This mixed-methods study found that cycling patterns and barriers to cycling were similar for Māori and New Zealand Europeans. However, cycling was more commonly out of necessity rather than choice for Māori. Barriers to cycling included inflexible work conditions, safety concerns, lack of support for social cycling and poor access to places important to Māori. Suggested solutions included development of whānau-friendly and culturally safe cycling infrastructure, and provision of cycling programmes designed around Māori commitments to whanaungatanga and kaitiakitanga.
