Wellington e-bike tours planned

The Wellington City Council’s inaugural e-bike tour earlier this year was so successful that a series of bookable tours will be a regular fixture on the city’s calendar.

The popular creative spaces tour in January will be recreated in a similar format with two upcoming free guided tours along Wellington’s newest sections of bike network, with bookings now open.

The Rainbow Ride e-bike tour is on Friday June 30, 1pm-4pm. The fun, informative, guided e-bike tour of Wellington sites of significance to its rainbow community include the Rainbow Room at Parliament, lesbian and gay archives of New Zealand (LAGANZ) in the National Library, Thistle Inn, Katherine Mansfield House, Henry Holland’s grave/statue, The Peacock, Aunty Dana’s Op shop, the Wellington Zoo and more.

That tour is followed by “The Stunning Street Artworks” e-bike tour on Saturday July 8, 1pm-4pm, to discover many of the city’s remarkable street artworks and murals and meet some of the artists.

Murals on the tour include ‘Kaiota’ by Ariki Brightwell (artist talk), ‘Ngā Kakano’ by Johnson Witehira, ‘Waimapihi’ by Izzy Joy (artist talk), ‘Trust the Process’ by Miriama Grace-Smith and Fluro, ‘St James mural’ by Keri Mei Zagrobelna and Tina Rae Carter (artist talk).

The upcoming tours align with the council’s Aho Tini 2030 Arts, Culture, and Creativity and Tūpiki Ora strategies – connecting people, making toi Māori more visible, and telling Wellington’s stories.

The tours will be at a relaxed pace, encouraging people to give e-biking a go, and to enjoy a carbon-free way to explore the city’s stories and meet others.

Tour spaces are limited, but the council will run more tours if demand is sufficient.

The tours run for three to four hours, starting at Switched On Bikes on Queen’s Wharf, with free e-bikes and helmets for those who need them.

Click here to book, or email arts@wcc.govt.nz for more information.