# Cycling Action Network

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Cycling advocacy organisation in New Zealand

CAN Cycling Action Network NZ is CAN's area of influence. Formation 1 November 1996; 29 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 Members 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](/source/Cycling_advocacy) group founded in November 1996[1] in [Wellington](/source/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](/source/Cycle_Friendly_Awards) and support for a biennial [Cycling Conference](/source/NZ_Cycling_Conference). The organisation was originally named **Cycling Advocates' Network** until it was formally changed at the [annual general meeting](/source/Annual_general_meeting) on 20 March 2016.[2]

## Goals

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

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

Chairpersons Start End Name ? 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

### NZ Cycling Conference

Main article: [NZ Cycling Conference](/source/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

Main article: [Cycle Friendly Awards](/source/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*

*Chainlinks* is the magazine of the NZ Cycling Action Network (CAN), which as of 2017[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cycling_Action_Network&action=edit) 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

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

CAN was a member of [BikeNZ](/source/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](/source/Living_Streets_Aotearoa), the national walking advocacy group.

## See also

- [Bike Auckland](/source/Bike_Auckland)

- [Spokes Canterbury](/source/Spokes_Canterbury)

- [Cycling in Auckland](/source/Cycling_in_Auckland)

- [Cycling in Wellington](/source/Cycling_in_Wellington)

- [Cycling in New Zealand](/source/Cycling_in_New_Zealand)

- [Bicycle helmets in New Zealand](/source/Bicycle_helmets_in_New_Zealand)

- [New Zealand Cycle Trail](/source/New_Zealand_Cycle_Trail)

## Footnotes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Stevens is listed as chairperson in the impressum

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** The AGM was held on 17 July 2000.[5]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Axel Wilke & [Glen Koorey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glen_Koorey&action=edit&redlink=1) were co-chairs in 2008 and 2009.[9]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** 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]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** 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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Chainlinks2006-6_1-0)** ["10 Year Anniversary Issue"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/CL-2006-12-10yr.pdf) (PDF). *Chainlinks*. Cycling Action Network of New Zealand. November 2006. p. 4. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2016_AGM_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2016_AGM_2-1) Hawke, David (5 March 2016). ["CAN AGM minutes 2016"](https://can.org.nz/candocument/can-agm-minutes-2016). Hamilton: Cycling Action Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Cycling Action Network](http://www.can.org.nz/) CAN website

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["'Impressum'"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/CL-1998-12-Summer.pdf) (PDF). *ChainLinks*. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. Summer 1998. p. 16. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Minutes of Annual General Meeting"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/CL-2000-09-Sep-Oct.pdf) (PDF). *ChainLinks*. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. September–October 2000. pp. 12–14. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Introducing The CAN Executive"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/CL-2000-09-Sep-Oct.pdf) (PDF). *ChainLinks*. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. September–October 2000. p. 6. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["CAN AGM 2003"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/CL-2003-12-Dec-Jan.pdf) (PDF). *ChainLinks*. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. December 2003. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Cycling news from around New Zealand"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/CL-2004-12-Dec-Jan.pdf) (PDF). *ChainLinks*. Wellington: Cycling Advocates' Network. December 2004 – January 2005. p. 7. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2008_AGM_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2008_AGM_11-1) Croucher, Adrian (13 October 2008). ["CAN AGM 2008 minutes"](https://can.org.nz/candocument/can-agm-2008-minutes). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Croucher, Adrian (23 November 2009). ["CAN AGM minutes 2009"](https://can.org.nz/candocument/can-agm-minutes-2009). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Croucher, Adrian (11 March 2010). ["CAN committee meeting minutes 8 March 2010"](https://can.org.nz/candocument/can-committee-meeting-minutes-8-march-2010). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Croucher, Adrian (13 April 2010). ["CAN committee meeting minutes 12 April 2010"](https://can.org.nz/candocument/can-committee-meeting-minutes-12-april-2010). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Certificate – alteration of rules"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/CAN_Rules_At_2010_0.pdf) (PDF). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Lindup, Graeme (October 2010). ["Chair's report"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/Chairs_report_2010.pdf) (PDF). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Hawke, David (2 February 2015). ["CAN AGM minutes 2015"](https://can.org.nz/candocument/can-agm-minutes-2015). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Lindup, Graeme; Andrews, Will (March 2016). ["Co-Chairs' Report of CAN's activities since the 2015 AGM"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/Co-Chairs%20Report%20to%202016%20AGM%20v8_0.pdf) (PDF). Cycling Advocates' Network. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["2009 NZ Cycling Conference"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091216005909/http://cyclingconf.org.nz/). Archived from [the original](http://cyclingconf.org.nz/) on 16 December 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** [http://can.org.nz/nz-cycling-conference-series](http://can.org.nz/nz-cycling-conference-series) Conference series on CAN website; accessed 5 January 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** [http://cyclingconf.org.nz/](http://cyclingconf.org.nz/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091216005909/http://cyclingconf.org.nz/) 2009-12-16 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Cycling Conference official website, accessed 5 January 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** [CAN Awards](http://can.org.nz/cycle-friendly-awards) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081014090726/http://can.org.nz/cycle-friendly-awards) 2008-10-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) CAN Awards web page

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** [Cycling Advocates Network Cycle-Friendly Awards](https://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/cycling+advocates+network+cycle-friendly+awards) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090306204724/http://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/cycling+advocates+network+cycle-friendly+awards) 6 March 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (speech by [Lianne Dalziel](/source/Lianne_Dalziel), 7 October 2008) (from the [New Zealand Government](/source/New_Zealand_Government) website, accessed 14 December 2008)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Chainlinks_27-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Chainlinks_27-1) ["Chainlinks"](https://can.org.nz/chainlinks). NZ Cycling Action Network. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Chainlinks_archive_28-0)** ["Chainlinks archive"](https://can.org.nz/chainlinks-index?page=4). NZ Cycling Action Network. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-29)** ["Local Groups – Cycling Action Network NZ"](http://can.org.nz/local-groups). *can.org.nz*. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Chainlinks2007-4_30-0)** ["CAN leaves BikeNZ"](https://can.org.nz/system/files/CL-2007-04_Dec.pdf) (PDF). *Chainlinks*. Cycling Action Network of New Zealand. December 2007. p. 16. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-31)** ["Advocacy Toolkit"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081014103743/http://bikenz.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=747). Archived from [the original](http://bikenz.org.nz/Article.aspx?Id%3D747) on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.

## External links

- [Official website](https://can.org.nz)

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