{"id":655,"date":"2025-12-17T13:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccet.org.nz\/home\/?p=655"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:04:12","slug":"pedaling-toward-a-greener-future-free-bike-repair-workshop-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccet.org.nz\/home\/2025\/12\/pedaling-toward-a-greener-future-free-bike-repair-workshop-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedaling Toward a Greener Future: Free Bike Repair Workshop Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1768\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/ccet.org.nz\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1332.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-659\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On 14 December\u00a02025, the CCET Centre successfully hosted a free bike repair workshop from 9:15am to 12:15pm. 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