A cycling friendly New Zealand, one bike scheme at a time

We are the team behind the employee bike benefit scheme in New Zealand. Our heart beats for clean mobility, employee happiness, and the health of our planet.

Confirmed by Inland Revenue

The Northride bike benefit scheme operates under a binding ruling from Inland Revenue that confirms how the benefit works within New Zealand tax rules. Employers can offer the scheme with confidence, and employees can save on a new bike knowing the scheme has been reviewed by IRD.

 

Inland Revenue ruling confirming the Northride bike benefit scheme.

One epic ride

We’re on a journey that reshapes mobility for individual people, organisations, and the society.

Around 1800

The best invention of humankind to date – the bicycle – saw daylight.

2018

Vapaus was founded in Finland to spread the joy of cycling through workplace bike schemes.

2020

Bumps in the road as COVID hits, but the pandemic and confirmed taxation legislation make bike schemes all the hype.

2021 to 2023

The scheme grows rapidly across Finland and Sweden and wins the European Startup Prize for Mobility.

February 2025

Northride New Zealand Ltd. is incorporated in Auckland.

2025

Inland Revenue confirms the tax treatment of the bike benefit scheme in New Zealand.

March 2026

Northride launches, bringing the employee bike benefit scheme to Kiwi workplaces.

Future

Over the next decade, our mission is to help create one million new cyclists.

Our team

Technologists, service experts, innovators, cycling enthusiasts, and more. In our team, everyone gets to chase their own ambitions and impact the future of mobility.

Connor-wanden
Connor Wanden

Senior Venture Architect

Emma-Harries
Emma Harries

Sales Director

Ilya-Skaler
Ilya Skaler

Partnership Manager

Johannes-Jacobs
Johannes (JJ) Jacobs

Country Director New Zealand

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Tim White

Growth Marketing & Partnerships

Northride Family

From Finland to Aotearoa

Northride is the New Zealand arm of a movement that started in Finland in 2018, where the Vapaus team built one of Europe's leading employee bike schemes. We brought that experience to Aotearoa and rebuilt it for New Zealand tax rules, New Zealand bike shops, and New Zealand commutes. Forget nice brand stories. We are here to build a bike scheme that works in real life for Kiwi workplaces.

This is Northride

Hop on the saddle with us? We are just getting started. Here is what our group has achieved so far.

1 Million kg

less CO2 emissions through decreased driving across the Vapaus Group in 2023

32 000+

bike schemes delivered across Europe since 2021

50+

employees creating a cycling-friendly world

Find us here

Auckland Office

Northride New Zealand
101 Pakenham Street West
Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010
+64 22 852 6840

Wellington Office

The Exchange
14 Blair Street
Wellington CBD, Wellington 6011

Northride Team

Work at Northride

Join our team in solving a global mobility problem that touches all of us, and let the good vibes spill while doing it. There is always room for great people in our crew, and you do not have to be a cycling addict to fit right in.

We do not always have roles advertised, so if you think you would be a good fit, send us an open application. Tell us who you are and what you would bring to the team.

Learn more how impactful cycling is

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Looking for proof of the good impact of the bike benefit? Start with these blogs and pick up our best advice on the employee bike scheme, tips for green mobility and employee wellbeing, and golden nuggets of cycling inspiration.

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