@rainbowridechch
Annual event in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, where we ride together in the individual colours of the progress pride flag during Pride Month (southern hemisphere styles)
People dressed in light blue, brown, and black are standing in lines in the progress pride with intersex flag order in Latimer Square, smiling and waving at a drone overhead
Are you a drone operator?
We are looking for someone to capture us from above as we snake our way around North Hagley Park and the inner CBD (mostly along the Ōtākaro Avon River). Can you help us?
Email
rainbowridechch@gmail.com
A hand-drawn mock-up of what the Rainbow Hub could look like. There's a welcome desk on the left front corner, a couch, coffee table, and bean bags on the right mid-field, with another couch and table at the rear of the indoor space. Colourful artworks adorn the walls. There's a bookcase and clothing rack in the rear of the space too. There's a noticeboard beside the welcome desk. There are more low tables with leaflets, brochures, books, and a pot plant on the right beside the couch. People in the space are of a range of ages and ethnic origins. The space is colourful and light, but calm and peaceful.
Introducing our beneficiaries (2/2): Rainbow Hub Ōtautahi
A new permanent space to connect, collaborate, and exist in community
@rainbowhub.ootautahi
People riding bikes through Hagley Park dressed in black. Overlaying the photo is the rainbow ride logo and the photo credit: Seth Costa Hughes
Shout out to our Sponsor, Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust!
rainbownzcharitabletrust.org.nz
Drop In Sessions — Wed 6.30-8.30pm & Sundays 2-5pm. Bring your bike in and work with RAD's crew to tune gears, sort brakes, fix punctures and get everything safe and smooth for the Rainbow Ride. They suggest $10/hr koha + small cost for any parts needed.
Also additional financial support available via Buycycles for anyone in need.
Find a Bike Sessions — Mon & Thurs, 3–6pm. Heaps of second-hand bikes available - some ready to ride, others you can fix up alongside their volunteer crew. Most bikes $70–$170 koha.Under 18s or Community Services Card holders get $50 off + free helmet & lock.
Head down to the appropriate session in their new home @ 54 Hawdon St, Sydenham...
🌈🚲 Rainbow Ride ready? RAD’s got you!
Need a bike? Need your bike sorted? RAD's Community Bike Workshop can help with both 💛
RAD's all about empowering people to learn and being a safe space for all to connect and contribute - so come ready to spin some spanners & they'll help you get rolling 🌈✨
Person dressed in blue riding a bike, waving, and smiling. Bubbles are in the air. People beside the path in Hagley Park (from Parkrun) are dressed in bright colours, cheering the riders on.
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Follow @chchpride for all of the events happening this month, including the Rainbow Ride on Saturday 28th March
🚴🚴♂️🚴♀️
Two smiling people dressed in yellow with a purple pool noodle to symbolise the intersex part of the progress pride with intersex flag
People riding bikes. In the front is someone in white. Behind are people in yellow. Text reads: shout out to our sponsor
People riding bikes dressed in dark yellow for the intersex part of the progress pride with intersex flag. Overlaying the photo is the logo for Stratos Technology Partners, one of the sponsors of the rainbow ride. The rainbow ride logo is also overlaying the photo. Photo credit: Seth Costa Hughes
Sponsor boost:
Stratos Technology Partners is a specialist technology and software consultancy that helps ambitious organisations modernise, innovate and scale. We partner with clients to design, build and implement practical AI & software solutions that deliver measurable business impact
stp.co.nz
T-shirts are available in various colours from our website! Order now at rainbowride.org.nz
Photo of the posters: Rainbow Ride; pedal with pride. Celebrating diversity, fitness and sustainability in our bike-friendly city. Benefitting RAD Bikes and Rainbow Hub Ōtautahi. Sponsored by Rainbow New Zealand Community Trust, Stratos Technology Partners, Christchurch Pride, Christchurch Community Events, and Christchurch Attractions. There is a QR code to scan with "for more info and to register visit rainbowride.org.nz" above it. Overlaying the photo is the text 'want to pop one of these bad boys up at work?'
Want to pop one of these bad boys up at your workplace? Email us: rainbowridechch@gmail.com
People riding bikes single file through North Hagley Park, dressed in either red, orange, yellow, or green, in rainbow order
❤️🔥Happy Valentine's Day, you cuties! 🥰
Shout out to our generous sponsors Christchurch Attractions, Stratos Technology Partners, and Christchurch Community Events 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Rainbowride.org.nz
A marshal, wearing a blue high-viz vest and purple bandana, holding pompoms and a sign saying "watch out for rainbow bike riders; kia tūpato mo ngā kaieke pahikara āniwaniwa" with a pride flag attached to the fence behind them. The rainbow ride logo is overlaid in the trees behind the marshal. Photo credit: Seth Costa-Hughes
The Rainbow Ride can't happen without our wonderful marshals (cheerleaders 🎉), keeping riders 🚴 and members of the public 🚸 safe as we snake our way through North Hagley Park and the inner CBD. Sign up for free through the Humanitix link on our website rainbowride.org.nz 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🚴🎉
People dressed in light blue, smiling while riding bikes in the rainbow ride in 2025
Profits will be donated to RAD Bikes and Rainbow Hub Ōtautahi, so get amongst it and share the love!
Register now at rainbowride.org.nz
People dressed in white smiling and waving to the camera while riding in the rainbow ride. A banner at the top of the photo has the new rainbow ride logo and the subheading 'pedal with purpose'
March is Pride Month, so only 4 weeks to get ready for a month of celebration 🎉 Register now to ride or marshal for the Rainbow Ride on Saturday 28th March 2026 rainbowride.org.nz
Register now for 2026!
Saturday 28th March
events.humanitix.com/rainbowride26
Check out the full video on our YouTube channel
youtube.com/@rainbowride...
We look forward to riding with you to celebrate Christchurch Pride month!
Register with your friends, kaimahi, and whānau, and start pulling together the outfit and bike dressing to exactly match the colour you have chosen. Watch for updates on craft and bike-prep events in advance of our ride together on Saturday 28 March.
The Rainbow Ride team is proud to announce registrations are now open for our 3rd annual ride taking place on Saturday 28 March 2026. This year we've moved to Humanitix to manage registrations and updates to our participants. Pick your colour and follow this link events.humanitix.com/rainbowride26
Note that @spokescanterbury.bsky.social are taking a break from running Biketober in 2025, but please get in touch with them if you would like to get involved in organising something for 2026! 🚲🫶
From Big Street Bikers:
It’s Biketober, so we’re giving you lucky Locky Dockers in AKL and CHC a free tune up. See the schedule below. They’ll tighten things up so you’ll be good to ride all summer long.
Big thanks to Electric Bike Team (AKL), Action Bicycle Club (CHC), and the good folk at Mercury
Rainbow Ride supports Mayoral candidate, Sara Templeton. Proudly riding in the 2024 & 2025 Rainbow Rides, supporting Pride Month, supporting safe cycling infrastructure, and supporting communities.
It’s time to celebrate the amazing Rainbow Ride 2025 and announce the date for 2026 - Saturday 28 March! Use the link below sign your for updates such as when ride registration opens in November, when crafting workshops are scheduled, and other essential Rainbow Ride news - tinyurl.com/4r5fubjt. 🏳️🌈🚲❤️
