Safe Limits, a new road safety advertising campaign, aims to increase public awareness and understanding of how setting safe speed limits plays an important part in keeping everyone safe – no matter how they travel.
Unnecessary conditions on learner and restricted licences will disappear next month when the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Rule (2) 2021 comes into force.
Making streets more accessible and safer for all people is at the heart of new Waka Kotahi guidelines for local authorities and others involved in street design.
Proposed options for bilingual school traffic signs are being released for consultation today, Waka Kotahi Director of Land Transport Kane Patena announced.
Motor vehicle traders and industry associations are showing overwhelming support for vehicle safety rating labels which aim to help car buyers make potentially life-saving choices when purchasing their next vehicle.
Data released today by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency confirms a significant drop in travel within New Zealand’s main urban centres following the move to Covid-19 Alert Level 4.
Stop. Look for trains. Stay alive. New Zealand Police and Waka Kotahi are urging New Zealanders to heed a potentially life-saving ‘wake-up call’ highlighting the risks of railway level crossing crashes.
In another step towards achieving the vision of an Aotearoa New Zealand where no one is killed or seriously injured in road crashes, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has today released He Pūrongo Whakahaumaru Huarahi Mō Ngā Iwi Māori (the Māori Road Safety Outcomes Report).
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has appointed five organisations to carry out border inspections for vehicles coming to New Zealand after a robust process to lift the capability of the sector.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is warning people to be aware of a new vehicle licence (rego) scam email landing in some New Zealanders’ email inboxes.
A risk-based approach by the Nelson Railway Society to developing and constructing a new section of line for its operations has earned it the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Tourist and Heritage Rail Safety Award for 2021.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is encouraging New Zealanders to buy the safest and cleanest cars they can afford – those with high safety and environmental ratings - when making their next vehicle purchase.
Waka Kotahi and NZ Police are urging all New Zealanders to support safer speeds during Road Safety Week 2021, as New Zealand commits to a future for Aotearoa where no one is killed or seriously injured on our roads.
The Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2021, which is now open for public consultation, aims to improve the process for setting speed limits and planning for safety infrastructure on New Zealand roads.
