The Government Roading Powers Act (GRPA) allows Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to have the power to establish roading bylaws to help manage its processes and risks on the state highway network. While the general provisions have subsequently been moved to s.22AB of the Land Transport Act, there are some matters that are residual to the GRPA.

There are a range of topics that have been included in bylaws from parking to speed limits.

List of state highway bylaws [XLSX, 16 KB]

Note: this list may not be exhaustive. This page will continually be added to.

If you have questions about state highway bylaws, please direct these to the legal team for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.

For further information contact the Principal Advisor Network Management.

Bylaw 1999-14 - Transit NZ bylaw prohibiting the sale of vehicles on state highways April 1999

Published: | Category: Bylaws | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Transit New Zealand

Bylaw 1999/14 - Transit New Zealand bylaw prohibiting the sale of vehicles on state highways April 1999.

Bylaw 1998-4 - Transit NZ (bylaws revocation) bylaw May 1998

Published: | Category: Bylaws | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Transit New Zealand

Bylaw 1998-4 - Transit New Zealand (bylaws revocation) bylaw May 1998. Revocation of: 

Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1992/3
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/12
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/16
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/17
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/3
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/7
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/8
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/9
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/10
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/11
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 199712
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/13
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/14
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/15
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/16
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/17
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1998/1
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1998/2
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1998/3

Bylaw 1997-2 - Transit NZ (bylaws revocation) bylaw May 1997

Published: | Category: Bylaws | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Transit New Zealand

Bylaw 1997-2 - Transit NZ (bylaws revocation) bylaw May 1997. Revocation of:

National Roads Board Bylaw 1976/6
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/4
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/6
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/8
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/9
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/11
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/12
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/13
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/14
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/15
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/18
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/21
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1996/23
Transit New Zealand Bylaw 1997/1

Bylaw 1997-6 - Transit NZ bylaw prohibiting fishing from bridges on state highways May 1997

Published: | Category: Bylaws | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Transit New Zealand

Prohibiting fishing from bridges on state highways.

Bylaw 1996-20 - Transit NZ concerning Christchurch-Lyttelton motorway tunnel October 1996

Published: | Category: Bylaws | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Transit New Zealand

Concerning Christchurch-Lyttelton motorway tunnel.

Bylaw 1995-9 - Transit NZ (National Roads Board bylaws revocation) bylaw 1995

Published: | Category: Bylaws | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Transit New Zealand

Bylaw 1995-9 - Transit NZ (National Roads Board bylaws revocation) bylaw 1995.

Bylaw 1993-2 - Transit NZ bylaw regulating roadside vendors on state highways August 1993

Published: | Category: Bylaws | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Transit New Zealand

Regulating roadside vendors on state highways.

Bylaw 2019-2 – Setting of Speed Limits Amendment April 2019 – au1687

Published: | Category: Bylaws | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: NZ Transport Agency

Amending the schedules to set new speed limits.