About EkeRua ReBicycle
What we do
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 have requested a bike.
We re-home roughly 75% of donated bikes – some are scrapped for parts and a few are sold to help fund our workshop.
Our why
We support hundreds of people in the Wellington region who wouldn’t otherwise have access to a bike, for transport or recreation.
We also manage several projects that are in line with our vision:
'A future where everyone in Te Upoko o te Ika (Wellington) has access to a safe, working bike, and the skills to ride and maintain it, for transport, health or fun.'
Our name
EkeRua, our Te Reo name, was given to us by Dr Vini Olsen-Reeder (Ngā Pōtiki a Tamapahore, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Arawa).
In his words, “Eke is the general word given to ‘riding’ modes of transport. This covers all public transport, surfing, skating and cycling. In a sense, eke also means to achieve and overcome. This derivation comes from the word hangarua (recycling), which means to ‘purpose twice’. Thus the name means to jump on a bike again.”
Our trust is named ReBicycle Charitable Trust, and in everyday use we go by 'EkeRua' or 'ReBicycle' or both.
Our preference is for EkeRua to be used first (i.e. EkeRua ReBicycle) or on its own.
