Crowds of young children and their families attended the Give a Kid a Ride Day at Baypark on Sunday.
The event was held to raise money for the Child Cancer Tauranga.
For a gold coin donation, children got the opportunity to ride on a variety of different trucks, motorcycles and they even got the chance to be lifted up in a crane cage.


Brian Van Beek arrives back with Cian MacIntosh, four, from Papamoa and his mother with a smile from ear to ear.

Event organiser Garry Webber says the crowds enjoyed the day.
“It’s really great that the community is getting involved in coming along and there is over 50 trucks today and it’s a good family day out at a cheap price,” says Garry.
Trucks paraded through Tauranga on Saturday in a large convoy in the build-up to Give a Kid a Ride Day.

SunLive photographer Tracy Hardy was at the event. Her pictures are below:

Truck driver Roger Maitlend meets excited six year old Tenielle Mehrtens, from Mount Maunganui, before their truck ride.


Crane cage rides were very popular at the event.


Ricky Dyer from Maketu takes six year old Martin Loeffenromagnoli from Tauranga on a Harley Davidson.


Trucks line up to pick up children and parents for their ride.