API services currently include:

  • Real time data on traffic conditions in Auckland, Christchurch, and national state highways including congestion.
  • Estimates of the time required for vehicles to travel along sections of the state highway and arterial network.
  • Real time data on events and incidents that affect traffic conditions across the network of national state highways.
  • Static images from over 100 cameras across various parts of New Zealand.
  • Messaging displayed on Variable Message Signs (VMS) across various parts of New Zealand.

Available SOAP services

Traffic

  • initialise
  • getWindConditions
  • getCameras
  • getSigns
  • getTrafficConditions

Endpoint address:
https://trafficnz.info/service/TrafficService

WSDL:
{http://traffic.transit.govt.nz/traffic/2009/07/15/}TrafficService

Target namespace:
http://traffic.transit.govt.nz/traffic/2009/07/15/

Traffic

  • initialise
  • getCameras
  • getSigns
  • getTrafficConditions
  • getWindConditions

Endpoint address:
https://trafficnz.info/service/traffic/2

WSDL:
{http://traffic.transit.govt.nz/traffic/2011/02/15/}TrafficService

Target namespace:
http://traffic.transit.govt.nz/traffic/2011/02/15/

Traffic

  • findVmsSignsByJourney
  • findVmsSignsWithinBounds
  • findTimSignsByJourney
  • findTimSignsByRegion
  • findWaysByRegion
  • findRoadEventsByRegion
  • findRoadEventsAll
  • findJourneysByRegion
  • findTimSignsAll
  • findCamerasWithinBounds
  • findRegionsAll
  • findRoadEventsByJourney
  • findJourneysWithinBounds
  • findCamerasByJourney
  • findCamerasByRegion
  • findRegionsWithinBounds
  • findJourneysAll
  • findTimSignsWithinBounds
  • findVmsSignsAll
  • findLinksForClient
  • findRoadEventsWithinBounds
  • findVmsSignsByRegion
  • findWaysWithinBounds
  • findCamerasAll
  • findWaysAll

Endpoint address:
https://trafficnz.info/service/traffic/4

WSDL:
{http://traffic.transit.govt.nz/traffic/4}TrafficService

Target namespace:
http://traffic.transit.govt.nz/traffic/4

Available RESTful services

Endpoint address:
https://trafficnz.info/service/traffic/rest/4

WADL:
https://trafficnz.info/service/traffic/rest/4?_wadl

Other mashable data sources

Auckland Transport API:
https://dev-portal.at.govt.nz

Auckland Transport Data Sources:
https://at.govt.nz/about-us/at-data-sources

InfoConnect APIs

The below information is archived for reference for existing InfoConnect account holders only. InfoConnect is no longer available for new account requests.

Auckland Traffic API

The Auckland Traffic API lets you access real time data on traffic conditions including congestion in Auckland.

Auckland Traffic API [PDF, 203 KB]

Christchurch Traffic API

The Christchurch API lets you access information on all known planned events on the roading network within the Christchurch City boundary including Banks Peninsula.

Christchurch Traffic API [PDF, 274 KB]

Highway Information API

The Traffic Road Event Information System (TREIS) API lets you access real time data on events and incidents that affect traffic conditions across the network of national state highways.

Highway Information API [PDF, 308 KB]

SSDF Segment Manager API

The NZTA SSDF Segment Manager (SM) is a component of SSDF which uses traffic flow measurements from SSDF to estimate the time required for vehicles to travel along sections of major transport routes within the Auckland region.

SSDF Segment Manager API [PDF, 267 KB]

Traffic Cameras API

The Traffic Web Cams API lets you access static images from over 100 webcams in our main cities and towns and in some key rural locations.

Traffic Cameras API [PDF, 263 KB]