Cycle Friendly Awards
Encyclopedia
The New Zealand Cycle Friendly Awards were devised by the Cycling Advocates' Network
(CAN) in 2003. The purpose of the awards is to acknowledge and celebrate some of the most notable achievements in the country that are helping to promote cycling and to create a cycle-friendly
environment.
, or with the annual get together of CAN in the intervening years.
Finalists receive a certificate. Winners receive a certificate and a trophy.
A panel of judges uses criteria to individually asses the nominations. The judges work independent from one another, so can't influence each other, and don't know how the others are scoring. Combining the judges' scores by the awards coordinator determines the winner. The following criteria are used:
Centre, North Shore City, as part of the dinner of the 4th New Zealand Cycling Conference. In the conference brochure, the event was advertised as the CAN best practice awards. The presenters and MCs
for the awards were Glen Koorey (Christchurch) and Jane Dawson (Wellington), both members of the CAN executive.
in Wellington on 22 November 2004. Thirteen finalists were honoured, with four nominees taking out the sought after winners' trophies. The awards were presented by the Hon Pete Hodgson
, at the time the Minister of Transport. Glen Koorey was the MC for the event. Most of the finalists from around New Zealand were represented at the evening function. The 2004 awards were sponsored by SPARC.
, who at the time was the chairman of the board of Land Transport New Zealand (LTNZ). Glen Koorey was the MC for the event. The 2005 awards were again sponsored by SPARC.
in Wellington on 18 November 2006. Thirteen finalists were honoured, with four nominees taking out the sought after winners' trophies. The awards were presented by the Hon Charles Chauvel
, list MP for the Labour Party
. Axel Wilke was the MC for the event. The 2006 awards were again sponsored by SPARC.
in conjunction with the 6th New Zealand Cycling Conference. For the first time, the category 'Cycling Champion of the Year' was included. 15 finalists were honoured, with five nominees taking out the sought after winners' trophies. The awards were presented by the Hon Annette King
, who at the time was the Minister of Transport. Axel Wilke was the MC for the event. The 2007 awards were again sponsored by SPARC.
in the Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers on 2 October 2008. 15 finalists were honoured, with five nominees taking out the winners' trophies. The awards were presented by the Hon Lianne Dalziel
, at the time the minister of commerce, who spoke on behalf of the transport minister Annette King. Axel Wilke was the MC for the event. The 2008 awards were sponsored by Avanti
.
in conjunction with the 7th New Zealand Cycling Conference. 15 finalists were honoured, with five nominees taking out the sought after winners' trophies. One of the finalists was the Hon John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, for the New Zealand Cycle Trail, in the 'Cycling Champion of the Year' category. The awards were presented by Jonathan Young
MP, the electorate MP for New Plymouth
. Axel Wilke was the MC for the event. CAN was the main sponsor of the 2009 awards.
at the chambers of Wellington City Council. 19 finalists are competing for the five awards.
The most successful organisation to date is Nelson City Council, with three category wins (in 2005, 2007 and 2009, all in the public organisation category), and an additional six finalist nominations (2004, 2005, three times in 2006 and in 2009 across various categories).
The next most successful organisation is the New Zealand Transport Agency and its predecessor organisations Land Transport Safety Authority, Land Transport New Zealand and Transit New Zealand. Those organisations were category winners three times (in 2004, 2007 and 2008), and finalists an additional four times (2006, twice in 2008, and 2009). The three winner trophies are on display at the main reception at their head office in Wellington.
Christchurch City Council won a Cycle Friendly Award in 2005 (facility category) and was a finalist an additional five times (with four of those in the inaugural year 2003, and once in 2006).
Auckland City Council won a Cycle Friendly Award in 2004 (facility category) and was a finalist an additional three times (in 2004 and twice in 2007).
Cycling Advocates' Network
Cycling Advocates' Network is a national cycling advocacy group founded in November 1996 in Wellington, New Zealand. It aims to achieve a better cycling environment for cycling as transport and tourism...
(CAN) in 2003. The purpose of the awards is to acknowledge and celebrate some of the most notable achievements in the country that are helping to promote cycling and to create a cycle-friendly
Bicycle-friendly
The term bicycle-friendly describes policies and practices which may help some people feel more comfortable about traveling by bicycle with other traffic...
environment.
