Following the Minister of Transport’s announcement confirming the new Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2024, NZTA will identify how the Rule may impact speeds on its network.
NZTA as road controlling authority for state highways will work through what the new rule means for each region and will provide further information in the coming weeks.
Government delivers sensible approach to speed limits(external link)
In December 2023, the Minister of Transport Hon Simeon Brown confirmed 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.
As information on the proposed 2024 Rule has been released, we have been working through what it means for speed limit proposals within the Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan. In some cases, we have been progressing selected proposals to approval separately to the Plan.
Approval and implementation for some proposals may progress ahead of others due to consideration against the intent of the new Rule, confirmation of funding for delivery, and other internal processes. We may pause activity where there are potential conflicts with the new Rule until we have more clarity.
We will provide updates on outstanding proposals after decisions have been made via our website and notify people who provided feedback on the proposals during consultation.
Beehive media release - 12 December 2023: Government changes speed limit rules(external link)
Following our analysis and conversations with partners, interested groups and organisations, we proposed the following new speed limits:
View larger map and speed limit tables [PDF, 2.3 MB]
| State highway | School | Existing speed limit (km/h) | Proposed new speed limit (km/h) *variable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahurangi College | 60 | 60/30* |
| 16 | Waimauku School | 60 | 60/30* |
| 22 | Wesley College | 80 | 80/≤60* |
| State highway | Reference number (refer to map) | Location | Description | Existing speed limit (km/h) *variable |
Proposed new speed limit (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wellsford north | Northern entrance to Wellsford | 60 | 50 |
| 1 | 2 | Warkworth north | Northern entrance to Warkworth | 80 | 60 |
| 1 | 3 | Pūhoi to Warkworth mainline 60 | End of motorway, for approach to roundabout - northbound only | N/A | 60 |
| 1 | 4 | Pūhoi to Warkworth (VSL at north end of motorway) | Variable speed limit to allow smart management of traffic to roundabout - northbound only | N/A | Various (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 or 100) |
| 1 | 5 | Warkworth variable speed area - removal | Removal of intersection speed zone at Designation Road | 80/60* | 80 |
| 1 | 6 | Pūhoi northbound off-ramp | N/A | N/A | 80 |
| 1 | 7 | Pūhoi southbound on-ramp | N/A | N/A | 80 |
| 1 | 8 | Pūhoi to Warkworth mainline | Warkworth roundabout to north of Johnstone Hill Tunnels | N/A | 100 |
| 1 | 9 | Albany Station bus ramp | N/A | 80 | 50 |
| 1 | 10 | Constellation (18/1 interchange) northbound ramp | N/A | N/A | 80 |
| 1 | 11 | Constellation (18/1 interchange) southbound ramp | N/A | N/A | 80 |
| 16 | 1 | Kaukapakapa 50 | North of Henley Road to north of Kahikatea Flat Road | 80 | 50 |
| 16 | 2 | Kaukapakapa south | Southern approach to Kaukapakapa from near Inland Rd to near McLennan Farm Rd | 100 | 80 |
The following speed limits have been approved by the Director of Land Transport.
Due to the urgency of some speed limits related to specific operational needs, we have progressed the following sections via an alternative process, separately from the Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan.
View the latest update on the Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan(external link)
| State highway | Reference number (refer to map) | Location | Previous speed limit (km/h) *variable |
New speed limit (km/h) | Effective from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
1 -10 |
Constellation Drive (interchange) northbound ramp |
N/A |
80 |
27 February 2024 |
|
1 |
1-11 |
Constellation Drive (interchange) southbound ramp |
N/A |
80 |
27 February 2024 |
Consultation on the Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan closed on 12 December 2022.
