Christchurch cyclist calls for road safety after violent hit-and-run

Monday 20 October 2025 · 8 outlets · 3 reports · updated Mon 20 Oct 2025, 8:33am

Mark Weston is urging drivers to share the road following a deliberate hit-and-run on Centaurus Road in Cashmere. The cyclist spent two weeks in hospital with a broken back after the March 2024 incident and feared he would never walk again.

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1. Waikato Times via RNZMon 20 Oct 2025, 7:07am

   Christchurch cyclist 'left for dead' in deliberate hit-and-run feared he would not walk again (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab), The Press (opens in new tab)

2. 1News via RNZMon 20 Oct 2025, 7:41am

   Cyclist 'left for dead' in hit and run feared he would never walk again (opens in new tab)

   Also on NZ Herald (opens in new tab), Stuff (opens in new tab), RNZ (opens in new tab)

3. Otago Daily TimesMon 20 Oct 2025, 8:33am

   Cyclist 'could easily have been killed' in hit-and-run (opens in new tab)