Cycling Action Network

Cycling advocacy organisation in New Zealand

CAN
Cycling Action Network

NZ is CAN's area of influence.

Formation| 1 November 1996; 28 years ago (1996-11-01)
Type| NGO
Legal status| Incorporated Society and Registered Charity
Purpose| Advocacy
Headquarters|  Wellington, NZ
Location|

* 8a Horner St, Newtown, Wellington

Region served

| New Zealand
Membership| Private Persons & Organisations

Official language

| En

Chair

| Alex Dyer

Main organ

| Board
Staff| 3
Volunteers| dozens
Website| can.org.nz

Cycling Action Network (CAN) is a national cycling advocacy group founded in November 1996[1] in Wellington, New Zealand. They lobby government, local authorities, businesses and the community on behalf of cyclists, for a better cycling environment. It aims to achieve a better cycling environment for cycling as transport. Major initiatives are the annual Cycle Friendly Awards and support for a biennial Cycling Conference. The organisation was originally named Cycling Advocates' Network until it was formally changed at the annual general meeting on 20 March 2016.[2]

## Goals

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CAN's goals are:[3]

* Promote integrated cycle planning
* Promote the benefits of cycling
* Improve safety
* Encourage the creation of a good cycling environment
* Develop cycle advocacy and cycle action

## Chairpersons

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The group is led an executive committee. Chairpersons of these committees are shown in the table below.

Chairpersons  Start | End | Name

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? | 17 July 2000 | Sally Stevens[a][4]
17 July 2000 | 11 October 2003 | Jane Dawson[b][6]
11 October 2003 | October 2004 | David Laing[7]
October 2004 | 4 October 2008 | Robert Ibell[8]
4 October 2008 | 14 November 2009 | Axel Wilke & Glen Koorey[c][9]
14 November 2009 | March or April 2010 | Bevan Woodward[10]
April 2010 | 29 March 2015 | Graeme Lindup[d][14]
29 March 2015 | 20 March 2016 | Graeme Lindup & Will Andrews[e][2]
20 March 2016 | July 2018 | Will Andrews

## Activities

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### NZ Cycling Conference

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Main article: NZ Cycling Conference

CAN has made a major contribution to the establishment and ongoing success of the NZ Cycling Conference[17] series (15 October 1997, Hamilton; 14–15 July 2000, Palmerston North; 21–22 September 2001, Christchurch; 10–11 October 2003, North Shore; 14–15 October 2005 Hutt City; 1–2 November 2007, Napier; 12–13 November 2009, New Plymouth). Since 2012, the conference series has been combined with the previous NZ Walking Conference series and rebranded "2WALKandCYCLE" (February 2012, Hastings; October 2014, Nelson; July 2016, Auckland; Jul/Aug 2018, Palmerston North; March 2021, Dunedin).[18][19]

### Cycle Friendly Awards

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Main article: Cycle Friendly Awards

Since 2003, CAN has been organising the annual Cycle Friendly Awards, celebrating initiatives to promote cycling and create a cycle-friendly environment at both a national and local level in New Zealand.[20] The event has since received public recognition, with government representatives attending the award ceremonies.[21]

### Chainlinks

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Chainlinks is the magazine of the NZ Cycling Action Network (CAN), which as of 2017[update] is published three times a year as an electronic newsletter. About a 1000 copies are distributed to members of CAN and a number of supporting organisations such as local government authorities and cycling industry organisations.[22] Published since 1997, until 2015 it was a full-colour paper magazine,[22] whose back issues are available online.[23]

## Association with other groups

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CAN is the parent organisation for some 20 local cycling advocacy groups around the country,[24] including Bike Auckland and Spokes Canterbury.

CAN was a member of BikeNZ and provided one board member from BikeNZ's inception in July 2003. CAN resigned from BikeNZ in October 2007,[25] but continues to work with BikeNZ on advocacy issues.[26]

CAN works closely with Living Streets Aotearoa, the national walking advocacy group.

