National Cheesecutter Awareness Rides

**Mom** · 15th May 2008, 11:29

Saturday June 28th

A series of rides have been organised around New Zealand for the dual purpose of raising funds for local Rescue Helicopter Services and to bring the Cheese Cutter issue back into the public eye.

Please look at the threads below and make the effort to support this event!

PLEASE WEAR A RED ARM BAND

In Auckland

In Auckland 9am - Botany Honda
In Tauranga 11:30am - Bayride Motorcycles
In Rotorua 1:00pm - Bike Force
In Hamilton 3:00pm - Boyd Motorcycles
In Auckland 5:30pm - Mechanics Bay - if you are intending to meet the ride back in Auckland can you please look here and register your attendance (OSH requirement for Helicopter base) http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=74627

In Hawkes Bay

In Napier 11:00am - Five Star Suzuki

In Manawatu

In Palmerston North 10:30am - Phill Turnbulls Motorcycles

In Nelson/Marlborough

Richmond A & P Showgrounds 10:00am

In Canterbury

Meet 10am Belfast Pub

In Dunedin

MCR (Motorcycle Replacements) at 11:00am

**Mom** · 15th May 2008, 11:34

I have sent the organisers of these rides an information resource pack containing, a clip board, press clippings, petition forms, Cheese Cutter Campaign stickers and other printed flyers to use.

I have also sent supporting bike shops for the Auckland ride a similar resource pack. Local organisers should have enough "spares" in their packs to do the same for their supporting businesses and shops.

The support for this ride has been overwhelming, lets all get in behind it and bring this issue back to the fore!

**Maha** · 15th May 2008, 13:27

Yes this Event has really got an overwhelming amount of support. So much as been done over the last few days (now that we have almost all the imfo we need) all the bike shops have re-contacted since my initial phone call a few weeks ago. They now have a real good idea on what is happening and are doing their bit on supporting both sides of whats happening on June 28. I am quite blowen away really on how this little thought I had about a month ago has turned out. There are so many people to thank at this point but its not over yet. Anne has done a suppurb job over the last couple of days on the organising front, its has been quite outstanding really. Just a few loose ends to tie up and we will be set.

**Mom** · 15th May 2008, 19:56

I really should thank my black cat for her help assembling these packs

**Cr1MiNaL** · 15th May 2008, 20:10

Originally Posted by Mom

I really should thank my black cat for her help assembling these packs

man I love that cat, its so soft ! n friendly.... n light lol

**WarlockNZ** · 15th May 2008, 21:17

I'm still waiting for that press release for the herald, hows that coming along ??.

Also, let me know what the local papers are in the region's that the events are taking place, if they are owned by us i'll forward the press release along to the editors of the publications.

EDIT.

I know we own the Hawkes Bay Today and the Christchurch star, not sure about the other venues tho

**Mom** · 16th May 2008, 07:22

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

I'm still waiting for that press release for the herald, hows that coming along ??.

Also, let me know what the local papers are in the region's that the events are taking place, if they are owned by us i'll forward the press release along to the editors of the publications.

EDIT.

I know we own the Hawkes Bay Today and the Christchurch star, not sure about the other venues tho

Sheeesh, give a girl a chance LOL

I have started in on it, maybe even today I will get it to you. I feel a bulk PM coming on at the moment, to find out the local papers from the organisers.

**chanceyy** · 16th May 2008, 07:25

cheers Mom ... I should have mine waiting for me when I get back home on sunday

Warlock do you have any publications in the manawatu ??

**WarlockNZ** · 16th May 2008, 14:59

Originally Posted by chanceyy

cheers Mom ... I should have mine waiting for me when I get back home on sunday

Warlock do you have any publications in the manawatu ??

I don't believe so no.

**Mom** · 16th May 2008, 18:22

For those of you that think we may be trying to get things moving too soon, it seems we have missed getting an article in the prior issues of Motorcycle Trader, although getting news on their website is a big yahoo!

Here is a response received today:

"Hi Anne,
Shane Solomon here, I'm the Deputy Editor of Motorcycle Trader and News
Magazine and would be very interested in this ride. Can you please
provide some details for this, which I can put onto our website
www.motorcycletrader.co.nz . Unfortunately our June issue has just gone
to print, but we can do an editorial piece on the actual ride for the
next issue of MTN.
Please let me know.

Cheers,
SHANE SOLOMON"

Common guys this can work!!

**Mom** · 16th May 2008, 18:28

Big ups today for the lady at our local post thingamy...

Been so many franchises doing mail over the past few years I forget what brand they call themselves.

I bought a heap of NZ Post plastic mail bags to send out the info packs, came home loaded them up and went back to post them.

As some of you may be aware NZ Post have recently changed their charging structure.

My bags of goodies was outside the size for the minimum price (nice, sell bags over size to fleece the unaware ie: me) to send even though they did not weigh anything like 2kgs each. This lovely lady gave me some sellotape to tape down the surplus plastic to make the packages fit the minimum charge.

Tip for today: get to know your local post staff!

**MSTRS:Me** · 17th May 2008, 09:34

Originally Posted by Mom

"Hi Anne,
Shane Solomon here, I'm the Deputy Editor of Motorcycle Trader and News
Magazine and would be very interested in this ride. .....but we can do an editorial piece on the actual ride for the
next issue of MTN.
Please let me know.

Cheers,
SHANE SOLOMON"

.

Suggestion:- report from each event around the country to be sent to Mom, so she can ensure that Shane gets all the info for a great write-up.

**Mom** · 17th May 2008, 09:43

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Suggestion:- report from each event around the country to be sent to Mom, so she can ensure that Shane gets all the info for a great write-up.

What a good idea! Yes I will be very happy to get a detailed report from the organisers about their rides.

I am waiting to get a response back from Kiwi Rider too, hopefully they will also think reporting on this ride is a great idea as well. Will keep you posted.

I am keeping a sort of diary of the steps I have taken along the way to use as a resource for any future rides and the like. It would be good if you guys could do the same.

On yet another positive note, I have just emailed the CC website administrator to get the site updated with details of this ride and to get access to the online signatures too. He is not in the country at the moment, but hopefully will have a few spare moments to do the update while he is away.

I am expecting to get the signed forms this weekend, if not I will go and collect them early next week. Onwards and upwards I say!