HE ARA TMATA CREATING GREAT PLACES Supporting our people Far North District Council Te Kaunihero o Toi Tokorou ki le Raki July 2021 News update about proposed speed limits on Council roads roads and the old speed limits no longer match the road environment. This is contributing to high numbers of fatal We are reviewing speed limits on district roads around Kaitaia, Broadwood, Moerewa and Te Oneroa-a-Tohe / Ninety Mile Beach. This is part of the Government's crashes and serious injuries (see crash Road to Zero strategy to reduce deaths and statistics below). serious injuries on New Zealand roads by 40% over the next 10 years. Most of our district roads have speed limits set at 50 km/h in towns, 70 km/h in semi urban areas and 100 km/h on other roads. We now have more traffic on our We are seeking public feedback on proposed changes to speed limits on district roads around Kaitaia, Broadwood, Moerewa and Te Oneroa-a-Tohe / Ninety Mile Beach. Reducing speed limits to better reflect road conditions is a big part of improving road safety. We are also making roads safer with engineering improvements, such as instaling more rumble strips and road barriers, and we are working with communities to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Go to the FNDC website for a full list of roads under review. www.fndc.govt.na/haveyoursay PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT CHANGES Far North crash statistics 2016-2021 8183 3224 50% tee oed of Nuriants sere ry and tataashes cuedihe er e rashes rere erla the fer h 297 69 31.97% serious injury orhen with t pansengers honpitalised fr ays onhen wh serin ry 1laates latal ashes vetspeedng Te Oneroa-a-Töhë Ninety Mile Beach speed limit review area Moerewa speed limit review area The urrent speed imit for Te Oneroa Tone r Ninety Mie Beach is 100 kmh. We are proposing The Moerema review area includes Osiria Road from Moerewa Ioenthip to Cemetery Road, and Taumatamakuku Setlemene The review area does not incude State Highway 1. 30 kh wihin 200 meres of a legal beach access 60 kmih on all other parti of he beach Go to www.fndc.govt.na/haveyoursey for full deteils Go to www.fndc.govt nr/haveyoursay for full details. Kaitäia-Awaroa o Kaitäia speed limit review area Ahipara The Katla-Aartareew area extends west and southwest of Stute igheay rom the inersection wn Sace ghway 10 a Awan in the north to Te Rore Roat in the soun incudes Whangape near Herekinoo me Aaroa Rver. The revien does not inclate he Kataa urban area or sate Highay o Broodyood Paworenggo Go to www.fnde.govt.Ahaveyoursay for full details, Kohukohu Pangury Moerewa Mitimine Broadwood-Kohukohu speed limit review area The Broadwood-Kohukohu review aea etends to the west of Stute Hghway 1 and incudes roah nonth of Hokanga Harbour and south of the Kata Anarsa review ara Go to www.fnde.govt.na/haveyoursoy for full details. Submissions opened on 12 July and run for six weeks until 24 August 2021. Go tó the FNDC wetste Have your say on www.fndc.govt.nahaveyoursay for afu of roads under reven man and detals of where You can aho pick up the proposaom Councservice centres raies or call c800 s20 02s ohave proposed speed limits hl on seon t affeced communities one posted to you HE ARA TMATA CREATING GREAT PLACES Supporting our people Far North District Council Te Kaunihero o Toi Tokorou ki le Raki July 2021 News update about proposed speed limits on Council roads roads and the old speed limits no longer match the road environment. This is contributing to high numbers of fatal We are reviewing speed limits on district roads around Kaitaia, Broadwood, Moerewa and Te Oneroa-a-Tohe / Ninety Mile Beach. This is part of the Government's crashes and serious injuries (see crash Road to Zero strategy to reduce deaths and statistics below). serious injuries on New Zealand roads by 40% over the next 10 years. Most of our district roads have speed limits set at 50 km/h in towns, 70 km/h in semi urban areas and 100 km/h on other roads. We now have more traffic on our We are seeking public feedback on proposed changes to speed limits on district roads around Kaitaia, Broadwood, Moerewa and Te Oneroa-a-Tohe / Ninety Mile Beach. Reducing speed limits to better reflect road conditions is a big part of improving road safety. We are also making roads safer with engineering improvements, such as instaling more rumble strips and road barriers, and we are working with communities to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Go to the FNDC website for a full list of roads under review. www.fndc.govt.na/haveyoursay PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT CHANGES Far North crash statistics 2016-2021 8183 3224 50% tee oed of Nuriants sere ry and tataashes cuedihe er e rashes rere erla the fer h 297 69 31.97% serious injury orhen with t pansengers honpitalised fr ays onhen wh serin ry 1laates latal ashes vetspeedng Te Oneroa-a-Töhë Ninety Mile Beach speed limit review area Moerewa speed limit review area The urrent speed imit for Te Oneroa Tone r Ninety Mie Beach is 100 kmh. We are proposing The Moerema review area includes Osiria Road from Moerewa Ioenthip to Cemetery Road, and Taumatamakuku Setlemene The review area does not incude State Highway 1. 30 kh wihin 200 meres of a legal beach access 60 kmih on all other parti of he beach Go to www.fndc.govt.na/haveyoursey for full deteils Go to www.fndc.govt nr/haveyoursay for full details. Kaitäia-Awaroa o Kaitäia speed limit review area Ahipara The Katla-Aartareew area extends west and southwest of Stute igheay rom the inersection wn Sace ghway 10 a Awan in the north to Te Rore Roat in the soun incudes Whangape near Herekinoo me Aaroa Rver. The revien does not inclate he Kataa urban area or sate Highay o Broodyood Paworenggo Go to www.fnde.govt.Ahaveyoursay for full details, Kohukohu Pangury Moerewa Mitimine Broadwood-Kohukohu speed limit review area The Broadwood-Kohukohu review aea etends to the west of Stute Hghway 1 and incudes roah nonth of Hokanga Harbour and south of the Kata Anarsa review ara Go to www.fnde.govt.na/haveyoursoy for full details. Submissions opened on 12 July and run for six weeks until 24 August 2021. Go tó the FNDC wetste Have your say on www.fndc.govt.nahaveyoursay for afu of roads under reven man and detals of where You can aho pick up the proposaom Councservice centres raies or call c800 s20 02s ohave proposed speed limits hl on seon t affeced communities one posted to you