Lightfoot decided to take a lightfooted approach to Biketober 22 by: a) biking as much as possible and, b) interacting with the community to influence their habits. While it might sound like a case of “all hui, and no dooey”, we engaged in...
Paul Speedy | Winter Warrior We Lightfooters talk to lots of people about active travel: how they do it, why they do it or perhaps what’s stopping them. And when we ask Queenstowners about main barriers to cycle commuting in particular, the first response is...
EASTER EXPRESS – TREASURE TRAIL KIDS RIDE FREE! COLLECT PRIZES! The wheels on the bus went all around Queenstown on Easter Friday 2022. Parents and kids jumped aboard the Orbus to follow the Easter Express Treasure Trail all around our beautiful town. The...
February saw a swag of Whakatipu workplaces cranking the kms During the month of February thousands of individuals and businesses across New Zealand enjoyed the benefits of bike riding. They also tracked these rides to gain points toward the annual Aotearoa Bike...
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari ko taku toa he toa takitini’ – ‘My strength is not that of a single warrior, but that of many.’ This whakataukī sums up one of Lightfoot’s key principles. As an organisation, we’ve evolved rapidly from a small community...
QLDC and NZTA agree that a bridge crossing SH6 will connect communities east of the Shotover to life in Frankton. Frogger. A popular game from the ‘80s that required deft moves to travel from one side of the road to another. Not swift enough – squash! Anyone crossing...
