Editing Transport in New Zealand (section)

===Speed limits===
{{Main|Speed limits in New Zealand}}
The default maximum speed limit on the open road is {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} for cars and motorcycles, with {{convert|50|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} the default limit in urban areas. Around {{convert|31|km|abbr=on}} of motorway and expressway in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty have a higher posted speed limit of {{convert|110|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news |title= New speed limit of 110&nbsp;km/h for some key New Zealand Expressways |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11910000 |date= 24 August 2017 |work= The New Zealand Herald |access-date= 1 December 2017}}</ref> Speed limits of {{convert|10 to 90|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} are also used in increments of {{convert|10|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, and the posted speed limit may be more than the allowed speed limit for a particular vehicle type.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drivingtests.co.nz/resources/speed-limits-in-new-zealand/|title=What are the speed limits in New Zealand?|date=27 July 2014|website=drivingtests.co.nz}}</ref> Speeds are often reduced to {{convert|30|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} beside roadworks.

Private landowners may set their own speed limits, for example {{convert|5|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}, although these are not enforced by police of road authorities.

The Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits (2017) allows road controlling authorities to set enforceable speed limits, including permanent speed limits, of less than 50&nbsp;km/h on roads within their jurisdiction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/rules/setting-of-speed-limits-2017/|title=Setting of Speed Limits 2017}}</ref>