Approved speed limit changes for Northland and Auckland
In December 2023, the Director of Land Transport (DoLT) approved the following speed limit changes in Northland and north Auckland:
- SH1 Pukenui to Kaitaia (changes effective from 4 March 2024) [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- SH15 Kaikohe to Otaika (speed limit changes effective from 13 May 2024) [PDF, 13 MB]
- SH11 Kawakawa to Paihia (speed limit changes effective from 24 June 2024) [PDF, 660 KB]
- SH1 Kawakawa to Whangārei (speed limit changes effective from 24 June 2024) [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- SH14 Dargaville to Whangārei [PDF, 3.3 MB]
- SH1 Whangārei to Te Hana [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- SH12 Ōmāpere to Kaikohe [PDF, 1.6 MB]
- SH12 Brynderwyn to Ōmāpere [PDF, 4 MB]
- SH10 Pakaraka to Taipa [PDF, 2.3 MB]
- SH1 Te Hana to Warkworth [PDF, 1 MB]
- SH16 Wellsford to Waimauku [PDF, 2.8 MB]
Current speed limit approvals for Northland and Auckland
Speed limit changes target short sections through townships and close to schools and marae, and do not affect the entire stretch of state highway.
We have used a phased approach to implement approved speed limit changes, starting with SH1 Pukenui to Kaitaia which was implemented on 4 March 2024, and SH15 Kaikohe to Otaika, implemented on 13 May 2024. Small sections of SH11 between Kawakawa and Paihia and SH1 between Kawakawa and Whangārei were implemented from 24 June 2024. The next changes are on short sections of State Highway 1 between Te Hana and Whangārei, State Highway 14 between Dargaville and Whangārei and reduced speed limits on SH15 through Maungatapere township with an electronic variable speed limit outside Maungatapere school.
With the new Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2024 effective from 30 October 2024 we are working through the impact of the new Rule on our plans to implement these approved changes,
Land Transport Rule: Setting of speed limits 2024 [PDF, 746 KB]
Safe speeds around schools
As part of these changes, we have implemented variable speed limits outside some schools to help slow traffic down when people are travelling to and from school.
Electronic variable speed limit signs are activated during school travel periods to display a lower, enforceable speed limit. When the electronic sign is active the legal speed limit of 30 or 60 km/h will be displayed when children are going to and from school at the start and end of the school day. At all other times, the electronic sign is blank and the permanent speed limit applies.
