Changing the world, one ride at a time.

Founded in 2013, World Off-road Riding Department is a youth mountain bike charity based in Wellington, Aotearoa providing amazing life changing adventures for 7-17 year olds.

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The charity you wish you had when you were a kid…

What started as a crazy idea in 2013 has now exploded into the largest youth mountain bike charity in Aotearoa. WORD has taken a different approach to youth sport... Focusing on the adventure, connections with each other, self, and the environment, leadership, and a no-excuses approach to gender equity, we are super proud to be truly making a difference for young people and their whānau in our communities.

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Limited bookings are currently available for January Holidays 2026, and term 1 2026. Get in now!

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CEO Update

Big Changes- Big hearts

Change can be as good as a holiday, but we are sure going to miss this sunbeam. Have a read via the link below of some changes that are occurring in WORD’s operations team over the summer of 2025/26.

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Our Values

Each and every WORD programme is guided by our principles below: when you sign up your young one for a ride with WORD, there is a promise that the experience will be more than just a ride. These values inform all that we do and found the experiences we share with tamariki and rangatahi.

Youth Centered

Young people are at the heart of ALL decisions. For youth, with youth.

Adventure

We’re fun. We’ve got grit.  We’re risk takers. We’re bravely kind.

Connection

Connection to self. Connection to others. Connection to the environment.

Inclusion

We create access, support, and celebrate diversity. Equity - always.

Embracing Change

Embrace change: Gather the knowledge to inform and guide. We adapt. We are agile.

Keep scrolling for adventures been

Featured on Bikepacking.com, the below documentary followed our co-designed youth assistants bikepacking adventure that saw them pedalling from the capital to Wānaka!

Bike-a-Palooza 2025

New Zealand’s most fun, most rad kid’s mountain bike festival ever was back in the capital this December, and we had a blast! Photo round-up on its way…

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Is your young person aged 10-12 years old and love mountain biking or they would like to give it a go? We have camps for all ages and skill levels. New To WORD camps for first timers/or new to off-road and Know Your Local camps for regular riders!
Is your young person aged 7-9 years old and love mountain biking or perhaps they would like to give it a go? We have camps for all ages and skill levels. New To WORD camps for first timers/or new to off-road and Know Your Local camps for regular ride
Get your holidays sorted with WORD summer camps. Day camps, overnight camps, bike packing and shuttles. The best way to have adventures this summer. Hit the links in bio to find out more #wordwhānau #adventure #Connection #Friends #mountainbiking #b
Merry Christmas Whānau- we can’t wait to ride and have adventures with you in 2026! First up in the new year is our holiday programme and friends & whānau shuttles! Hopefully Santa brings you something nice! See you on the trails!
Shuttles!! And for a good cause- we’ve heard you, families want to ride with their young ones and sometimes the uphills are a bit more daunting! Evening friends and whānau shuttles- open to everyone. Book one seat or grab the whole van (10
Liam and Nic will be taking time off over the holiday period to enjoy their own adventures. WORD’s final official operation day for the year will be Friday 19th December, and we will be ‘out of office’ until Wednesday 7th January.
Participated in WORD in 2025? Give us your feedback so we can make these the best programmes in the land. As a bonus you go in the draw to win a set of Maxxis tyres of your choice - value up to $260 RRP Click the link in our bio, grab your young per
What a year 2025 has been! Here at HQ we knew we had a story to share of what we’ve tackled this year, and Nic and I think we’ve arrived at a good way of doing so! Thank you to all who have made WORD what it has been this year: kids, th
Summer holiday camps and term 1 places are going quick. Jump online and sort your summer now. Plenty of options, and keep your eyes peeled for more 👀 #wordwhānau #adventure #connnection #mountainbiking 📷 @_frank.mw_
Sunday just been, was one to go down in the history books. Bike-a-palooza, WORD’s very own ‘little’ bike festival, took place for another year this weekend just been, and we are incredibly proud to claim we hosted over 120 kids on w
Kia ora whānau, it busy here at WORD HQ- Bike a Palooza this weekend, Teen week is almost upon us, January holiday programmes are running hot and now….. TERM 1 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMES are going live TONIGHT at 8PM! We understand that there is