Reminder - speed limit changes around the Coromandel: The temporary speed limits on SH25 will be returning to their formal levels soon. This change will only affect SH25 around the perimeter of the Coromandel Peninsula. SH25A between Kōpū and Hikuai has a permanent speed limit of 80km/h and this is not changing.

Temporary speed limits on State Highway 25 (SH25) around the Coromandel Peninsula will be returning to their former level soon.

Following storm events early last year and an increase in traffic using SH25, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) temporarily lowered the speed to a safer limit around SH25 as an emergency provision. 

Temporary speed reductions can only remain in place for a maximum 12 months without being renewed.  In this case the emergency situation has passed, and by early October all the SH25 temporary limits will have expired, explains NZTA’s Director of Regional Relationships for Waikato Bay of Plenty, David Speirs. 

"Following the 2023 weather events and closure of SH25A, traffic patterns and volumes changed on the Coromandel Peninsula, leading to concerns about the impact of increased traffic flows through communities. 

"After a road safety review, temporary speed limits were introduced to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians around the peninsula.

"Now there’s no longer an emergency and SH25A has reopened, the temporary speeds will be removed, and permanent speed limits reinstated," says Mr Speirs.

NZTA and NZ Police advise road users they should drive to the signposted speed limit at all times.