## See also

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* Bike Auckland
* Spokes Canterbury
* Cycling in Auckland
* Cycling in New Zealand
* Bicycle helmets in New Zealand
* New Zealand Cycle Trail

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Stevens is listed as chairperson in the impressum
2. ^ The AGM was held on 17 July 2000.[5]
3. ^ Axel Wilke & Glen Koorey were co-chairs in 2008 and 2009.[9]
4. ^ At the 8 March 2010 committee meeting, Bevan appears to have still been the chair.[11] The 12 April 2010 minutes say: "Liz suggested Glen take on the chair role (since Bevan's resignation) until the May workshop. Glen ... agreed to do this".[12] However, Graeme Lindup appears to have taken over as chair instead and he signed, on 25 May 2010, a document for changing the group's rules as "Chair" of CAN.[13]
5. ^ Graeme Lindup stood down, nobody put their name forward, and David Hawke pointed out that the deputy chair would take over in such a situation. It does not say in the minutes who the deputy is.[15] The 2016 chair's report explains the situation: "When Will came free from being the stand-in for Patrick, he agreed to take more of a lead role on the committee. So Graeme and Will shared the Chair role through to the next AGM."[16]

## References

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1. ^ "10 Year Anniversary Issue" (PDF). Chainlinks. Cycling Action Network of New Zealand. November 2006. p. 4. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. ^ a b Hawke, David (5 March 2016). "CAN AGM minutes 2016". Hamilton: Cycling Action Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
3. ^ Cycling Action Network CAN website
4. ^ "'Impressum'" (PDF). ChainLinks. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. Summer 1998. p. 16. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
5. ^ "Minutes of Annual General Meeting" (PDF). ChainLinks. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. September–October 2000. pp. 12–14. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
6. ^ "Introducing The CAN Executive" (PDF). ChainLinks. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. September–October 2000. p. 6. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
7. ^ "CAN AGM 2003" (PDF). ChainLinks. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. December 2003. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
8. ^ "Cycling news from around New Zealand" (PDF). ChainLinks. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. December 2004 – January 2005. p. 7. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
9. ^ a b Croucher, Adrian (13 October 2008). "CAN AGM 2008 minutes". Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
10. ^ Croucher, Adrian (23 November 2009). "CAN AGM minutes 2009". Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
11. ^ Croucher, Adrian (11 March 2010). "CAN committee meeting minutes 8 March 2010". Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
12. ^ Croucher, Adrian (13 April 2010). "CAN committee meeting minutes 12 April 2010". Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
13. ^ "Certificate – alteration of rules" (PDF). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
14. ^ Lindup, Graeme (October 2010). "Chair's report" (PDF). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
15. ^ Hawke, David (2 February 2015). "CAN AGM minutes 2015". Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
16. ^ Lindup, Graeme; Andrews, Will (March 2016). "Co-Chairs' Report of CAN's activities since the 2015 AGM" (PDF). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
17. ^ "2009 NZ Cycling Conference". Archived from the original on 16 December 2009.
18. ^ http://can.org.nz/nz-cycling-conference-series Conference series on CAN website; accessed 5 January 2010
19. ^ http://cyclingconf.org.nz/ Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Cycling Conference official website, accessed 5 January 2010
20. ^ CAN Awards Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine CAN Awards web page
21. ^ Cycling Advocates Network Cycle-Friendly Awards Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine (speech by Lianne Dalziel, 7 October 2008) (from the New Zealand Government website, accessed 14 December 2008)
22. ^ a b "Chainlinks". NZ Cycling Action Network. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
23. ^ "Chainlinks archive". NZ Cycling Action Network. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
24. ^ "Local Groups – Cycling Action Network NZ". can.org.nz. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
25. ^ "CAN leaves BikeNZ" (PDF). Chainlinks. Cycling Action Network of New Zealand. December 2007. p. 16. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
26. ^ "Advocacy Toolkit". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.

## External links

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* Official website

Authority control databases

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* VIAF

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* United States