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23/08/2026

It’s the law: You must let people pass you if you’re travelling slowly and holding people up.

There's no minimum speed on our roads, but you need to be considerate of people travelling behind you. This applies no matter what type of road you’re on.

This is especially important in winter as visibility is reduced in bad weather. We should all be decreasing our speed and increasing our following distances in bad weather. If you’re travelling significantly more slowly than people around you, and you see people waiting behind you, pull over to let them pass.

Regardless of if people in front of you are travelling slowly, it’s never acceptable to tailgate. Tailgating is illegal.

Driving safely at all times is the golden rule. It's your responsibility. That’s not only following distances – that’s passing too. To safely pass someone you need at least 100 metres of clear road the entire time you’re passing – not just before you start passing. You can see the law on that here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GZmZjggCF/

Adjust your speed to suit the winter conditions: Slow down, and stay safe by keeping left.

When the weather is bad, always check our pages to see if state highways are affected before you travel. Follow us if you aren’t already. You can find more information in this post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19b8HwtYYR/

20/08/2026

It’s the law: If there’s a vehicle with a flashing green light behind you, you must pull over to let them pass you.

Doctors, nurses, or midwives on urgent business can use a flashing green light to help them get to their destination more quickly. You need to safely make way for them – in most cases this'll mean you letting them through by signalling, pulling over, and stopping.

Here’s what to do if it’s not safe to stop: Slow down, make way as best you can, and continue until it’s safe to stop – such as on a wider piece of road, or a break in traffic.

To state the obvious, don’t stop where it isn’t safe – such as on a footpath, or in the middle of an intersection.

This rule only allows doctors, nurses, or midwives to require people on the road to make way for them. They’re not allowed to do things emergency vehicle drivers are, such as exceed the speed limit or travel through red lights.

In other words, don’t expect vehicles with a flashing green light to zoom by you – and don’t be surprised if you see them waiting at a red light like everyone else – because this rule is just about removing traffic as a barrier to them getting to the urgent thing requiring their attention.

Just as with ambulances, Police, and Fire and Emergency vehicles, making way could make the difference in responding to callouts. Do it safely, as quickly as you can.

04/08/2026

16/07/2026

It’s the law: When you pass someone you must pass them safely.

This is especially important in winter. In bad weather, consider if conditions are safe enough for you to make a pass. Visibility is reduced in bad weather, roads may be slippery, and you should be adjusting your speed to suit the conditions.

This all includes safely moving back in front of the person you’ve passed.

To safely pass someone you need at least 100 metres of clear road the entire time you’re passing – not just before you start passing.

For example, you shouldn’t start a pass if there’s a bend in the road a short while ahead because, even if you have at least 100 metres of visibility before you start passing, you might not have at least 100 metres of visibility before you finish passing.

You must signal for at least 3 seconds before passing, and before moving back in front of the person you're passing. Check your blind spot both before passing and before moving back in front.

You must move safely when you move back in front of the person you’ve passed – that means not cutting them off, and making sure you aren't putting them in a position where they’re suddenly tailgating you when you move in front of them. Make sure you leave at least a 2-second gap to them before you move in front of them, and a larger gap in bad weather.

When the weather is bad, always check our pages to see if state highways are affected before you travel. Follow us if you aren’t already. You can find more information in this post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CmQR6EXxn/

10/07/2026

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We’re making changes to the warrant of fitness system. On 1 November 2026, these things will change:

• people who buy a new car will need to get their next WoF when the car is 4 years old (it’s currently when the car is 3 years old)
• people with cars between 4–14 years old* will need a WoF every 2 years (it’s currently yearly)
• people with motorcycles registered before 1 January 2000 will need a WoF every year (it’s currently every 6 months).

For a long time we’ve had very frequent vehicle inspections compared to countries overseas. Modern vehicles are significantly safer and more reliable. It’s safer to have less frequent inspections, and this’ll save you time and money.

Cars over 14 years old, and motorcycles registered before 1 January 2000, will move to an annual WoF (up from every 6 months for some vehicles).

