Te Tai Tokerau - Northland

Between 2 April – 14 May 2025, we consulted with road users, councils, communities and iwi on 3 ‘urban connector’ state highway locations in Northland, as part of a proposal to reconfirm lower speeds. 

Background 

Under the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2024 (the Rule), specified sections of state highway, categorised as urban connectors with lowered speed limits, are required to automatically reverse to their previous higher speed limit by 1 July 2025.

NZTA received feedback on some urban connectors, including 3 in Northland, where the community was strongly in support of keeping the current lower speed limits.

Changing speed limits is a legal process. The Rule allows NZTA to set speed limits for roads under its control where there is alignment with the intent and requirements of the Rule.

After careful consideration, NZTA undertook new formal reviews of speed limits on these 3 sections of road. The speed reviews included consultation, and considered safety, technical, cost benefit and other data, alongside community feedback to determine if we should reconfirm the lower speed limits, as proposed.

More information on speed reduction reversals

Speed review outcome  

NZTA would like to thank people for providing feedback during consultation. View the consultation summary report to understand the consultation outcome and how community feedback was considered alongside technical, safety and economic information.

Northland consultation summary report [PDF, 2.5 MB]

View the SH11 Te Haumi Cost Benefit Disclosure Statement [PDF, 159 KB]

View the SH1 Kaitaia north Cost Benefit Disclosure Statement [PDF, 139 KB]

View the SH1 Moerewa Cost Benefit Disclosure Statement [PDF, 148 KB]

Approved speed limits

The following speed limits have been approved by the Director of Land Transport.