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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Not long now! 🙌 Have you got a fabulous colourful 'fit planned? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Have you decorated your bike? 🚲🎊 We look forward to seeing you at 10:45am for a safety briefing 👲 so we are ready to roll at 11am! With Huihui Bike Labs Thanks to our sponsors: - He Puna Taimoana - No Lights No Lycra - Musashi

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We're beyond excited to share our 2026 Rainbow Ride Celebration video with the world, with massive aroha to Máximo Productions for creating it! Check it out, share with your whānau/networks, and start planning for Rainbow Ride 2027 (watch for the date announcement at the end) youtu.be/wbRrW3lQx-4

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RainBow Ride Celebration 2026

YouTube video by Máximo Productions

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our 2026 Rainbow Ride celebration video premiers October 1st - a chance to relive the magic that we created and get jazzed for 2027! Thanks to Máximo Productions for helping us document and celebrate our ride! Enjoy our previous videos and keep up to date via linktr.ee/rainbowridec.... 🌈🚲

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

BIKE RAVE + RAINBOW RIDE = RAINBOW RAVE RIDE @biketoberchch.bsky.social edition! Saturday 17th October, 11am - 12:30pm Cargo bike demo stall afterwards at the Richmond community garden Spring Fair, 12:30-3:30pm Riverlution & Avebury House www.rainbowride.org.nz/biketober-ra...

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One of our beneficiaries, Rainbow Hub Ōtautahi (follow on Instagram @rainbowhub.ootautahi) is looking for Board members 🙏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Apply via the link 👇 linktr.ee/rainbowhuboo...

Five vertical stripes in blue, green, yellow, orange, and red, over a background of pale green.
Text overlay reads:
Now recruiting board members
Ōtautahi Rainbow Spaces Collective
More info and link to apply in our bio!
(we will link it in the body)

Same pale green background colour but the five stripes are now horizontal at the bottom of the image, from top to bottom, blue, green, yellow, orange, red.

Text overlay reads:
Are you . . .
- (Big green tick) Passionate about supporting rainbow, takatāpui, and MVPFAFF+ communities and their whānau?
- (Big green tick) Age 18+ and living in Ōtautahi Christchurch (or Waitaha Canterbury)?
- (Big green tick) excited to help us bring a Rainbow Hub to Ōtautahi?

Then we want to hear from you!

Same pale green background and horizontal stripes as previous image.

Text reads: What we're looking for
- a Treasurer with accounting and finance skills to oversee the financial wellbeing of ŌRSC (acronym for The board, Ōtautahi Rainbow Spaces Collective)
- general Board Members with strategy, planning, and policy development skills
- Board experience is not necessary, and we encourage those with lived experience in rainbow, takatāpui and MVPFAFF+ communities to apply!

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Submissions on the Definitions of Woman and Man amendment bill closes on Thursday 2nd July at midnight. Come along to Qtopia's event on Tuesday or check out their submission guide (link below). Please oppose this bill and protect trans lives 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Spokes Canterbury @spokescanterbury.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🦺 Marshals needed for the Winter Solstice Night Bike Ride 🗓️ Sunday 21 June, 5pm 📍 North Hagley Park ✉️ secretary@spokes.org.nz 🔗 www.facebook.com/share/1J6eLv... Photo credit: Andrew Boyd Barber (2017)

Photo from the 2017 winter solstice night bike ride. Long exposure photo through North Hagley Park next to the Avon River with night colourful lights passing through the park in a blur and also reflected on the river surface

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Reminder this is on Sunday 19th April 🎶🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🎉

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Rainbow Ride is stoked to announce we raised $1,200 for our beneficiaries, RAD Bikes and Rainbow Hub Ōtautahi! Thank you to our sponsors, supporters, and participants for supporting Rainbow Ride, and in turn paying it forward to help these two community organisations 🫶

A photo from the Ōtautahi Pride Market, where the Rainbow Ride finished, with Te from RAD Bikes handing out stickers and raising awareness about Recycle A Dunger (RAD) Bikes

A sketch of what Rainbow Hub Ōtautahi could look like (as per 10th March post), with a welcome desk, couches, coffee tables, a bookcase, information, and books

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

We would love your feedback 🙏 forms.gle/4xXpbJAJhwFY... Photo credit: Máximo Productions (@maximoproductions on Instagram)

A photo from Rainbow Ride 2026, riding past Victoria Lake in North Hagley Park right at the start of the ride. Closest to the camera are two people in green, including one of our top three best dressed, followed by blue, purple, etc. Riders are weaving past pedestrians and a runner. The Park is looking luscious and green, and the sun is out!

