05/12/2025
Today we activated the average speed safety cameras on Matakana Road. Here’s how the cameras work:
Average speed safety cameras work by measuring how long it takes you to travel between two cameras along a road.
• We set two or more cameras on a stretch of road, some distance apart.
• When you pass the first camera it records the time.
• When you pass the second camera it records the time again.
• We calculate how long it took you to travel between the cameras (your average speed).
If your average speed is over the speed limit – in other words, if you’ve travelled between the cameras too quickly – expect to be fined.
There are signs installed before the cameras so you know when they’re ahead, giving you time to check you’re travelling at a legal speed.
Exceeding the speed limit is illegal. Our aim is to reduce the number of people travelling over the speed limit and lessen the likelihood of a serious or fatal crash. If you travel at or below the speed limit you won’t receive a speeding ticket.
Here’s a map of where the two cameras are: https://www.facebook.com/nztaakl/posts/1273469944822769
The average speed safety cameras on Matakana Road are the first of seven we’re planning in Auckland, and of 17 across the entire country. Our website has a lot of information about the cameras, including their locations:
• Read more about the cameras, what data we collect, and how we calculate your speed: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/average-speed-safety-cameras
• How we choose camera locations: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/how-we-choose-new-safety-camera-locations
• The signage we’re using, so you know what to look for: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/camera-signs
In early December we’re expecting to activate our first set of average speed safety cameras on Matakana Road in Auckland.
The cameras on Matakana Road have been installed for a while but haven’t been active. We’re now testing them, and from 1 December we’ll start issuing fines to people speeding. You can see the location of the cameras in the map below.
Average speed safety cameras work by measuring how long it takes you to travel between two cameras along a road. Here’s how:
• We set 2 or more cameras on a stretch of road, some distance apart.
• When you pass the first camera it records the time.
• When you pass the second camera it records the time again.
• We calculate how long it took you to travel between the cameras (your average speed).
If your average speed is over the speed limit – in other words, if you’ve travelled between the cameras too quickly – expect to be fined.
The average speed safety cameras on Matakana Road are the first of seven we’re planning in Auckland, and of 17 across the entire country. Our website has a list of the camera locations.
We’re installing signs before the camera area so you know when they’re ahead, giving you time to check you’re travelling at a legal speed.
Our aim is to reduce the number of people travelling over the speed limit and lessen the likelihood of a serious or fatal crash. We’re sharing a lot of information about the cameras, including their locations, so you know what to expect.
Exceeding the speed limit is illegal. If you travel at or below the speed limit you won’t receive a speeding ticket. You’ll be fined if a safety camera captures you exceeding the speed limit – you can avoid this by not speeding.
Average speed safety cameras are widely used overseas. They’re proven to reduce deaths and serious injuries, and we’re using them on roads where people are at risk of being killed or seriously injured in crashes if they’re speeding.
Our website has more information about average speed safety cameras, including where they are and more detail on how they work: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/average-speed-safety-cameras
