43124 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 15 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43124 (2025)
Question asked:	01 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	09 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_43124_2025
Document guid:	fddf3afe-4822-421e-a8c7-199b9120a8fa

43124 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: How many public consultations on proposed changes to speed limits have been conducted by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency since 27 November 2023, and for each consultation, how many submissions supported higher speed limits, how many supported lower speed limits, and how many opposed changes altogether?

Hon Chris Bishop: I am advised that since 27 November 2023, the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has conducted seven reviews of speed limits that are either complete or currently underway. The consultation reports for all completed reviews and consultations are published at: https://nzta.govt.nz/safety/driving-safely/speed/state-highway-speed-management.