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Thanks Menka (Sherni Creative) for capturing us as we turned back into North Hagley Park from the Riccarton Ave/Riccarton Rd/Deans Ave corner 🙏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎉

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Do you miss being in a mass participation bike ride already? Check out this free event in two weeks' time! 🎶🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴🎉 facebook.com/events/s/-bi...

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Thank you to our amazing marshals! Send us your pics! 📷 Photos from Husk Productions (Seth Costa-Hughes) are coming (nearly 1000 to sort through!) (Sorry, we can only load 4 photos at a time)

Jo and Stephen at the start in North Hagley Park near Armagh St bridge. They're wearing a variety of colours to represent the rainbow and have a pride flag on the back of a tandem bike. A large speaker is strapped to the front of the tandem on a rack. Colourful materials are also in the front wheel attached to the spokes.

Michael, with Christmas tinsel wrapped around them, standing on Rolleston Ave with a punting boat and the hospital in the background

Bec, dressed in a red cowboy hat, red corset, black with red ribbon tutu, rainbow gumboots, and a fairy wand, standing beside the bike racks in the Burnett Foundation carpark where we finished the ride (opposite the Naylor Love site where the Pride Market was held)

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Thank you to our amazing marshals! Send us your pics! 📷 Photos from Husk Productions (Seth Costa-Hughes) are coming (nearly 1000 to sort through!) (Sorry, we can only load 4 photos at a time)

Rubes in a blue tutu and rainbow necktie and socks in Hagley Park near Riccarton Ave

Yvonne on Oxford Terrace outside Te Pae, the convention centre

Hugh, with a progress pride flag in his hat, at the intersection of Armagh St, Park Terrace and Rolleston Ave, at the entrance to North Hagley Park

Walt, making an 'o' with his mouth, in North Hagley Park near the toilet block beside the lakes

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Thank you to our amazing marshals! Send us your pics! 📷 Photos from Husk Productions (Seth Costa-Hughes) are coming (nearly 1000 to sort through!) (Apologies, we can only post 4 photos at a time and there are 14 in this round)

Jess, with colourful bunting and the Christchurch Club behind them on Worcester St near Latimer Square

Kelly, with a rainbow cowboy hat, rainbow necktie, and purple Rainbow Ride T-shirt (under a pink high-viz vest)

Michelle, wearing a rainbow cowboy hat and rainbow necktie

Phil, wearing a rainbow cowboy hat, rainbow bowtie, and rainbow braces

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Thank you to our amazing marshals! Send us your pics! 📷 Photos from Husk Productions (Seth Costa-Hughes) are coming (nearly 1000 to sort through!)

Adam with retired greyhound Liam in his cargo bike at the Bridge of Remembrance

Angela, Robert, and Suzy in their bandanas in front of the stage at the Pride Market

Erika, with orange wings and a rainbow bow on their head in Victoria Square

Des, with the big trees along Hereford St at the Cambridge Terrace corner behind them

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Thank you to the signalling team (esp. Gerard) at CCC🚦 Thank you Burnett Foundation for welcoming us into the Pride Market and storing our bikes 🚲 Thank you @spokescanterbury.bsky.social for the bike racks 🦺 Thank you Chch Pride for having us in Pride Month and promoting our event ♥️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎🩵🩷🤍💛

Same photo location but with riders dressed in blue, purple, black, and brown. Burnett Foundation and rainbow ride logos. Text reads Thank you Burnett Foundation Aotearoa for welcoming us into the Pride Market and storing our bikes

Photo in same location but riders are dressed in black, brown, and light blue. Spokes Canterbury and rainbow ride logos. Text reads Thank you spokes canterbury for the bike racks

Photo in same location but riders are dressed in brown, light blue, and pink. Christchurch Pride and Rainbow Ride logos. Text reads Thank you Chch Pride for having us in Pride Month and promoting our event

