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Let’s make sure the Prime Minister knows we won’t accept a blanket increase to speeds and the harm this will cause. Sign here to support our petition to protect safer speeds. 
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We have closed this petition and will be delivering it to Parliament the week of the 14th October

This Government wants to take away the ability of Councils to keep our streets safe for those who walk, bike and drive. 

Together we can tell the Government that local communities should be able to make their own decisions when it comes to making welcoming, safe streets in our neighbourhoods and around our schools.  

Sign the petition below – let's use our people power to tell Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister of Transport Simeon Brown that we stand against their decision to raise speed limits at the expense of community safety.

Petition Begins: 

We call on the Government to: 

  • Keep the speed changes that were consulted on following the 2022 Rule changes. 
  • Continue to allow Councils to set appropriate speed limits on local roads 
  • Keep permanent speed limit changes outside schools 
  • Stop the proposed blanket speed increases 

The proposed changes to the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2024 ignore the evidence, strip democratic decision-making powers, add costs to local councils, and will mean more people die on our roads. 

We call for the current rules set by the previous Government, which allowed local roads with high pedestrian use to have a safe speed of 30km per hour, to be upheld. These rules ensure that roads around schools are safe for all. 

We all want our tamariki to be able to walk and bike to school and recreational activities, and for our whānau to come home safely from mahi. We can have cities and towns where it’s safe for all of us to get to school, work, and return home safely.