Wao Green Drinks: Is Wānaka the future bike capital of New Zealand?

Join us for another Wao Green Drinks on the 11th of October from 6pm. 

Wānaka future bike capital of New Zealand? 

A conversation about sustainable transport with Georgia Merton (journalist and bikepacker), Simon Telfer (Bike Wānaka, Active Transport Wānaka  and Wānaka Community Board Chair) and Jennifer Smart (Lightfoot Initiative Queenstown).

Find out about the 10-minutes city, what Utrecht feels like, hear about a bike-packing epic in India and how we are transitioning our local towns to bike-centric communities. 

Tickets $5, book below.

Meet your speakers:

🚲 Simon Telfer - AWUCCB & Bike Wānaka

Simon has been a vocal advocate for active transport in Wānaka since 2017. Outside of this work Simon is a governance professional, chaired QLDC's Regenerative Recovery Advisory Group (post COVID) and a member of the Wānaka Upper Clutha Community Board. He can often be seen riding his bike.

🚲 Jennifer Smart - Content Strategist & Creator and LIghtfoot Co-Founder - Queenstown

Jennifer is a business owner, content strategist and creator. She's also a co-founder of the Lightfoot initiative in Queenstown and a passionate active transport advocate.  Her whakaaro will be mostly about how Lightfoot's projects are working with what we've currently got in terms of transport networks to reduce car dependency, while also imagining a future where active modes are the first choice of travel for Queenstowners.

🚲 Georgia Merton - Writer and documentary producer - Wānaka

Georgia is a writer and documentary producer. Over the years she has written long form pieces for a range of publications.

In more recent years, Georgia has both produced and co-directed publicly funded short documentaries across the South Island. Georgia most recently undertook an incredible bike packing adventure through India. She believes in the power of stories to shape our world and we eagerly await the next one!

And like all of our Green Drinks, the event is open to everybody so bring a friend, grab your $5 tickets and let's talk about how we can continue the love of cycling 🚲