In December 2023, the Minister of Transport Hon Simeon Brown confirmed that work was underway to develop a new Land Transport Rule for setting speed limits. In anticipation of the new Rule, we paused work on our speed management plans.
As information on the proposed 2024 Rule has been released, we have been working through what it means for speed limit proposals within the Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan. In some cases, we have been progressing selected proposals to approval separately to the Plan.
Approval and implementation for some proposals may progress ahead of others due to consideration against the intent of the new Rule, confirmation of funding for delivery, and other internal processes. We may pause activity where there are potential conflicts with the new Rule until we have more clarity.
We will provide updates on outstanding proposals after decisions have been made via our website and notify people who provided feedback on the proposals during consultation.
Beehive media release - 12 December 2023: Government changes speed limit rules(external link)
Following our analysis and conversations with partners, interested groups and organisations, we propose the following new speed limits:
View larger map and speed limit tables [PDF, 2.5 MB]
|
State highway |
Reference number (refer to map) |
Location |
Previous speed limit (km/h) |
New speed limit (km/h) *variable |
Effective from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
1 |
Punakaiki township |
60 |
40 |
30 September 2024 |
|
State highway |
School |
Existing speed limit (km/h) |
Proposed new speed limit (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
6 |
Barrytown School |
100 |
100/≤60* |
|
6 |
Greymouth High School |
50 |
50/30* |
|
6 |
Ross School |
50 |
50/30* |
|
6 |
Whataroa School |
80 |
80/30* |
|
6 |
Franz Josef Glacier School |
80 |
80/30* |
|
65 |
Maruia School |
100 |
100/≤60* |
|
67 |
Granity School |
50 |
50/30* |
|
67 |
St Canice’s School (Westport) |
50 |
50/30* |
| State highway | Reference number (refer to map) | Location | Description | Existing speed limit (km/h) | Proposed new speed limit (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | Punakaiki township | North of the Pancake Rocks Blowhole area to south of the stopping area | 60 | 40 |
| 7 | 1 | Reefton township | West of Ross Street to near Kelly Street | 50 | 40 |
| 7 | 2 | Blacks Point township | South of Franklyn Street to south of Anderson Street | 70 | 60 |
Consultation on the Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan closed on 12 December 2022.