History and description
CAN announced on 7 August 2003 that the awards had been created. The first awards ceremony was held on 10 October 2003 and the awards have since been awarded annually. There are several categories (four initially, since extended to five), and in each category there are finalists. Those finalists are announced some time prior to the awards ceremony, enabling representatives to attend the awards function. In each category, one of the finalists is announced the winner during an awards ceremony. The awards function is combined with the bi-annual NZ Cycling ConferenceNZ Cycling Conference
The NZ Cycling Conference is a series of cycle planning conferences started in 1997 in Hamilton. Since 2001, the conference series has a biennial schedule...
, or with the annual get together of CAN in the intervening years.
Finalists receive a certificate. Winners receive a certificate and a trophy.
A panel of judges uses criteria to individually asses the nominations. The judges work independent from one another, so can't influence each other, and don't know how the others are scoring. Combining the judges' scores by the awards coordinator determines the winner. The following criteria are used:
- Coverage – the number of people potentially affected
- Success to date – of initiatives / person in encouraging cycling
- Potential – applicability to other locations / organisations / commitment by person
- Innovation – relative uniqueness & innovation of initiative / person's action in New Zealand
Best cycle facility project
This category is for the transport infrastructure project year that has had the most significant impact on promoting cycling and a cycle-friendly environment in the past year. Examples could include new cycle ways, cycle parking facilities, or general roading projects that assist and encourage cycling. Nominations are typically received for projects undertaken by local or central government agencies.Best cycling promotion
This category is for the education or encouragement project that has had the most significant impact on promoting cycling and a cycle-friendly environment in the past year. Examples could include publicity campaigns, school education programmes, or promotional cycling events. Nominations range from individuals to government organisations.Cycle-friendly commitment by business
This category is for the companies that have made significant efforts encouraging and supporting cycling by its staff, customers and clients the past year. Examples of cycle-friendly actions include cyclist parking / changing facilities, employee support and incentive programmes, and company 'pool' bikes. Nominations cover both general businesses and those directly involved in the bicycle industry.Cycle-friendly commitment by public organisation
This category is for the public or government organisation that has made significant efforts encouraging and supporting cycling by its staff and public users in the past year. This category includes central or local government agencies, and organisations such as health boards, universities or airports. Examples of cycle-friendly actions include cyclist parking / changing facilities, employee support and incentive programmes.Cycling champion of the year
This category, first awarded in 2007, is designed to recognise the contribution made by individual New Zealanders to the promotion of cycling.Winners by year
| Best cycle facility project | Best cycling promotion | Cycle-friendly commitment by business | Cycle-friendly commitment by a public organisation | Cycling champion of the year | |
| 2003 | Porirua City Council (Ara Harakeke pathway) | Bike Wise (National Bike Wise Week 2003)http://www.bikewise.co.nz/ | Cycle Surgery, Dunedin (Child cycling skills programme) | SPARC Sport and Recreation New Zealand Sport and Recreation New Zealand is the New Zealand government body responsible for community sport and recreation programs. It was formed on 1 January 2003 and took over the functions of the Hillary Commission, the New Zealand Sports Foundation and the policy arm of the Office of Tourism and... (Cycle-friendly employer resources) |
(first awarded in 2007) |
| 2004 | Auckland City Council Auckland City Council Auckland City Council was the local government authority representing Auckland City, New Zealand, and was amalgamated into the Auckland Council on 1 November 2010. It was an elected body representing the 404,658 residents of the city... (Waterview cycle & pedestrian bridge) |
Cycle Action Auckland Cycle Action Auckland Cycle Action Auckland is a pro-cycling advocacy group in Auckland, New Zealand. The volunteer-driven group aims to improve infrastructure and conditions, as well as perceptions of cycling to encourage more "everyday people" to use bicycles, including for commuting and recreation... (Commuter Challenge 2004) |
MWH (New Zealand) Ltd, Christchurch (Bike User Group / staff travel plans) | Land Transport Safety Authority (Cycle Network & Route Planning Guide) | |
| 2005 | Christchurch City Council Christchurch City Council The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the people of Christchurch. Since 2007, the Mayor of Christchurch is Bob Parker, who stood as an independent candidate... (Creyke Road Living Streets project) |
