Tools
The following tools are available for people who have registered on the Active a2b programme. To request any of the five items below, please email active@gw.govt.nz or phone Claire Pascoe on 04 381 7983 and include your postal address.
- Desktop calendar
Active a2b calendar month view
- Lunchtime cycling workshops- Select Bikeability and/or Puncture repair
- Active travel discount card
- Commuting to work by bike brochure
- Family pack
Check out the links provided for the following online tools.
This tool is a way to keep track of how you’re getting on with your walking and cycling goals. Every day on the calendar has room for you to record how you have travelled to work and each month has an inspirational quote and a space for notes about your goals.
1) Bikeability Workshop
Get your 2010 everyday cycling off to a great start. Learn the essentials of commuting to work from the experts at Cycle Aware Wellington. This 60 minute lunchtime workshop will answer everything you wanted to know about riding to work, such as 'Do I need any Special Equipment?' 'What should I wear?' 'How do I carry my stuff?' 'What if I live a long way from work?' and, 'What about riding in traffic?'
2) How to fix a flattie in five minutes
In this 30 minute workshop we'll cover the essentials of a basic pre-ride check and fixing a flat tyre with no fuss. Don't forget to bring your bike, pump and tyre levers if you have them.
Active Travel Discount Card
The discounts available when you present this card will make it easier for you to get what you need to walk, cycle or run more often. Just pop it in your wallet and present it at participating footwear, apparel or cycle shops and you can receive discounts and special offers. For details on participating stores and their discounts visit:
The bike buddy tool is used to match experienced riders (mentors) with new people who are eager to ride but not yet confident on the road (buddies). Once you register for the Active a2b programme you can request the bike buddy tool. We will match mentors and buddies in your area.
Commuting to work by bike brochure
Everything you wanted to know about riding to work...but were afraid to ask. Answers to the ten most frequently asked questions about riding to work.
If you are interested in walking and cycling more with your children, you can request one of these packs. The pack includes tips for helping your children develop good road sense, a worksheet for safety checking your child’s bike, fun stickers, and more!
Active transport - sweet summer journeys competition
Enter details of your your favourite journeys on foot and by bike and win vouchers to popular destinations. Click here to find out more.
Get your friends and family involved - Nominate a mate – and win!
Keep your friends and family informed of your Active a2b progress and you will all go in the draw for extra rewards. Once you have registered for the Active a2b programme, you can designate up to three people who you want to keep up-to-date with your progress. If they accept your invitation, they receive weekly updates on how you’re going. By sending your mates an update every week, both you and all your mates go into the weekly draw to win vouchers from the Embassy theatre, New World, Paper Plus, Marbecks (formerly known as the CD and DVD store).
Reminder: register yourself before nominating mates to support you. Register here
Click the link to nominate the type of person who will support you best :
Cheerleader - someone who will give you plenty of "rah rah rah!"
Mentor - a role model who you aspire to be like
Task master - someone who can make you push yourself further