6 Dec 2024

Upcycling: Retirees help restore old bikes to give away to school kids

From Checkpoint, 4:52 pm on 6 December 2024

A Rotorua retirement community has been spreading some early Christmas cheer by doing up old and broken bicycles so they look good as new, then giving them to delighted school children. Arvida Glenbrae residents say the project has taken on a life of its own, and they've now given out dozens of bikes to kids and local charities. The retirees say they enjoy drawing on their decades worth of DIY knowledge, and of course seeing happy youngsters zooming off on their new wheels. Luka Forman has more.