How Big Street Bikers built 100 Locky Dock stations across New Zealand

Big Street Bikers is Bikeep's partner in New Zealand, and Locky Dock is the brand it built on Bikeep's e-bike charging stations. What started with a single dock on show in Auckland in 2018 is now a network of about 100 free stations in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Whangārei, Whakatāne, Paraparaumu and more.

The numbers

Since the first station, Locky Docks have logged about 198,000 parkings by more than 14,300 riders. Parking and charging are free, and riders lock up with the app or a card.

How it grew

• 2018, Auckland. Big Street Bikers showed its first Bikeep dock at Aotea Square.
• 2020, Christchurch. The first Locky Dock "village" opened at 10 sites in Christchurch, paid for by advertising on the station screens.
• 2022, nationwide. At the Big Switch in Auckland, Big Street Bikers announced 100 more Locky Docks with sponsoring partner Mercury.
• 2023 onwards, oOh!media. A partnership with outdoor advertising company oOh!media linked Locky Docks to its street furniture network.

Whangārei, at almost no cost to the council

In November 2024 oOh!media expanded into Whangārei with 10 advertising panels and 5 new Locky Dock sites. The city now has 10 Locky Dock stations, owned by the council. Impact modelling by Sense Partners estimated a $32 million net social benefit to the community over 10 years.

"It's fantastic to have such high-quality bike infrastructure in our city at minimal cost to the council." Scott McKenzie, Whangārei District Councillor

"These installations go beyond advertising." Nick Vile, General Manager, oOh!media New Zealand

A model other cities can copy

Locky Dock shows how a local partner can build a city-wide network on Bikeep's docks, software and connectivity, with advertising and sponsorship paying the bills. How the model works is explained in How advertising funds free bike parking.

Campaign Brief NZ covered the Whangārei expansion. More on bike parking for cities.