Axel Wilke ('Planning & Design for Cycling' training course) | EDS New Zealand Ltd (Secure cycle lockup) | Nelson City Council Nelson City Council Nelson City Council is a Unitary Authority that administers the Nelson Tasman or "Top of the South" region alongside Tasman District Council. Nelson City Council is one of only five Unitary Authorities in the country... (0800 cycle crash reporting hotline) |
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| 2006 | Little River Trail Trust (Little River Rail Trail Little River Rail Trail The Little River Rail Trail is a cycling and walking track on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.-Location:... ) |
Bike Wise & Health Sponsorship Council Health Sponsorship Council The is a New Zealand Crown Entity that uses health promotion to promote health and encourage healthy lifestyles.The long-term focus of the HSC is on reducing the social, financial and health sector costs of smoking, skin cancer, problem gambling, and obesity.HSC uses communication and marketing... (Bike Wise Mayoral Challenge) |
Tait Angus Tait Sir Angus Tait, KNZM, OBE was a New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman.Angus Tait had a childhood fascination for electronics and during and after high school at Waitaki Boys' High School, he worked in a friend's radio store... Electronics, Christchurch (workplace cycle facilities) |
University of Canterbury University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand... (Ilam Ilam, New Zealand Ilam is a leafy suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury.... campus cycle-friendly initiatives) |
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| 2007 | Transit New Zealand Transit New Zealand Transit New Zealand was, from 1989 to 2008, the New Zealand Crown entity responsible for operating and planning the New Zealand State Highway network... (Basin Reserve Basin Reserve The Basin Reserve , is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand, used for Test, first-class and one-day cricket. Some argue that its proximity to the city, its Historic Place status and its age make it the most famous cricket ground in New Zealand... cycle / pedestrian crossings) |
Massey University Massey University Massey University is one of New Zealand's largest universities with approximately 36,000 students, 20,000 of whom are extramural students.The University has campuses in Palmerston North , Wellington and Auckland . Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally... PR team (On Ya Bike) |
MWH New Zealand Ltd (Green kilometres on 'pool' bikes) | Nelson City Council (Nelson City Council – pedalling along) | Tama Easton Tama Easton Tamatea Carl Easton , known as Tama Easton, is the creator of the New Zealand sports and recreation internet forum Vorb.-Early life:Easton was born in Christchurch on 30 January 1974... (Vorb owner & director, editor of Spoke magazine http://www.spokemagazine.com/) |
| 2008 | New Plymouth District Council (New Plymouth Coastal Walkway New Plymouth Coastal Walkway The Coastal Walkway is an award-winning, long walkway located along the coast of New Plymouth, New Zealand. The length of the walkway stretches out from Hickford Park, in the centre of the city, to Bell Block, north-east of New Plymouth... ) |
Tauranga City Council Tauranga City Council Tauranga City Council is the local government authority for Tauranga City in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the 116,000 people of Tauranga. The current Mayor of Tauranga is Stuart Crosby... (kids can ride – for life) |
Bike Central (cyclist services / facilities at Britomart Transport Centre Britomart Transport Centre Britomart Transport Centre is the CBD public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand, and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk line. It combines a bus interchange with a railway station in a former Edwardian post office, extended with expansive post-modernist architectural elements... ) |
New Zealand Transport Agency New Zealand Transport Agency The New Zealand Transport Agency is a New Zealand Crown entity tasked with promoting safe and functional transport by land, including the responsibility for driver and vehicle licensing and investigating rail accidents. It was created on 1 August 2008 by the Land Transport Management Amendment... (Bike Wise Week) |
Robert Ibell (chair of Cycling Advocates' Network) |
| 2009 | Waitakere City Council (Twin Streams walking & cycleway) | Frocks On Bikes, Wellington (Frocks On Bikes)http://www.frocksonbikes.org/ | Fullers Ferries Fullers Ferries Fullers Group is a ferry and tourism company in Auckland, New Zealand. It operates in the Hauraki Gulf and in 2007, transported 4.2 million passengers.- Services :Fullers run ferries from the Auckland Ferry Terminal in Quay Street, Downtown Auckland... (Fullers’ integrated ferry and bus service) |
Police New Zealand Police The New Zealand Police is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout New Zealand... Nelson & Nelson City Council (bobbies on bikes) |
