Safe speeds programme Safe speeds programme

The setting of speed limits rule has changed

The new Setting of Speed Limits 2024 land transport rule (opens in a new tab) came into effect on 30 October 2024. The rule requires us to:

reverse the speed limit on some roads by 1 July 2025 back to the higher limit it was prior to January 2020
introduce variable speed limits outside schools that do not have one by 1 July 2026. These will be 30km per hour and will operate at the start and end of a school day
provide information for every road proposed for a speed limit change, including a cost benefit disclosure statement
hold a minimum 6-week public consultation for any proposed speed limit change.

There is no option to consult on the speed limit reversals on specified roads listed in the rule. All new speed limits need to align with the rule.

To find out about what streets are being affected, visit Speed limits being reversed in Auckland.

Request a change of speed limit

Let us know if a speed limit needs lowering by requesting it on our website.

About the Safe Speeds programme

Auckland Transport’s Vision Zero goal for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland is to have no one die or be seriously injured on our roads by 2050. Our Safe Speeds Programme is an important component to create a road network that ensures speed limits are safe for everyone who is using our roads.

Road users include people walking and cycling, kids walking to and from school, or riding scooters and bikes. It also includes the elderly on mobility scooters, people shopping in town centres, and people in vehicles and trucks.

Safe speeds save lives

Evidence shows safe speed limits do work. Speed management is a proven and effective way to improve safety. Safe speeds save lives and prevent debilitating injuries. If we do nothing, over the next five years one in two Aucklanders will be personally connected to someone seriously injured or killed on our roads

Vision for Auckland

Imagine Auckland as a city with improved road safety, where kids are safe to walk and bike to school, older people feel less vulnerable crossing town centre roads and both rural and urban roads are safe for all road users with reduced road trauma and no deaths. It is possible if we all play our part.

See map for the speed limit changes around Auckland.