Just published an article in @theconversationau on New Zealanders' support for cycleways using data from the NZ election study.
NZers are not "sick and tired" of spending money on bike lanes as the Transport Minister said last week. But NZers are divided, with roughly equal support in favour and opposed to cycleways.
Bike lanes have become a culture war issue, and the current govt seems to prefer fanning the fires rather than finding middle ground.