Bevan Woodward (Auckland Harbour Bridge Auckland Harbour Bridge The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane box truss motorway bridge over the Waitemata Harbour, joining St Marys Bay in Auckland with Northcote in North Shore City, New Zealand. The bridge is part of State Highway 1 and the Auckland Northern Motorway... 50th anniversary event) |
| 2010 | Belmont Intermediate School (getting children to ride to school) | ||||
Finalists by year
Between one and four finalists have been awarded in each category.| Best cycle facility project | Best cycling promotion | ||||||
| 2003 | Christchurch City Council (Colombo Street cycle lanes) | Christchurch City Council (Living Streets programme) | Waimakariri District Council ("Don't burst the bubble" campaign) | Christchurch City Council ("Lighten up" campaign) | |||
| 2004 | Dunedin City Council & Fulton Hogan Fulton Hogan Fulton Hogan is a large infrastructure construction, roadworks and aggregate supplier company in New Zealand, which is also active in wider Australasia.... ("Cycle Smart @ Marlow Park" training facility) |
University of Canterbury University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand... (covered secure bike parking facilities) |
Crazy Cranks & Waipa District Council (Cambridge cycle lanes campaign) | Maniototo Lions (Otago Rail Trail challenge) | Jan Nisbet, Weltec ('Wheels Beside The Water' event) | Nelson City Council ('Cycling in Nelson' video) | |
| 2005 | Nelson City Council (Atawhai cycleway) | Hamilton City Council Hamilton City Council The Hamilton City Council is the governing body of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.The current council consists of the mayor plus fifteen councillors, one elected from each of the city's wards. The incumbent council was elected in a municipal election on November 13, 2006... (Waikato Waikato River The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. In the North Island, it runs for 425 kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and emptying into Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake. It drains Taupo at the lake's northeastern edge, creates the... riverside cycle / walkway) |
Rotary Rotary International Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help... Pathways Trust (Napier pathways project) |
Auckland City Council (promotion of cycling as alternative transport) | Bike Taupo Inc ('Give cyclists space' road safety campaign) | Bike Lanes in Paradise (Golden Bay cycle safety promotion) | |
| 2006 | Palmerston North City Council (Pioneer Highway shared pedestrian / cycle path) | Christchurch City Council (SH73 Opawa Road stage 2 reconstruction) | Transit NZ, Canterbury (SH74 Styx Mill overbridge widening and four-laning) | Spokes Canterbury Spokes Canterbury Spokes Canterbury is the cycling advocacy group in Canterbury, New Zealand. It was established in November 1998, as a successor to the former Canterbury Cyclists' Association. Cycling Advocates' Network is the parent organisation for Spokes Canterbury... (Christchurch City Council cycleway moratorium – Spokes Campaign) |
Nelson City Council (safer cycling in Nelson CBD) | ||
| 2007 | Palmerston North City Council (College Street cycle lanes) | Auckland City Council (Waikaraka Cycleway Waikaraka Cycleway The Waikaraka Cycleway is an off-road cycleway in the south of Auckland City, New Zealand, running from the Wesley suburb in southern Auckland City along New Zealand State Highway 20 to Onehunga and then continuing along the shoreline of the Manukau Harbour beside mostly industrialised areas until... – first stage, off road section) |
Auckland City Council (“Cyclists, Auckland needs you” awareness campaign) | Sports Bay of Plenty (re-cycle) | |||
| 2008 | North Shore City Council (Lake Road cycle lane) | New Zealand Transport Agency (Atawhai off-road shared cycleway / walkway) | Manawatu TriAthlon Club (Manawatu TriA Club’s summer series for adults & kids) | Selwyn District Council & partners (Selwyn mayoral cycling challenge) | |||
| 2009 | Nelson City Council (railway reserve north shared path) | New Zealand Transport Agency (electronic cyclist activated warning signs) | New Plymouth District Council (Wild West bike fest) | Selwyn District Council (Bike Wise month) | |||
| Cycle-friendly commitment by business | Cycle-friendly commitment by a public organisation | Cycling champion of the year | ||||
| 2003 | Ground Effect, Christchurch (cycling support of employees and advocacy) | Sierra Cafe, Takapuna Takapuna Takapuna is a central, coastal suburb of North Shore City, located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitemata Harbour... (cycle racks for patrons) |
Environment Canterbury (model cycling strategy and regional framework) | Christchurch City Council (cycling strategy implementation) | (first awarded in 2007) | |
| 2004 | Challenge Events Ltd (Canterbury Events Equipment Trust) | North Shore City Council (BUG / staff facilities / strategic cycle plan) | Christchurch City Council (staff bike allowance) | |||
