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New $80m cycleway 'leading children into traffic

Otago Daily Times Online News·Friday, 15 May 2026·18 days ago
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Anya Fielding of RNZ A long-awaited coastal Wellington cycleway in the Hutt Valley has come up short for some cyclists, after leaving "strings of kids on bikes heading into traffic" near Eastbourne. The $80 million Tupua Horo Nuku - a 4km seawall, and shared cycle and walking path along Marine Drive - opened in April. The cycleway joins Point Howard to Eastbourne - or almost - as it abruptly stops for almost a kilometre across Days Bay, forcing cyclists to cross oncoming traffic and ride alongside cars without a path. Some locals, like Kava Crosson-Elturan, have raised concerns about this gap. He said seeing families and kids show up to the opening weekend was wonderful, but he described some of them ending up in a tricky situation. He pointed to where the cycleway ended around the corner from Sunshine Bay into Days Bay.…

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