Road and traffic standards series
For hard copies of a guideline, forward your request with a payment of $10.00 each to: Publications, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Private Bag 6995, Wellington 6141.
| No. | Title | Issued |
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| RTS 1 | Guidelines for the implementation of traffic controls at crossroads [PDF, 96 KB] |
Nov 1990
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| RTS 2 | Guidelines for street name signs [PDF, 268 KB] |
Nov 1990
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| RTS 3 | Note: RTS 3 has been superseded by the Planning Policy Manual guidance Roadside vendors in the state highway corridor [PDF, 399 KB] |
1992 (superseded 2022)
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| RTS 4 | Guidelines for flush medians [PDF, 425 KB] |
Nov 1991
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| RTS 5 | Guidelines for rural road markings and delineation [PDF, 924 KB] |
Oct 1992
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| RTS 6 | Guidelines for visibility at driveways [PDF, 640 KB] |
May 1993
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| RTS 7* | Traffic control devices manual – Part 3 Advertising signs [PDF, 1006 KB]Note: RTS 7 has been superseded by Part 3 of the TCD Manual |
Jan 2011
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| RTS 8 | Guidelines for safe kerbline protection [PDF, 164 KB] |
Nov 1993
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| RTS 9 | Guidelines for the signing and layout of slip lanes [PDF, 143 KB] |
Nov 1993
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| Traffic control devices manual, part 9, level crossings This replaces RTS 10 – Road signs and markings for level crossings. |
Dec 2008
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| RTS 11 | Urban roadside barriers and alternative treatments [PDF, 429 KB] |
Oct 1995
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| RTS 13 | Guidelines for service stations [PDF, 343 KB] |
Mar 1996
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| RTS 14 |
Guidelines for facilities for blind and vision-impaired pedestrians - PDF version [PDF, 2.5 MB] Note: Practical implementation of RTS14 including an installation note and training webinar are available in the Pedestrian Network Guidance (PNG): |
Sept 2025
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| RTS 15 | Guidelines for urban-rural speed thresholds [PDF, 1.1 MB] |
Feb 2002
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| RTS 16 | Guide to heavy vehicle management [PDF, 597 KB] |
Jun 2006
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| Speed Limits New Zealand This replaces RTS 17 – Guidelines for setting speed limits and procedures for calculating speed limits. |
Feb 2003
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| RTS 18 | New Zealand on-road tracking curves for heavy vehicles provides guidance to road controlling authorities and engineers in the geometric design of roads and intersections, and replaces a similar document New Zealand on road tracking curves which was published by the Land Transport Safety Authority in October 1995. |
Aug 2007
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