Street Art Bike Challenge 2025
Street Art Bike Challenge is back for 2025, but this time it’s a bit different!
EcoMatters, together with Beautification Trust and thanks to support from Auckland Transport, is encouraging all Aucklanders to get out and about by bike, to find street art and be in to win some awesome prizes!
For 2025, the Street Art Bike Challenge will be held in balmy April, to make the most of end-of-summer weather as well as Easter and the school holidays. Plenty of opportunity to ride solo, with friends, or the whole whānau 🙂
Entry basics
Entry will be even easier this time round too. You cycle to one of the city’s colourful street art spots; take a pic of you and your bike, then just load it up online and press submit to enter. Done. No hashtags or social media accounts required. Then pedal on to the next one or take a break and do more another day.
Every pic you submit puts you in the draw to win end-of-challenge prizes plus weekly spot prizes all around Tāmaki Makaurau, and you can enter as many times as you like.
Here are some fabulous entries from 2023, and you can see heaps more at #streetartbikechallenge
Read the competition terms and conditions here.
Street art – what is it really?
Street art is generally defined as public-space artwork that is created for us to appreciate outside of an art gallery. Like most art, it is designed to inspire, uplift, challenge and question – but it’s all for free, all the time.
Street art includes murals, yarn bombing, sculpture, painted power boxes, and even some pretty remarkable stained glass windows.
Challenge Terms and Conditions
- Post your photos between 1 and 31 October 2023 with the #StreetArtBikeChallenge hashtag.
- People without a Facebook profile or Instagram account can email entries to bikechallenge@ecomatters.org.nz.
- If your Facebook profile or Instagram account is private we may not be able to see your entry. Please email a screenshot of your entry to bikechallenge@ecomatters.org.nz.
- While we recognise that Street Art is subjective, EcoMatters reserves the right to exclude any photos that are not deemed eligible.
- Only photos taken within the Auckland region are eligible.
- Photos must include you, your bike and the street art. If there are multiple people in your photo, only the person who has made the submission will be eligible for the prize.
- Multiple entries are encouraged but are limited to two entries per location, for example one wall or laneway with multiple murals is considered one location.
- There is no limit on how many times a person may enter. Entries must be received during the competition period.
- Winners will be contacted via private message on social media.
- Judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entertained.
- By entering the photo competition, you give EcoMatters permission to share your photo(s) publicly, to use them for future publicity, and for the prize sponsors to share and use your photo(s).
- EcoMatters and Auckland Transport staff may enter but are not eligible to win prizes.
Great Prizes Up For Grabs
Enter to win these amazing prizes:
One of three $200 Prezzy Cards – randomly drawn from all entries at close of competition
Judges’ Choice for Best Photo: For the stand out image that captures both cycling and street art the best in our judges’ opinions. A Conscious Living prize pack including a pair of Orba ultra-sustainable sneakers, Kokako Coffee, Pure Delish Bites, a Motat family pass, cycling accessories and more!
Spot prizes will be given out each week, so enter early to make sure you are in with a chance for these too! You could be the lucky winner of a Gordon Harris gift voucher, bike accessories and more!
Entry form coming soon.
SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Entry this year is through an online entry form but you can also share your photos on social media with #streetartbikechallenge
Award winning project
The 2021 Street Art Bike Challenge received a Highly Commended for Best Lockdown Project in The Kūmara Awards 2022. These awards recognise projects and initiatives that aim to connect, inspire and uplift their local communities.
The judges rated this project highly in the pool of projects relating to exceptional placemaking in Aotearoa.
- $500 grand prize drawn randomly from all entries received (the more times you enter, the more chance of winning)
- $300 Judges’ Choice for best photo or video
- $200 Judges’ Choice for best whānau entry
- additional spot prizes issued right through October
2023 prizes up for grabs!
Kia ora to some incredibly generous organisations for making these prizes possible, including: Bike Auckland, Auckland Transport, MOTAT.
Where to find street art
For five years, EcoMatters has been building a map of Auckland street art in and around Auckland’s 7000 + kms of roads….that’s a lot of cycling! You can cover the whole city if you like, as shown in our region-wide map below. We’re always adding new sites of interest to the map, so be sure to check back regularly to find more spots to start your own journey of discovery.
Neighbourhood art trails
New Lynn Art Trail
Discover the Whau Public Art Trail in New Lynn, a fun and family-friendly walk with stunning artworks along the way! Explore at your own pace and complete the interactive Q&A as you go.
Onehunga Art Trail
Explore a vibrant art walk by bike, with creative stops along the way! Discover indigenous art at Wheke Fortress, live performances at The Factory Theatre, and a backstage tour at Dolphin Theatre.
Auckland Waterfront
Explore Auckland’s waterfront, where history and modernity blend seamlessly. Ride from Britomart to Wynyard Quarter, tracing the city’s Māori heritage through art. Finish your ride at Silo Park, where repurposed industrial spaces now host vibrant cultural events.
Auckland Public Art
Explore Auckland’s vibrant public art scene through its many trails. Follow the Whau or Heritage Public Art Trails to uncover hidden gems, or take the Oneroa Art Path on Waiheke Island for a mix of nature and creativity. For a deeper cultural experience, Te Paparahi Toi Māori walks showcase breathtaking Māori artworks, telling the stories of Aotearoa’s rich heritage.
Papakura Art Trail
Ride through Auckland’s vibrant Papakura Art Trail and discover stunning murals by local artists. From bold storytelling to interactive optical illusions, each piece brings the city’s walls to life.
Experience the creativity, culture, and history that are part of every artwork on this colorful journey.
Rewa Rides
Our friends at the Bike Hub Manurewa, operated by Beautification Trust, are running a series of guided rides around their area during April in support of Street Art Bike Challenge.
Discover the vibrant street art of Manurewa and beyond and learn more about safe cycling routes in these areas by joining one (or more) of these fun, free rides.
Kia ora and thanks to
The Street Art Bike Challenge was originally inspired by The Big Bang Challenge and is made possible today, thanks to funding support from Auckland Transport.
