Bike racks are back for all of Canterbury, for all hours!

From Monday 12 May 2025, the remaining bus bike rack restrictions will be lifted in Canterbury, allowing customers to use racks anytime on Metro’s public transport services. 

It follows NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA)’s safety notice which it issued in October last year, that determined the way some bus models are fitted with bike racks can partially obscure headlights.  

Environment Canterbury worked closely with its operators and NZTA to identify and fix the issues in its fleet.  

The solution has seen operators installing additional lights on the buses that require them to provide the necessary visibility.  

We are so pleased to be able to offer this service fully to our customers again. We also want to recognise all the work which has taken place to make this happen – there were many long days and nights of testing lights and working on a solution. It's been no small feat.  

We know our customers have been itching to use the racks as normal. This will allow them to do just that.

For customers who haven’t used our bike racks yet, there’s a practice rack inside our central city Bus Interchange that can be used to practise putting on and taking off your bicycle. There’s also this how-to video available to view. 

We want to thank our customers for their patience while we worked to resolve this issue – we look forward to seeing the racks in use at all hours again.