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WORD is a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NZ Charity Number CC50833). We rely on participant fees from our programmes, donations, and grants to operate and keep our prices as low as possible.

In 2023, over 600 kids are riding bikes with WORD! We are stoked to be delivering programmes in 3 locations in Aotearoa (Wellington, Wanaka and Otautahi/Christchurch) with 60 Instructors and 35 volunteer Assistant Instructors.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to WORD so that we can continue our amazing mahi to get more tamariki and rangatahi on bikes!

Name a better spot for a photo in Wellington... We'll wait... #wordnz #makarapeak #wordwellington #wordwhānau #wellyteengirls
Last week our Wellington 13-17 yr old teen girls crew went for the old 'Ride and Splash' combo.. (Unbeatable if ask us!) Nothing like a dip in that beautiful Wellington chop after a few laps on the trails 🤘 #wordwellington #wordnz #wordwhānau
Big ups to our 7-9 and 10-12 year old girls putting in the mahi at Bike Glendhu last week. Planting a bunch of natives, all part of the Bike Glendhu regeneration project! Check out our 'Grow your local' January holiday camp if you're keen to get you
Mountains to Sea Wellington January holiday camp!🔥 Have you ever wanted to go mountain biking and snorkelling in the same day? Well, here's your golden opportunity to do all of the above and learn about conservation along the way. Mountains to sea
January holiday camp bookings are live! 💥🔥 Jump over to our website and get your booking in for some mountain biking fun for your young ones summer! https://www.word.org.nz/book-now #wordnz #wordwhānau
We had a fun weekend down here in Wānaka, hosting our free 'Bring a friend, make a friend' event at @bikeglendhu ! We were stoked to have 20 young 7-12 yr old girls come along and ride some great trails and meet some new friends. We're stoked to b
Eyes on the price THIS Thursday! 💥 Wellington and Wānaka January holiday camp bookings go live at 8pm on Thursday the 24th of November. These will get snuffled up quickly so make sure you mark your calendars! https://www.word.org.nz/book-now #wor
Yesterday our Wānaka teen boys smoothly picked their way down a @bikeglendhu grade 5 classic trail 'Dark Matter'. It was the first time down this trail for a few of them, and they absolutely smashed it! It's awesome to see how the culture within thi
There are two types of riders.. Those that avoid the puddles and all costs, and those that make a special effort bring home a piece of the trails on their clothes to their whānau! A thoughtful gift from the trails some might say... #wordnz #wordwel
Put your hands up if you're looking forward to January holiday camps!? 🙋‍♀️ If there was ever a date and time to put in your diary... it's this one! Thursday the 24th of November, 8pm sharp, bookings will go live and it's first in best dressed
It's hot work out there these days 🔥 Lucky we have a natural cooling system in place to keep our hard-working instructors cool as orange cucumbers! @bikeglendhu #wordnz #wordwānaka #wordwhānau
We love hearing these stories from stoked WORD parents on how they see the confidence grow in their young ones, on and off the bike! “My son has been loving the term - I am amazed he comes home buzzing and telling me how much he has learned an