New speed cameras are being rolled out at 17 locations across country
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
New average speed safety cameras are set to be rolled out across the country.
The cameras, introduced in 2025, work by calculating a vehicle’s average speed over a length of road between two cameras.
The system uses automated number plate recognition (ANPR) to match a vehicle number plate as it enters and leaves an average speed measurement zone.
Last year, the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) said the first sets of the new cameras would be installed on State Highway 2 between Ōtamarākau and Matatā, and on SH5 at Tumunui, south of Rotorua.
In December, the cameras were activated on Matakana Rd in Auckland. The next cameras will also come online in Auckland – on Kahikatea Flat Rd in late March, and on Pine Valley Rd and Whitford Rd in April, NZTA said on Tuesday.
More cameras are set to be introduced throughout the year, taking the total number of the cameras to 17. NZTA said on Tuesday they would be installed at the following sites:
Northland on Kaitaia-Awaroa Rd
Waikato on State Highway 2 Pōkeno to Mangatāwhiri
Bay of Plenty on State Highway 2 in Matatā and State Highway 5 on Tumunui
Hawke’s Bay on State Highway 2 Te Hauke to Pakipaki
Manawatū-Whanganui on State Highway 1 Sanson to Foxton
Wellington area on State Highway 2 Te Mārua to Brown Owl
Canterbury on State Highway 8 Lake Tekapo to Twizel
Otago on State Highway 1 Allanton to Waihola
Southland on State Highway 6 Kingston to Five Rivers intersection
NZTA said motorists should expect to be fined if their average speed was over the limit.
“We’ll have signs before the camera area so you know when they’re ahead, giving you time to check you’re travelling at a legal speed,” the agency said.
Data published by NZTA showed that more than 99% of drivers travelling through the average speed safety camera corridor on Matakana Rd north of Warkworth were now travelling at or below the speed limit, up from 88% three years prior.
“This is exactly what average speed safety cameras are designed to do – encourage people to keep within the speed limit and reduce the risk of crashes causing deaths or serious injuries on our roads,” said NZTA’s Chris Rodley.