Photo: Supplied by Free Ride
A community cycling initiative is helping Wellingtonians prepare for the opening of the final stretch of coastal cycle track Te Ara Tupua - which is due to open this year. The 12-kilometre shared pathway connects Melling in Lower Hutt to Wellington. The Melling to Petone section is open and the Petone to Ngauranga section currently under construction and due to open in the first half of 2026.
Free Ride - which was originally set up as a community bike share initiative in the Lower Hutt suburb of Naenae is running events for people ahead of the opening to help prepare. People may not have ridden a bike for some time, aren't sure how to maintain a bike or fix a puncture, might need a steer on bike rules and etiquette, or may not have a bike at all. Lily Chalmers is the founder and chairperson of Free Ride and joins me in the Wellington studio.
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