NOTE: This consultation was held under the 2022 version of the Setting of Speed Limits Rule, as part of the provisions that enabled RCAs to consult on Interim Speed Management Plans (SMPs) in between the three yearly regional SMPs. Following the consultation, the Minister of Transport announced 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.
The new Rule was released in 2024 and confirmed that any in-progress SMP plans that were not in the register and implemented at 30 October 2024 could not proceed and would need to be revisited in the future, if NZTA is satisfied that they align with the future direction and requirements of the new Rule.
Read more about the new Rule and its requirements for future speed reviews
The information below has therefore been kept as a record of the full 2022 consultation.
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.
