4 Mar 2025

How Christchurch cyclists are taking a stand against bike thefts 

From Nights, 10:45 pm on 4 March 2025

Christchurch has become the cycling capital of New Zealand with more than four million trips logged by the city council's monitors last year. 

But it also seems it's the capital of bike thefts with police saying every day more than four bikes are reported stolen in the garden city with the unreported number likely to be higher. 

Thieves are targeting bikes outside of places like, libraries, schools, the University and hospital.

Mark Leishman talks to the creator of the Stolen Bikes Christchurch and Canterbury Facebook Page Noel Andrew.

PETER MEECHAM/STUFF
Cyclists and vehicles now share Park Tce in Christchurch after the temporary bike lanes were installed in May.

Photo: STUFF / Peter Meecham