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Thanks to all our riders and marshals from the rainbow Ride team (Ann, Fox, Mike, Sab, and Leif) 👏🙏

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Today we pedal with purpose! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎉 Thank you to our sponsors, Stratos Technology Partners Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust Christchurch Community Events 🙏 See you in North Hagley Park or along the course through to the Pride Market at Naylor Love (Cashel St just east of Te Kaha) 🚴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

Two people dressed in red standing at the start of the ride in North Hagley Park. Text reads today we pedal with purpose! Photo credit Seth Costa-Hughes

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Tomorrow we ride for Pride! Check your helmet and bike are safe and your friends are coming to watch 🎉 See you at the Mickle Gates/Armagh St entrance to North Hagley Park at 9:30am Photos thanks to Husk Productions 🙏

Ride leader and organiser, Leif, leading the ride through North Hagley Park (Harper Ave), dressed in red with team red behind in a line. Text reads tomorrow we ride for Pride! Check your helmet and bike are safe. Photo credit Seth Costa-Hughes

Multiple riders in a line dressed successively in red, orange, and yellow, riding through North Hagley Park. Text reads check your friends are coming to watch. Photo credit Seth Costa-Hughes

Multiple riders in a line dressed successively in yellow and green, riding through North Hagley Park. Text reads see you at the Mickle Gates/Armagh St entrance to North Hagley Park at 9:30am. Photo credit Seth Costa-Hughes

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

We are still crafting bike decorations and costumes today with indoor space at The White Room (180 Avonside Drive). Thanks to our supporters and sponsors 🫶 The White Room Creative Space New Brighton Stitch-O-Mat He Puna Taimoana Christchurch Pride and more! Photos by Husk Productions

Two people dressed in white riding beside Victoria Lake. The rainbow ride logos and Christchurch Pride logos are at the top over the photo. Photo credit: Seth Costa-Hughes

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Final bike dressing and costume making today at The White Room Creative Space (180 Avonside Drive), 5-8pm! 🧶🧵 We are now full in all colours of the progress pride with intersex flag 🫶 Thank you to our sponsors & supporters 🙏 Thank you to our photographer Husk Productions 📷

Several people riding bikes towards the camera in North Hagley Park dressed in black, brown, and light blue. Text says and we are now full for all colours 🎉 photo credit: Seth Costa-Hughes

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Photo credit for the first two photos (in the bubbles) (sorry, forgot to overlay text when cropping and it's too late now): Eriks Sparetime Photos

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Last chance! We ride Saturday 28th March, 9:30am! Register at rainbowride.org.nz

A grid showing all the colour in the progress pride flag. Over the top of each colour it says full, except for brown, which has 3 spaces left

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Thank you again to our amazing sponsors! Stratos Technology Partners (stp.co.nz), Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust (rainbownzcharitabletrust.org.nz), and Christchurch Community Events (chch.community)

Four people dressed in orange for the rainbow ride. Stratos Technology Partners and the rainbow ride logos are over the photo

Four people dressed in dark yellow/gold for the rainbow ride. Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust, Te Tautoko | Nga tangata takatāpui o Aotearoa and rainbow ride logos over the photo

People dressed in black, brown or dark yellow/gold for the rainbow ride. Christchurch Community Events and rainbow ride logos over the photo

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

We love our marshals! We would also love some more - it's free and fun! Register at rainbowride.org.nz Christchurch Pride Action Bicycle Club Christchurch City Council The White Room Creative Space Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Grizzly @spokescanterbury.bsky.social New Brighton Stitch-O-Mat

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

There's still time to order your own t-shirt. Lots of colours and sizes to choose from. Jump on our website: rainbowride.org.nz

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Bike dressing and costume making events at The White Room (180 Avonside Dr) Sunday 22nd, 1-4pm, and Thursday 26th, 5-8pm. Some supplies provided. Pick up more at Creative Junk (25 Disraeli St) and your local thrift stores

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

- Free WOF safety check includes pumping tyres, checking brakes, oiling of chain and general visual safety check to make sure the bike is rolling well for the Rainbow ride. - 10% discount on bike servicing booked during those 2 weeks leading up to the ride with a Rainbow Ride ticket.