If your car has Automatic Emergency Braking or Lane Keep Assist, WoF inspections will now check for warning lights (or malfunction indicators) for these systems.

It’s still your responsibility to maintain your vehicle to the WoF standard between inspections. To reinforce this we’re increasing fines if your vehicle isn’t compliant. From 1 November:

• If you’re driving a vehicle with a WoF that’s expired by more than 2 months, you may be fined $350 (up from $200).
• If you’re driving a vehicle with a wheel or tyre that wouldn’t pass an inspection, you may be fined $350 (up from $150) and up to $1000 (the maximum court-ordered fine).

We’ve made these change following us consulting you for feedback about this towards the end of 2025. Thanks to everyone who shared their feedback with us – we received over 5000 formal submissions, and overall people supported these changes.

Our website has more information about the changes, including a summary and analysis of your feedback to us about these changes: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/changes-to-light-vehicle-inspections

* We’ll be introducing the change for cars between 4–14 years old in phases. From 1 November 2026, cars first registered on or after 1 November 2019 become eligible for WoFs every 2 years. From 1 November 2027, cars first registered from 1 November 2013 to 31 October 2019 become eligible.

02/07/2026

The Government has confirmed it'll soon make changes to some road rules. Here are the 4 changes:

The changes are all to do with how we use lanes. The aim is to make people’s travel safer and better reflect how people already use the roads.

These aren’t the law yet but later this year they will be. The Government will change the rules to:

• Allow children up to 12 years old to ride bikes on footpaths and allow parents or caregivers to ride with them.
• Allow people to ride e-scooters in cycle lanes.
• Require a minimum passing gap of 1.5 metres when drivers pass other road users, such as someone driving and passing a person cycling, when it's safe to do so.
• Require drivers and other road users to give way to buses leaving bus stops on roads where the speed limit is 60km/h or less.

You may remember we asked for your feedback about these changes earlier this year, back in February and March.

We passed your feedback onto the Minister of Transport – there was broad support for the changes the Government proposed, with some adjustments suggested by submitters, and the Minister has decided on the 4 changes above.

In the original proposal, the Government had proposed clarifying signage requirements for enforcing berm parking restrictions (the grassy area between a road and a footpath) – this received mixed feedback and low support so the Minister decided not to progress with this change.

In terms of next steps, we’re currently drafting amendments to the Land Transport Rules to reflect these changes. Subject to Cabinet approval, these changes will come into effect later this year.

We’ll keep you updated here – follow us if you aren’t already to get updates. There's also more information on our website: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/changes-to-lane-use

24/06/2026

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19/06/2026

It's the law: You can only use your vehicle's fog lights when visibility is severely reduced, such as in fog or snow.

You can't use your fog lights when the weather is clear, even at night. The law is very clear on this.

It's important your fog lights are off in clear conditions because they produce a very intense light that can distract or dazzle people around you. This is especially true of rear-facing fog lights. Some vehicles have fog lights at the back, alongside or below the brake lights, and these can be even more disruptive than forward-facing fog lights.

Be prepared to use your vehicle's fog lights if you're travelling through fog or snow – but remember you must turn your fog lights off as soon as you're out of the fog or snow.

When the weather is bad, always check our pages to see if state highways are affected before you travel. Follow us if you aren’t already. You can find more information in this post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HJqwn4Sxa/

19/06/2026

It's stating the obvious, but you must make space for emergency vehicles that have their sirens or lights on.

If an emergency vehicle is heading in your direction on a road with multiple lanes in the same direction, slow down and get into the left-most lane, then move as far left as is safe. This'll let the emergency vehicle pass you using the lane to your right.

If traffic is congested, and you’re in the right-most lane, pull over as far to the right as possible. This’ll create a gap in the middle for the emergency vehicle.

Emergency vehicle drivers are trained to navigate around traffic, so you slowing and stopping safely, and being predictable, will help them pass you safely.

One emergency vehicle can be followed by another, so wait, check your mirrors, and only continue when it’s safe.