ReBicycle Charitable Trust

ReBicycle ‘upcycles’ and rehomes donated second-hand bikes to people who can't afford to buy them. Your donations help make this happen.

Wellington

EkeRua ReBicycle is a charity based in Newtown and Strathmore, Wellington. Our volunteer mechanics ‘upcycle’ donated second-hand bikes into safe, practical bikes for people who need them in the local community, including newly settled refugees and low/no income families.

It's a community-led initiative that prevents useful resources from ending up in the landfill, reducing carbon emissions and enabling free, healthy transport options... and a bit of fun!

We work with Cycle Aware Wellington and Pedal Ready to provide all the expertise needed to get people up and riding safely.

We provide helmets, lights and lock with every bike we give away. We also need to buy new parts from time to time and cover our general operational costs.

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EkeRua ReBicycle is a community charity that is all about getting more people on bikes.

Every month, we receive dozens of bikes donated by generous Wellingtonians. Our volunteer mechanics fix them up and we carefully match them to people who need a bike.

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Double the workshops, double the bikes! 30 October 2026

Our Strathmore workshop, behind Raukawa Community Centre, is now running in full output mode. Solar panels up means we have light and power inside for the dark cloudy days. We're open 2:30-4:30 on Wednesday afternoons and 12:30-4:30 on Fridays serving the Eastern suburbs. Two workshops means we're getting more bikes out but also giving out more helmets and locks. Please help us continue getting those most in need safe bikes with the right safety gear.

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