SPOKES is an incorporated society and operates under a constitution. This work includes preparing and presenting submissions, organising and taking part in cycling promotion events and other advocacy work. Meeting monthly, generally on the first Thursday of the month, the Core Group do the advocacy and promotion work. Membership of this group is by request and approval is given by the executive.
General business from members is also considered.įor the rest of the year the organisation is governed by the executive committee which meets as necessary to conduct any formal business requiring attention.īelow the executive is the Core Group, this group carry out the advocacy work of SPOKES. Elections of a chairperson, secretary, treasurer and executive committee are conducted. It also liaises with other local cycling initiatives, including Frocks on Bikes, Cycling in Christchurch, ICEcycles, Go Cycle Chch, and RAD Bikes.Īn annual meeting of members is generally held in May each year at this event the annual financial report and a general report of the organisation's activities in the previous year is presented. Spokes Canterbury works closely with the local branch of walking advocates Living Streets Aotearoa, as well as the local district of the Automobile Association.
It has about 900 members, including "everyday" cyclists, road cyclists and mountain bikers. Cycling Action Network is the parent organisation for Spokes Canterbury. It was established in November 1998, as a successor to the former Canterbury Cyclists' Association (established in the 1970s). Spokes Canterbury is the main cycling advocacy group in Canterbury, New Zealand.
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