Cycle Gisborne

It's great to give back to the incredible team who keep Motu Trails Cycleway open and thriving. We hope this little automated trap allows our beautiful native fauna thrive in the Raukumara ranges. Thanks to all of our incredible customers who contributed. Looking forward to hearing some success stories.

Today on Pakihi Track, volunteer Gary installed an AT220 trap that was generously donated by Cycle Gisborne. This trap adds to the amazing donation recently by RIDE Holidays of a full ten DOC200 traps; plus several previous donations of traps by Bay Conservation Alliance

What this fantastic support has enabled>>

Motu Trails Charitable Trust now have traps along the lower 7km of Pakihi Track while Whakatōhea Tiaki Taiao have traps on the upper 13km Pakihi Track. With our combined efforts, there are now close to 200 traps — regular trapping made possible by the track.

In 2026 alone, combined catches along the Pakihi Track have been: 344 rats, 39 stoats, 2 weasels, 11 possums.

The Urutawa forest has Toutouwai/NI robin, Miromiro/NI tomtit, Popokotea/whitehead, korimako/NZ bellbird, kiwi, whio/blue duck, Hochstetter's frog and more, so it is definitely worth the effort to help protect the forest.

Fab news for our riders. If you want to book, go to our website and choose from our fixed date or pick your own date departures!! https://experiencegisborne.co.nz/cycling-tours/raukumara-traverse/

RIDE 35 – Guaranteed Departure | 16 October 2026 🚴

We've got just a couple of spots left on one of New Zealand's most unforgettable cycling adventures!

If riding the spectacular East Coast has been on your bucket list, now's the time. With the road fully open again, it's the perfect opportunity to explore this incredible part of Aotearoa while supporting the local communities that have worked so hard to recover.

🌊 Quiet coastal roads
🏕️ Authentic East Coast hospitality
🚴 Fully supported multi-day adventure
❤️ An experience you'll remember for years to come

Come and discover why so many of our riders say this is one of the best cycling tours they've ever done.

Check out the full itinerary and secure your place here
https://www.experiencegisborne.co.nz/cycling-tours/ride-35/?

Ride 35 | 8 Day - Experience Gisborne

This is how close we came to being a part of WW2 - scary stuff eh!! Just lucky we're a town of happy people!!! If you're visiting Gisborne jump on one of our day tours and learn more about our wee town....

I saw Pink Bands (that's the famous red band gumboots gone pink) for sale at Mitre 10. Grab a pair and support breast cancer... looks like we will need them her for the next 10 days!!!😅😅😅 kia kaha to everyone getting hammered by the rain - we feel for ya!!

Back in business showing off the region soon. Yippee!! Bookings are open now for our Raukumara Traverse tour which includes ALL of the fabulous Motu Trails Cycleway

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We love the night sky Out East, ride the Raukumara Traverse on Motu Trails and take a moment to enjoy the night sky in Ōpōtiki with us. https://www.experiencegisborne.co.nz/cycling-tours/raukumara-traverse/

Te Ara ki Te Rāwhiti ✨
The best light show in Ōpōtiki starts after dark.

Cycling has long been pitched as good for the heart. A new scoping review of 87 studies suggests it's just as good for the head.

Published this month in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, the review pulled together research from 19 countries examining "bicycling interventions": structured cycling programmes ranging from one-off stationary bike sessions to multi-week outdoor rides, commuting schemes and mountain biking. The question was whether cycling produces measurable mental, emotional, and cognitive benefits, not just physical ones.

The strongest signal was social. Every single study that measured social wellbeing found a positive effect. Psychological wellbeing improved in 67% of studies that measured it. Emotional wellbeing improved in 56%. The authors concluded that cycling's benefits "extend beyond physical health to encompass emotional regulation, stress reduction, social connectedness, and cognitive enhancement."

Mechanisms suggested in the literature include the release of endorphins and other neurotransmitters, the meditative effect of repetitive pedalling, and the community formed by group rides and shared routes. Earlier Scottish research, separately, found cycle commuters were 15% less likely to be prescribed antidepressants or anxiety medications over a five-year period.

The researchers stopped short of calling cycling a treatment. They argued instead that cycling should be treated as a public health tool, but only when matched with the right infrastructure, programme design and policy support to actually get people on bikes. Reporting on the review for road.cc this week, the suggestion was that the case for cycle lanes just got a lot less abstract.