In March 2024, the Minister of Transport confirmed that a new Land Transport Rule for setting speed limits will be released for public consultation in the coming months and signed by the end of the year.
In anticipation of the new Rule, we have paused work on our speed management plans.
As we receive more information on the Rule, we will work through what it means for our speed management activity, including the proposals within the Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan. We will provide updates later this year, after decisions are made.
Until the new Rule comes into force, we will continue to set and review speed limits as required under the current Setting of Speed Limits 2022 Rule, such as for changes to infrastructure, temporary speed limits expiring or new roads opening.
Government changes speed limit rules – media release(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, 780 KB]
State highway | School name | Existing speed limit (km/h) | Proposed new speed limit (km/h) *variable |
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3 | Ahititi School | 100 | 100/≤60* |
3 | New Plymouth Girls' High School | 50 | 50/30* |
3 | New Plymouth Boys' High School | 50 | 50/30* |
3 | Welbourn School | 50 | 50/30* |
3 | Highlands Intermediate | 50 | 50/30* |
3 | Egmont Village School | 70 | 60/≤60* |
3 | Inglewood High School | 50 | 40/30* |
3 | Norfolk School | 100 | 100/≤60* |
3 | Midhirst School | 70 | 60/30* |
3 | Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls | 70 | 70/30* |
3 | Ngaere School | 100 | 100/≤60* |
3 | Eltham School | 50 | 40/30* |
3 | Normanby School | 70 | 60/30* |
3 | Hāwera High School | 50 | 50/30* |
3 | Mokoia School | 100 | 100/≤60* |
3 | Kakaramea School | 70 | 70/30* |
3 | Waverley Primary School | 50 | 50/30* |
3/45 | Hāwera Primary | 50 | 50/30* |
3/45 | Hāwera Intermediate | 50 | 50/30* |
3/45 | Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Ruanui | 50 | 50/30* |
43 | Huiakama School | 100 | 100/≤60* |
43 | Toko School | 100 | 100/≤60* |
44/45 | St Joseph’s Primary School (New Plymouth) | 50 | 50/30* |
44/45 | Devon Intermediate | 50 | 50/30* |
44/45 | West End School Te Kura ō Mōrere | 50 | 50/30* |
45 | Te Pi'ipi'inga Kakano Mai I Rangiatea | 50 | 50/30* |
45 | Spotswood College | 50 | 50/30* |
45 | Spotswood Primary | 50 | 50/30* |
45 | Ōmata School | 80 | 60/≤60* |
45 | Oākura School | 50 | 50/30* |
45 | Rahotu School | 50 | 50/30* |
45 | Ōpunake High School | 50 | 50/30* |
45 | Te Kura Kaupapa Māori O Tamarongo | 50 | 50/30* |
45 | Hāwera Christian School | 100 | 100/≤60* |
State highway | Reference number (refer to map) | Location | Description | Existing speed limit (km/h) | Proposed new speed limit (km/h) |
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3 | 1 | SH3 to Egmont Road intersection | North of Vickers Road to east of Egmont Road | 80 | 60 |
3 | 2 | Egmont Village urban | Northwest of Egmont Road to southeast of Egmont Road | 70 | 60 |
3 | 3 | Inglewood main street | Brown Street to north of Standish Street | 50 | 40 |
3 | 4 | Midhirst urban | Denbigh Road to Lombard Street | 70 | 60 |
3 | 5 | Stratford main street | North of SH43 to Fenton Street | 50 | 40 |
3 | 6 | Stratford urban | Stratford township | 70 | 50 |
3 | 7 | Eltham urban | King Edward Street to London Street | 50 | 40 |
3 | 8 | Normanby urban | North of Ketemarae Road to Ohangai Road | 70 | 60 |
3 | 9 | Hāwera north | South of Kerry Lane to north of Fantham Street | 70 | 60 |
44 | 1 | Moturoa main street | Rainsford Street to Ngamotu Road | 50 | 40 |
45 | 1 | Ōmata urban | Beach Road to south of Sealy Road | 80 | 60 |
Consultation on the Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan closed on 12 December 2022.