Speed review locations

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is currently identifying roads where reviewing speed limits could make a big difference in preventing deaths and serious injuries, and where communities are calling for change.

Please use the drop-down filter below to select speed limit reviews by region.

Northland

Speed review location Road type Length Current limit Proposed limit Crash history*
(2009–2018)
SH10 Awanui to Taipa Rural corridor 17.4km 100km 80km 9
SH1 Moerewa to Kawakawa Rural corridor 2.8km 100km 80km 8
SH11 Puketona to Haruru Rural corridor 12.8km Variable from 70–100km Variable from 50–80km 16

* No. deaths and serious injuries.

Auckland

Speed review location Road type Length Current limit Proposed limit Crash history*
(2009–2018)
SH1 Brigham Creek to Waimauku Corridor 7.8km Variable between 70–100km Variable from 50–80km 40
SH22 Drury to Pukekohe Corridor 12.9km Variable between 70–100km Variable between 60–80km 44
SH1 Wellsford to Warkworth Corridor 17.4km Variable between 70–100km Variable between 60–80km 57

* No. deaths and serious injuries.

Bay of Plenty

Speed review location Road type Length Current limit Proposed limit Crash history*
(2009–2018)
SH30/SH33 Rotorua to Paengaroa          

* No. deaths and serious injuries.

Canterbury

Speed review location Road type Length Current limit Proposed limit Crash history*
(2009–2018)
SH8 Burkes Pass Corridor 0.58km 80km 60km 0
SH8 Tekapo Township Corridor 2.57km Variable between 60–80km Variable from 50–80km 1

* No. deaths and serious injuries.

Otago

Speed review location Road type Length Current limit Proposed limit Crash history*
(2009–2018)
SH1 Waihola Township     70km 60km  
SH88 Port Chalmers Township     50km 40km  
SH6 Luggate Township     70km 50km  

* No. deaths and serious injuries.

Southland

Speed review location Road type Length Current limit Proposed limit Crash history*
(2009–2018)
SH6/SH94 Lumsden Township     Variable from 70–100km Variable from 50–80km  

* No. deaths and serious injuries.


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SH18 speed review

Current limit: 80km/h
Proposed limits: 50km/h and 100km/h
Road type: state highway and towns

SH30 Tikitere to Whakatane speed review

Current limits: Various 50km/h to 100km/h
Proposed limits: Various 50km/h to 80 km/h
Road type: State highway

New permanent speed limits have been set and take effect from 14 August 2023.

SH56 Palmerston North to Ōpiki speed review

Current limit: various from 70km/h to 100km/h
Road type: state highway and towns

SH1 Levin to Foxton speed review

Current limit: 100km/h
Road type: State highway

Ōtaki to Levin speed review

Current limits: various from 50km/h to 100km/h
Proposed limits: various from 40km/h to 80km/h
Road type: state highway

SH5/SH30 Rotorua speed review

Current limits: various from 50km/h to 100km/h
Proposed limits: various from 50km/h to 80km/h
Road type: state highway and suburban roads

New permanent speed limits have been set and take effect from Monday 3 October 2022.

Northland and north Auckland speed reviews

Current limits: various from 50km/h to 100km/h
Proposed limits: various from 30km/h to 80km/h
Road type: rural and urban corridor

SH3 Napier Road speed review

Current limit: 80km/h to 100km/h
Proposed limit: 60km/h to 100km/h
Road type: State highway

New permanent speed limits have been set and take effect from 23 June 2022, with an additional new permanent speed limit taking effect from 16 December 2022.