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Check out this amazing deal from our supporter, Action Bicycle Club: $10 WOF - Offer valid until 27th March - No bookings required. Turn up during shop hours 8:30am - 5pm and show your Rainbow Ride ticket - (more in comments)

Charlotte from Action Bicycle Club smiling and pushing a red vintage-style bicycle through the doors at Grizzly Baked Goods. Text reads $10 bike WOF at Action Bicycle Club

Ken from Action Bicycle Club working on a bike in the workshop. Text reads Offer valid until Friday 26th March

A bike is in the bike stand in the workshop being worked on. Text reads no bookings required. 8:30am - 5pm shop hours. Show your Rainbow Ride ticket

Ken is working on a bike in the workshop. Text reads tyres, brakes, chain, visual safety check. 10% discount on bike servicing booked

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Spokes Canterbury @spokescanterbury.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

"There is a proven concept called the “kerb-cut effect”. When you cut a ramp into the kerb of a footpath for wheelchair users, you make it better for the parent with a pram, the worker with a heavy trolley, and the elderly person with a walker." - EJ Barrett www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

thepost.co.nz

Fuel crisis exposes a reality the disabled community has been navigating for years

OPINION: The fuel shortage currently gripping our nation is being talked about as a sudden crisis. For many, it is. But for the disabled community, this isn’t a news cycle. It’s the baseline.

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Humongous thank you to our sponsor, Christchurch Community Events! (Txt limit made it tricky to fit this in with the blurb)

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Christchurch Community Events is a new social enterprise empowering & helping communities across Chch run inclusive, intercultural events. They work directly with communities, empowering independence, supporting effective cross-cultural engagement & enabling a new level of ambitious event thinking.

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

There is still time to join the line-up as a rider or marshal! Prizes for best decorated rider AND marshal 🏆 Register at rainbowride.org.nz Thank you to the amazing photographer for these shots from 2025: Seth Costa-Hughes of Husk Productions takcostahughes.wixsite.com/huskproducti...

Leif is giving a rider briefing before the ride starts. Riders are lined up (mostly) in colour order. In this photo we have brown, light blue, pink, white, and dark yellow/gold. Leif is dressed in Red as the ride leader.

Riders lined up in light blue, pink, white, and dark yellow/gold, listening to the briefing from Leif (out of shot)

Riders dressed in orange, purple, yellow, black, and brown, listening to Leif give the rider briefing (out of shot)

Riders dressed in red, orange, yellow, blue, and purple listening to Leif giving a riders briefing (Leif is out of shot)

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Almost a week away and Rainbow Ride 2026 has space for more friends, whānau, kaimahi and coworkers. Don’t wanna ride? We still need 10 marshals to keep the entire route safe. Please spread the word - www.rainbowride.org.nz is the place to go for more info and to register.

Colour blocks with the number of spaces left:
Red - 3, orange - 4, yellow - 5, green - full, blue - full, purple - 3, black - full, brown - 3, light blue - full, pink - full, white - 2, dark yellow/gold - 2

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We’ve got buttons! Pick yours up at our Pride Market booth after the ride!

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Massive thank you to our supporters (8/8): Grizzly Baked Goods, Burnett Foundation, Stitch O Mat, and Christchurch Pride! 🙏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🚲

Grizzly and Rainbow Ride logos overlaying a photo of riders dressed in pink with decorated bikes in North Hagley Park

Burnett Foundation Aotearoa and Rainbow Ride logos overlaying a photo of riders wearing various colours (pink, orange, green) in North Hagley Park

Ōtautahi Christchurch Pride and Rainbow Ride logos overlaying a photo of riders dressed in various colours (pink, orange, brown, purple, green) in North Hagley Park

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Massive thank you to our supporters (4/8): The White Room, Action Bicycle Club, @spokescanterbury.bsky.social, and Christchurch City Council 🙏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🚲

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

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

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

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Introducing our beneficiaries (2/2): Rainbow Hub Ōtautahi A new permanent space to connect, collaborate, and exist in community @rainbowhub.ootautahi

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.

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Shout out to our Sponsor, Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust! rainbownzcharitabletrust.org.nz

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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.

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Also additional financial support available via Buycycles for anyone in need.

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Rainbow Ride Ōtautahi Christchurch @rainbowridechch.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

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.

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