School zones

There is national direction to introduce lower speed limits outside schools/kura to make it safer for everyone in the area.

The proposed speed limit of 30km/h outside schools recognises these areas as ‘people places’ where parents and children are walking, cycling and accessing the school. While most speed limits will be permanent, there are some cases where we will look to introduce variable speed limits. This means the 30km/h restriction will apply only at the start and end of the school day.

In some cases, the speed limits for other roads surrounding or connecting to schools are also being reviewed. These streets are busy not only during school hours but at any given time of the day. For example, Kotare Street (adjacent to both Taupō Intermediate and Taupō Hospital) is used for staff and visitor parking throughout the day. Some of these streets may require an adjustment of speed limits to ensure the safety of all road users for all parts of the day.

Proposed changes to speed limits

All speeds limits shown below are in km/h.

ADDI Enrichment Academy, Hilltop School, Mangakino Area School, Taupō Intermediate, Te Kura o Hirangi, TKKM o Whakarewa i Te Reo Ki Tuwharetoa, Tongariro School, Waipahihi School, Wairakei School, Tauhara College, Mountview School

Reducing speed limits around schools in residential areas is a national priority focusing on the safety of children walking and cycling to schools. We have also received feedback from our community supporting this reduction.

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Taupō-nui-a-Tia College

Taupō-nui-a-Tia College is located on Spa Road. This is a major road that people use to get around Taupō. It connects businesses, recreational activities, and enables movement around the town. Given the high traffic volume this road carries, it is more practical for the 30km/h speed limit to apply only at the start and end of the school day when students are going to and from school.

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Taupō Primary School (Titiraupenga St frontage), St Patrick’s Catholic School (Taupō), Tauhara Primary School, Lake Taupō Christian School

These schools are located on busier roads. Given the high traffic volume of these roads, it is more practical for the 30 km/h speed limit to apply only at the start and end of the school day when students are going to and from school.

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Rangitaiki School (rural)

Rangitaiki School is located on an access road that joins to a 100km/h rural road. We are proposing to change the speed limit on the access road. This will ensure the speed limit aligns with the national priority of 30km/h speed limits and ensure the safety of everyone accessing the school.

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Tirohanga School

This school is on a busy rural road. Given the speed that vehicles travel at on this road, the speed limit around the school should be reduced permanently to 80km/h with a variable speed limit of 30km/h at the start and end of the school day to provide safer access to the school.

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Whakamaru School

This school is on a rural road. To be more consistent with speed limits on surrounding roads the speed limit around the school should be reduced permanently to 60km/h with a variable speed limit of 30 km/h at the start and end of the school day.

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Proposed changes to speed limits

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