| 2005 | Pulp & Paper Kinleith (Pulp & Paper challenge) | Palmerston North Green Bike Trust (4,000 community bikes for the Manawatu) | Wellington City Council ('Being Cycle Aware' Police training workshops) | |||
| 2006 | Linwood Cycles, Christchurch (Kidsfest & BMX bike skills) | Orica Adhesives & Resins, Mt Maunganui (staff fitness for Bayfair triathlon) | Tasman District & Nelson City Councils ('Life Cycle Courses: of course you can cycle') | Nelson City Council (Bike Nelson booklet) | ||
| 2007 | Nayland Primary School Nayland Primary School -External links:*... ('Nayland Primary School – on your bike!') |
North Shore City Council (North Shore City’s cycle friendly commitment) | Nick Singleton (Port Hills Port Hills The Port Hills form the northern rim of the ancient Lyttelton volcano, separating the port of Lyttelton from the city of Christchurch in Canterbury, New Zealand... mountain bike tracks) |
Glen Koorey (member of Spokes Canterbury) | ||
| 2008 | Cycle Tour Operators New Zealand (group formation & “Sharing the Road” protocols) | Nextbike Nextbike (New Zealand) Nextbike was a bicycle rental scheme in New Zealand, franchised from the German Nextbike company. It operated in the CBD and central suburbs of Auckland City until 2010. Due to lack of sufficient advertising revenue, the company ceased operations in that year after failing to win emergency funding... (Nextbike – public bikes) |
New Zealand Transport Agency (share the road in Central Otago Central Otago Central Otago is the inland part of the New Zealand region of Otago in the South Island. The area commonly known as Central Otago includes both the Central Otago District and the Queenstown-Lakes District to the west.... and Queenstown Queenstown, New Zealand Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains.... ) |
NIWA National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research or NIWA , is a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand. Established in 1992, NIWA conducts commercial and non-commercial research across a broad range of disciplines in the environmental sciences... (cycle friendly culture and support) |
Bevan Woodward (Getacross campaign) | Graeme Lindup (chairman of the North Taranaki Cycle Advocates) |
| 2009 | Transfield Worley Ltd (commuter bike facilities) | NZ Green Bike Trust (tertiary hire bike programme) | Waitakere City Council (Te Atatu Peninsula cycleway) | Environment Canterbury (ECan initiatives) | Prime Minister Hon John Key John Key John Phillip Key is the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand, in office since 2008. He has led the New Zealand National Party since 2006.... (New Zealand Cycle Trail) |
Rod Bardsley (Kapiti Kapiti Coast The Kapiti Coast is the name of the section of the coast of the south-western North Island of New Zealand that is north of Wellington and opposite Kapiti Island. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Wellington Regional Council... mountain bike park) |
Awards functions
2003 awards function
The inaugural awards function was held on 10 October 2003 at the Bruce MasonBruce Mason
Bruce Edward George Mason, CBE was a significant playwright in New Zealand who wrote 34 plays and influenced the cultural landscape of the country through his contribution to theatre. In 1980, he was awarded the prestigious CBE.The Bruce Mason Award, one of the most important playwrighting...
Centre, North Shore City, as part of the dinner of the 4th New Zealand Cycling Conference. In the conference brochure, the event was advertised as the CAN best practice awards. The presenters and MCs
Master of Ceremonies
A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....
for the awards were Glen Koorey (Christchurch) and Jane Dawson (Wellington), both members of the CAN executive.
2004 awards function
The 2nd awards were held in Wellington at the BeehiveBeehive (building)
The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street and Lambton Quay, Wellington...
in Wellington on 22 November 2004. Thirteen finalists were honoured, with four nominees taking out the sought after winners' trophies. The awards were presented by the Hon Pete Hodgson
Pete Hodgson
Peter Colin Hodgson is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party.Hodgson was born in Whangarei, and received a Bachelor's degree in veterinary science from Massey University...
, at the time the Minister of Transport. Glen Koorey was the MC for the event. Most of the finalists from around New Zealand were represented at the evening function. The 2004 awards were sponsored by SPARC.
2005 awards function
The 3rd awards were held on 14 October 2005 in Hutt City in conjunction with the 5th New Zealand Cycling Conference. Thirteen finalists were honoured, with four nominees taking out the sought after winners' trophies. The awards were presented by Jan WrightJan Wright
Dr Jan Wright is New Zealand's third Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. She was sworn in as Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment for a five-year term on 5 March 2007....
, who at the time was the chairman of the board of Land Transport New Zealand (LTNZ). Glen Koorey was the MC for the event. The 2005 awards were again sponsored by SPARC.
