Fixed speed camera
SignpostedFixed safety camera
Catches: Speeding.
NZTA also calls these spot speed cameras. There were 52 active fixed cameras in November 2024, and signs had been put up at all fixed camera sites by July 2025.
Speed cameras in New Zealand: what they look like
NZTA has run all of New Zealand's safety cameras since July 2025. Fixed cameras have warning signs. Mobile cameras in SUVs and trailers have no signs and can appear anywhere. Average speed cameras run on a growing number of roads, with signs before each section. Police officers still enforce speed limits and issue their own notices.
Warned by a sign
Fixed speed camera, Average speed camera
Not always warned
Mobile camera
Every camera type
Real photos, with where each one was taken and who took it.
Mobile camera
No warningMobile safety camera
Looks like: A nondescript white SUV parked in view at the side of the road, or a camera trailer left at the roadside.
Catches: Speeding.
34 camera SUVs were in use in September 2025, and the first of 10 camera trailers started in Auckland that month. They can be set up anytime and anywhere, chosen by crash risk.
Average speed camera
SignpostedAverage speed safety camera
Catches: An average speed between two cameras that is over the limit.
Operating on Matakana Road, Pine Valley Road and Kahikatea Flat Road north of Auckland. SH2 east of Pōkeno was due to start fining from 28 April 2026, and SH5 south of Rotorua and SH2 near Matatā in May 2026. NZTA plans 17 sites by the end of 2026, including SH1 Sanson to Foxton, SH2 Upper Hutt, SH8 Tekapo to Twizel and SH6 Kingston.
Red light camera
Red light safety camera
Catches: Driving through a red light.
Part of NZTA's camera network. Locations and signage were not confirmed.
The warning signs
Speed camera area
Safety camera area
A fixed safety camera is ahead.
What to do: Check your speed and slow down if you need to.
Average speed camera area
Cameras measure your average speed between two points on the road ahead.
What to do: Keep to the limit for the whole section. Slowing down only at the cameras does not help.
- A sign with the words SAFETY CAMERA AREA before each fixed camera.
- Signs with the words AVERAGE SPEED CAMERA AREA before the start of each average speed section, repeated along longer sections.
Good to know
Tolerance: NZTA publishes no tolerance. Its average speed camera factsheet says you are fined if your average speed between two cameras is over the limit.
If you're in a hire car: The notice goes to the vehicle's registered owner, which is the hire company. The hire company names you to the authorities in a statutory declaration so the notice is reissued to you, and charges your card an administration fee, such as NZ$50 at one company.
Fines
| Offence | Fine |
|---|---|
| Speeding by up to 50 km/h over the limit, caught by camera or officer More than 50 km/h over the limit goes to court. | Up to NZ$630 |
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