# Spokes informal meet up (October) - Now at Dunedin Social Club **URL:** \ **Category:** Events\ **Tags:** informal-meeting\ **Created:** [23 September 2025 08:22 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242 "2025-09-23T08:22:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![devoniakruimer](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/devoniakruimer/32/804_2.png) [@devoniakruimer](https://spokes.nz/u/devoniakruimer)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2025 08:22 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/1 "2025-09-23T08:22:24Z")
> **Spokes informal meeting (October)** > > **Starts:** 6 October 2025 18:30 (Pacific/Auckland)\ > **Ends:** 6 October 2025 20:00 (Pacific/Auckland)\ > **Location:** Dunedin Social Club, Octagon > > Kia ora, > This month’s Spokes’ informal meeting will be at [Updated] the Dunedin Social Club in the Octagon. > Lots of activities to talk about around the local elections, Albany street, and more. We’ll also be doing an overview of our website and app, with a tune up for all who attend. > Looking forward to catching up! ---
**Author:** ![NathanK](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/nathank/32/2002_2.png) [@NathanK](https://spokes.nz/u/NathanK)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2025 05:17 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/2 "2025-10-01T05:17:51Z")
Looking forward to some good company, great beer, and even better discussion on Monday eve! All [@members](https://spokes.nz/groups/members) are of course welcome, as is anyone who is on our site (or up for joining it). Please RSVP on [Devonia’s post above](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october/1242/1) if you intend to come along. ---
**Author:** ![david](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/david/32/1241_2.png) [@david](https://spokes.nz/u/david)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2025 09:12 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/3 "2025-10-01T09:12:17Z")
Apologies team, I won’t be back in Dunedin until Labour Weekend. See you at the November meeting 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![devoniakruimer](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/devoniakruimer/32/804_2.png) [@devoniakruimer](https://spokes.nz/u/devoniakruimer)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2025 03:53 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/4 "2025-10-05T03:53:47Z")
Kia ora all, I hope you stayed warm this weekend. Here a reminder for our spokes informal meet up tomorrow night at the Swan on Bath Street. Please RSVP to our event, so we have an idea about numbers. See you there! ---
**Author:** ![frstep](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/frstep/32/152_2.png) [@frstep](https://spokes.nz/u/frstep)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2025 05:58 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/6 "2025-10-05T05:58:17Z")
I’ll come and bore you all about how wonderful and SAFE it was to cycle in Japan… ---
**Author:** ![NathanK](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/nathank/32/2002_2.png) [@NathanK](https://spokes.nz/u/NathanK)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2025 23:06 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/7 "2025-10-05T23:06:08Z")
This would be a good opportunity to launch (or at least discuss launching) #Things to Fix. The premise is that budgets are tight, but there is scope to fix small / cheap things which are likely to have a large impact on those cycling. The DCC doesn’t have a good way to identify these things. As ‘eyes on the ground’, we are ideally placed to articulate what needs fixing, and which fixes are high value ‘wins’. These are great as wiki topics, that can be iteratively improved. Here is a good example: > [@Traffic lights not responding to bikes](https://spokes.nz/t/traffic-lights-not-responding-to-bikes/478): > > The following junctions have lights that do not respond to bikes. That is to say that a bike does not trigger the ground-loop detector and the traffic lights never cycle to give the bike a green light. After a while the cyclist realises this and has to jump the light. The list is not exhaustive - feel free to add more examples. (All members can edit this post directly) Stuart Street near Moana pool Octagon Barns Drive/Caversham Valley Rd (SH1) Rattray St/York Pl/Arthur St David Street/South R… ---
**Author:** ![Christopher](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/christopher/32/314_2.png) [@Christopher](https://spokes.nz/u/Christopher)\ **Post date:** [5 October 2025 23:20 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/8 "2025-10-05T23:20:28Z")
These issues need to be raised to the [CAN](https://can.org.nz/) Infrastructure Team (currently not in existence but here’s hoping one can be formed!) so that we have good oversight of cycling infra across the motu. ---
**Author:** ![Robyn](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/robyn/32/1026_2.png) [@Robyn](https://spokes.nz/u/Robyn)\ **Post date:** [6 October 2025 02:02 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/9 "2025-10-06T02:02:25Z")
Won’t be able to make it, but sounds like you will be having some good conversations. ---
**Author:** ![gosola](https://spokes.nz/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gosola](https://spokes.nz/u/gosola)\ **Post date:** [6 October 2025 02:49 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/10 "2025-10-06T02:49:03Z")
Sorry would like to go, but a little poorly today ---
**Author:** ![jessica](https://spokes.nz/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jessica](https://spokes.nz/u/jessica)\ **Post date:** [6 October 2025 04:07 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/11 "2025-10-06T04:07:11Z")
Sorry late notice. Can I still come? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![devoniakruimer](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/devoniakruimer/32/804_2.png) [@devoniakruimer](https://spokes.nz/u/devoniakruimer)\ **Post date:** [6 October 2025 04:08 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/12 "2025-10-06T04:08:01Z")
Of course! See you in a bit ---
**Author:** ![devoniakruimer](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/devoniakruimer/32/804_2.png) [@devoniakruimer](https://spokes.nz/u/devoniakruimer)\ **Post date:** [6 October 2025 04:43 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/13 "2025-10-06T04:43:42Z")
Hi all, for those coming, we’ll move to Dunedin Social Club. Looks like the Swan is closed from 3pm. See you all at Dunedin Social Club in the Octagon shortly ---
**Author:** ![NathanK](https://spokes.nz/user_avatar/spokes.nz/nathank/32/2002_2.png) [@NathanK](https://spokes.nz/u/NathanK)\ **Post date:** [8 October 2025 04:58 UTC](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/14 "2025-10-08T04:58:39Z")
Was great to share a brew and a chat with you all! This is a brief overview of what we discussed: ## Cities are very cycling friendly in Japan @frstep outlined the realities of the streets of Japan. Basically, there are few cars, lots of bikes, and even more pedestrians. The city centres are super safe for those on bikes, and there is very little noise and pollution from vehicles. This is all deeply cultural - there isn’t fancy infrastructure, but their cities are built in a way that encourages this way of life. Also, car ownership and usage is difficult and expensive. ## Ōtepoti Pathways There is a consultation on this next year. This is a long term (30 years!) plan, which we must ensure that we are a part of at every stage. ViaStrada produced a lot of the material for the initial bits of this, but there isn’t a lot to find that is publicly available: > **[Dunedin Ōtepoti Pathways Network Programme | ViaStrada](https://viastrada.nz/project/2024/dunedin-otepoti-pathways-network-programme)** ## Bike Breakfast Hurray! @heike will be leading this again next year. We plan to: 1. Have it in February at the Dunedin Train Station (regardless of weather) 2. Encourage sponsorship and participation from all the cycling related businesses in town, the ORC + DCC, cycling organisations, and other active transport interested groups ## #Things to Fix As [above](https://spokes.nz/t/spokes-informal-meet-up-october-now-at-dunedin-social-club/1242/7), we need to articulate those things that are fixable around Ōteopti Dunedin in order to empower the DCC to fix them. Stay tuned! ## Next Meeting Will be early November.