Safety camera testing and certification

Safety cameras in New Zealand go through rigorous testing before we use them on our roads.

Once in use, we have safety cameras checked at least every 12 months to make sure the equipment is accurate and certified.

We contract other organisations to run the tests and sign certificates.

If a camera fails testing at any point, we return it to the manufacturer. A new camera goes through the same testing process.

Section 146 of the Land Transport Act 1998 sets out the requirements for NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to provide evidence of testing and accuracy of speed measuring devices. The Land Transport (Approved Vehicle Surveillance Equipment) Notice 2023 details the camera systems we can use.

Land Transport Act 1998(external link)

Land Transport (Approved Vehicle Surveillance Equipment) Notice 2023(external link)

Land Transport (Approved Vehicle Surveillance Equipment) Notice 2025(external link)

Testing and certificates

An independent accredited testing organisation called SGS Australia Pty Limited has people authorised by NZTA to run the following tests and sign certificates.

• Certificate of Test of a Speed Measuring Device – fixed and mobile safety cameras
  In a laboratory, technicians use software to check the camera’s radar is measuring speeds accurately, and they make sure the radar transmitting frequency meets the manufacturer's specifications.
• Certificate of Test of Approved Vehicle Surveillance Equipment – fixed safety cameras
  Once a camera is installed, technicians do a field test by using a specialist speed testing device in the safety camera area and driving a vehicle through the area. They compare the speed the device detects with the speed the camera detects to make sure the camera is accurate.
  Our camera supplier Redflex Traffic Systems Pty Ltd (trading as Verra Mobility Systems) has people authorised by NZTA to run the following tests and sign certificates. The type of test they run depends on the camera design.
• Certificate of Accuracy – Camera Alignment for Camera Site – fixed safety cameras
  This test is for camera models where the camera and radar are in the same enclosure. Technicians put the camera in position and check it’s accurately aligned to the road and meets the manufacturer’s specifications.
• Certificate of Accuracy – Redflex NK8 Camera Enclosure Alignment for Camera Site – fixed safety cameras
  This test is for a Redflex camera model called an NK7 that’s housed in a separate Redflex camera enclosure called an NK8. Technicians put the camera enclosure in position and check it’s accurately aligned to the road and meets the manufacturer's specifications.
• Certificate of Test of Approved Vehicle Surveillance Equipment – fixed safety cameras
  Once a camera is installed, technicians do a field test by using a specialist speed testing device in the safety camera area and driving a vehicle through the area. They compare the speed the device detects with the speed the camera detects to make sure the camera is accurate.
  Our camera supplier Redflex Traffic Systems Pty Ltd (trading as Verra Mobility Systems) has people authorised by NZTA to run the following tests and sign certificates. The type of test they run depends on the camera design.
• Certificate of Test of Approved Vehicle Surveillance Equipment – mobile safety cameras
  Acusenus NZ does this test for mobile safety cameras Technicians do an annual field test of the mobile safety camera installed in its car or trailer at the roadside.  A specialist calibrated speed testing device is used to compare the speed of approaching vehicles detected by the device with the speed the mobile safety camera detects to make sure the mobile safety camera is accurate.

Current fixed safety camera certificates

Certificates will be made available to the public when a fixed camera becomes active and detects speeding.

Northland

Great North Road, Kamo [PDF, 1.1 MB]

State Highway 1, Kawakawa [PDF, 959 KB]

Auckland

Awhitu Road, Karioitahi [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Candia Road, Henderson Valley [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Coatesville-Riverhead Highway, Coatesville [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Dairy Flat Highway, Dairy Flat [PDF, 852 KB]

East Coast Road, Redvale [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Glenbrook Road, Glenbrook [PDF, 961 KB]

Glenbrook-Waiuku Road, Glenbrook [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Great North Road, Grey Lynn [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Great North Road, Henderson [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Great North Road, New Lynn [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Linwood Road, Karaka [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Mahia Road, Wattle Downs [PDF, 1.3 MB]

McKenzie Road, Kingseat [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Mill Road, Totara Park [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Mill Road, Pukekohe East [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Ngapipi Road, Orakei [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Old North Road, Kumeu [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Ostrich Road, Patumahoe [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Papakura-Clevedon Road, Ardmore [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Rata Street, New Lynn [PDF, 1.1 MB]

State Highway 1, Dome Valley [PDF, 1.1 MB]

State Highway 1, Kaiwaka [PDF, 1.1 MB]

State Highway 1, Wellsford [PDF, 1.1 MB]

State Highway 2, Maramarua [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Waitākere Road, Waitākere [PDF, 1.5 MB]

Waiuku Road, Waiuku (S000004) [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Waiuku Road, Waiuku (S000074) [PDF, 1.2 MB]

West Coast Road, Glen Eden [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Waikato

Cambridge Road, Cambridge [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Otorohanga Road, Otororanga [PDF, 1 MB]

State Highway 2, Waihi [PDF, 1.2 MB]

State Highway 23, Raglan [PDF, 994 KB]

State Highway 2, Waikino [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Bay of Plenty

State Highway 2, Pukehina [PDF, 988 KB]

Taranaki

South Road, Mokoia [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Manawatū-Whanganui

State Highway 56, Tiakitahuna [PDF, 1.1 MB]

Wellington

Wainuiomata Road, Wainuiomata [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Wainui Road, Waiwhetu (Lower Hutt) [PDF, 1 MB]

Whitford Brown Avenue, Aotea [PDF, 1.1 MB]

South Island

King Edward Street, Kensington [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Leeston Road, Springston [PDF, 1.4 MB]

MacLaggan Street, Dunedin Central [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Otatara Road, West Plains [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Timaru-Temuka Highway, Temuka [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Wansbeck Street, Oamaru [PDF, 1.2 MB]

Dunedin Southern Motorway, Dunedin [PDF, 902 KB]

Mobile safety camera certificates

Certificates for mobile safety cameras are issued per car or trailer rather than location. These are available by request.

Ask for a safety camera certificate

Archived fixed safety camera certificates

This page only lists current certificates for fixed safety cameras. We can supply past certificates on request:

Ask for a safety camera certificate