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JOIN the Wednesday Challenge AUCKLAND

Our Auckland businesses and schools are leading by example.Come join them!

The challenge is on for 2025

THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE

Are you a business who likes to lead by example? Our Auckland Challenge is kicking off on Wednesday May 21st.

We are starting with businesses in Wynyard Quarter and challenging participants to choose a healthier mode to get to and from work every Wednesday. Instead of taking the car, try biking, running, walking, catching the bus or train or carpooling.

The Wednesday Challenge means everyone benefits from reduced traffic congestion and carbon emissions and a boost to their health, well-being and productivity.

Compete for your place on our leaderboards and the chance to win some great prizes and rewards.

‍CURRENT BUSINESS STATS FOR WYNYARD QUARTER

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THE WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE AUCKLAND IS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Got any more questions about the Business Challenge? Have a read of our FAQs.

SETTING UP A AUCKLAND BUSINESS TEAM IS EASY
1. Sign Up as an individual
2. Then set up a Business Team (if you haven't got one already)
3. Now invite your team mates to also sign up as an individual and then join your business team
For a complete step by step guide, view this handy pdf.

If you're a large business and would like more support for staff travel planning contact AT Travelwise (travelwisebusiness@at.govt.nz).

THE SCHOOLS CHALLENGE

Made possible thanks to the Auckland Climate Grant, the Auckland Council Sustainable Schools Team and Auckland Transport, the Wednesday Challenge encourages students and teachers to bus, bike, walk, run, scooter or mode share their way to school. It’s our way of reducing road congestion and carbon emissions, reducing school gate congestion and encouraging better health and wellbeing.Making the Challenge even more fun and exciting for students and schools is the amazing cash prizes and rewards we have up for grabs, thanks to our amazing friends and supporters at Mercury.

CURRENT SCHOOL STATS ACROSS AUCKLAND

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‍Participating schools are in to win their share of:
‍- $16,000 in Term cash prizes, staffroom and classroom shouts and gate activations prizes.
- $6,000 in grand prizes drawn at the end of the year.

WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE IN SCHOOLS IS SUPPORTED BY:

the challenge is on FOR ANOTHER YEAR IN TAURANGA

Last year we clocked up 414,727 journeys from over 12,000 participants and this year we’re aiming even higher!

THE SCHOOLS CHALLENGE
Our Wednesday Challenge in Schools Programme – Supported by Mercury will see more and more students opting to bike, bus, scooter, walk run and carpool to and from school.

Participating schools are in to win their share of:
- $16,000 in Term cash prizes, staffroom and classroom shouts and gate activations prizes.
- $6,000 in grand prizes drawn at the end of the year.

THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE
Our amazing business community will continue to change the way they commute to and from work to improve the environment, improve their health and well-being and positively impact our congested streets. With monthly prizes and rewards up for grabs and a grand prize at the end of the year, the competition is on across the Tauranga business community.