, CAN's get-together. The weekend includes workshops, training, rides, plenty of food and drink, and a chance to catch up with fellow bike advocates from around New Zealand.

You will supercharge your advocacy skills, with training on effective messaging, networking, and campaigning.

The critical component is networking and making connections with other like minded people from across the motu. This is an excellent opportunity to share stories, learn and become a better advocate! 

Programme

Saturday 22 March
10 am welcome, registration, workshops, lunch, presentations
2-5pm ride
6pm dinner

Sunday 23 March
9.30 - 11.45am ride. Starting point: Meet Me On Gloucester, 144 Gloucester St
12-4pm lunch, workshops, presentations

Speakers include Alex Dyer, CAN Chair

Pauline Cotter, Deputy Mayor, Christchurch City Council

Simon Kingham, transport expert and former Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Transport

Building the bike community: recycling donated bikes, leading group rides

Speakers from bike advocacy groups in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Gisborne, Nelson

John Noble from Wednesday Wheelies

Bike Valet Parking: How consistent, secure bike parking at events is supporting mode-shift in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Bike Auckland's Events and Volunteer Manager Phoebe Balle will share the nuts and bolts of delivering a client-pays bike valet parking model in Aotearoa New Zealand's biggest city. She will cover how the service works, the challenges and impacts, and why this is another important piece of the mode-shift puzzle.