The Road Ahead: Managing speeds and Better Travel Choices for Taranaki

This is your chance to have a say on transport in Taranaki. Taranaki Regional Council, New Plymouth District Council, Stratford District Council and South Taranaki District Council are seeking views on key strategies aimed at improving opportunities for active travel, enhancing the region's public transport network and ensuring road speeds are safe and appropriate. 

Click the links below to go to the Speed Management Plans developed by NPDC, SDC and STDC and have your say on the proposed speed limit changes on some local roads. To have a say on the TRC's draft Better Travel Choices for Taranaki, click the Take the Survey button below. The consultations are being supported by Roadsafe Taranaki.

All of these Speed Management Plans and the Better Travel Choices strategy will feed into creating the Regional Land Transport Plan in 2024. This is prepared by the TRC and is a strategic document that provides direction to land transport in the region and sets out how the region proposes to invest to achieve those transport objectives.  The public will be consulted about the RLTP between February to March 2024 and it will come into effect on 1 July next year.

TRC Better Travel Choices for Taranaki Strategy

Click the link below to go to the survey where you can have a say on buses and active travel in Taranaki.

Start 18 Sep 2023
End 29 Oct 2023

New Plymouth District Speed Management Plan

Click the link below to have a say on speed limits on some local roads in the New Plymouth District.

Start 18 Sep 2023
End 29 Oct 2023
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Stratford District Speed Management Plan

Click the link below to have a say on speed limits on some local roads in the Stratford District.

Start 18 Sep 2023
End 29 Oct 2023

South Taranaki District Speed Management Plan

Click the link below to have a say on speed limits on some local roads in the South Taranaki District.

Start 18 Sep 2023
End 29 Oct 2023

Proposed road speed changes

Click below to open the map and see the proposed speed limit changes in the New Plymouth District, the Stratford District and the South Taranaki District. 

Road Transport Timeline

Phase Complete

Transport vision

March-April 2023: Feedback sought on public transport, cycling and walking, the long-term vision for transport and road safety and speed management.

Phase in Progress
Current Phase

Speed Management/ Better Travel Choices

18 September-29 October 2023: Public consultation on district councils’ speed management plans and Better Travel Choices for Taranaki strategy.

Future Phase

RLTP Consultation

16 February-15 March 2024: Public consultation on Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP).

Future Phase

RLTP Hearings

18 April 2024: Hearings to finalise RLTP.

Future Phase

RLTP Submitted

30 April 2024: RLTP submitted for approval by Waka Kotahi after confirmation by TRC.

Future Phase

RLTP Operative

1 July 2024: RLTP comes into effect.

Documents for download

Better Travel Choices for Taranaki: Part A Better Travel Choices Strategy
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Better Travel Choices for Taranaki: Part B Regional Public Transport Plan
Better Travel Choices: Consultation Document
The Road Ahead: Results from Phase 1 of consultation