Cycling Aotearoa & Supporting New Zealand's Nature

Here is the final update for this first leg of Tour Aotearoa. First, thank you again to everyone who has posted messages of encouragement and support including donations to this GiveaLittle page. Thank you - we appreciate you!

With only two weeks available (away from work) we have had to end our North Island ride on Day 15 in the southern North Island city of Whanganui – at the mouth of the Whanganui River. This represents around 1,300 kms cycled. The remaining part of the lower North Island and then the entire South Island (the balance of the 3,000 total kms) is planned in late 2024 and early 2025. Stay tuned for updates!

Thank you again to everyone who supported this ride. With this amazing generosity, we have reached our initial $3,000 NZD goal – even though we are only just under halfway through the full Tour Aotearoa ride.

All the money raised from this ride is going 100% to the New Zealand Nature Fund (NZ National Parks & Conservation Foundation). You can learn more about their important work and the range of conservation projects they undertake here: https://nznaturefund.org/

Thank you again – the interest, messages of support, and generosity had been humbling – I appreciate you all. I will update everyone connected to this page – and on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kiwicolorado as we tackle the balance of Tour Aotearoa over the next year.