2006 awards function
The 4th awards were held in Wellington at the Parliament BuildingsNew Zealand Parliament Buildings
The New Zealand Parliament Buildings house the New Zealand Parliament and are on a 45,000 square metre site at the northern end of Lambton Quay, Wellington...
in Wellington on 18 November 2006. Thirteen finalists were honoured, with four nominees taking out the sought after winners' trophies. The awards were presented by the Hon Charles Chauvel
Charles Chauvel (politician)
Charles Pierre Chauvel is a New Zealand lawyer and politician. Since 2006 he has been a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is the first New Zealand MP of Tahitian ancestry...
, list MP for the Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
. Axel Wilke was the MC for the event. The 2006 awards were again sponsored by SPARC.
2007 awards function
The 5th awards were held on 1 November 2007 in NapierNapier, New Zealand
Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
in conjunction with the 6th New Zealand Cycling Conference. For the first time, the category 'Cycling Champion of the Year' was included. 15 finalists were honoured, with five nominees taking out the sought after winners' trophies. The awards were presented by the Hon Annette King
Annette King
Annette Faye King is a New Zealand politician. She is the current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the New Zealand. She was a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.-Early life:...
, who at the time was the Minister of Transport. Axel Wilke was the MC for the event. The 2007 awards were again sponsored by SPARC.
2008 awards function
The 6th awards were held in ChristchurchChristchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
in the Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers on 2 October 2008. 15 finalists were honoured, with five nominees taking out the winners' trophies. The awards were presented by the Hon Lianne Dalziel
Lianne Dalziel
Lianne Audrey Dalziel is a member of the New Zealand Parliament and was Minister of Immigration, Commerce, Minister of Food Safety and Associate Minister of Justice in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand...
, at the time the minister of commerce, who spoke on behalf of the transport minister Annette King. Axel Wilke was the MC for the event. The 2008 awards were sponsored by Avanti
Avanti (bicycle manufacturer)
Avanti bikes is an Australasian company which originated from New Zealand and now distributes bicycles to many countries within Oceania.Avanti put its first bike into the New Zealand market in 1985 and since then has built its range to over 80 models catering for all areas of cycling...
.
2009 awards function
The 7th awards were held on 12 November 2009 in New PlymouthNew Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
in conjunction with the 7th New Zealand Cycling Conference. 15 finalists were honoured, with five nominees taking out the sought after winners' trophies. One of the finalists was the Hon John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, for the New Zealand Cycle Trail, in the 'Cycling Champion of the Year' category. The awards were presented by Jonathan Young
Jonathan Young (New Zealand)
Jonathan Young is a National Party Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for New Plymouth. He was first elected in the 2008 general election, with the country's smallest election night majority.-Early years:...
MP, the electorate MP for New Plymouth
New Plymouth (New Zealand electorate)
New Plymouth is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It was first created for the 1st New Zealand Parliament in 1853 and has existed since, with one 22-year interruption...
. Axel Wilke was the MC for the event. CAN was the main sponsor of the 2009 awards.
2010 awards function
The 8th awards will be held on 29 October 2010 in Wellington, to be presented by Fran WildeFran Wilde
The Honorable Fran Wilde QSO , is a New Zealand politician, and former Wellington Labour MP, Minister of Tourism and 31st Mayor of Wellington...
at the chambers of Wellington City Council. 19 finalists are competing for the five awards.
Award presentation photos
Apart from the inaugural year, the awards have been presented by a member of parliament, as demonstrated with the following images:Organisations with multiple successes
Several organisations have won the Cycle Friendly Awards or been nominated finalist several times.The most successful organisation to date is Nelson City Council, with three category wins (in 2005, 2007 and 2009, all in the public organisation category), and an additional six finalist nominations (2004, 2005, three times in 2006 and in 2009 across various categories).
The next most successful organisation is the New Zealand Transport Agency and its predecessor organisations Land Transport Safety Authority, Land Transport New Zealand and Transit New Zealand. Those organisations were category winners three times (in 2004, 2007 and 2008), and finalists an additional four times (2006, twice in 2008, and 2009). The three winner trophies are on display at the main reception at their head office in Wellington.
Christchurch City Council won a Cycle Friendly Award in 2005 (facility category) and was a finalist an additional five times (with four of those in the inaugural year 2003, and once in 2006).
Auckland City Council won a Cycle Friendly Award in 2004 (facility category) and was a finalist an additional three times (in 2004 and twice in 2007).