Fifty new cycles and helmets for everybody - Whangarei's Hurupaki School students are well equipped to get on their bikes with the opening of the school's new bike track.
The 500-metre track opened on Friday and principal Rob Posthumus said the children, teachers and wider school community were ecstatic over the track, which is designed to get children cycling more and reduce child obesity rates.
The Bikes in School programme was started in Hawke's Bay and is run in Northland by Bike Northland, with support from Whangarei District Council and a range of businesses.

The programme provided 50 bikes for Hurupaki School, helmets for all the children, training for them on how to cycle safely, and support to build the track. Ms Posthumus said the school jumped at the chance to be involved in the programme when approached by Bike Northland and she was very pleased that it did.