Hawke's Bay community's unanimous vote against SH5 speed limit reduction 27 Apr, 2021 03:15 AM 3 minutes to read Te Pōhue residents unanimously voted against the proposal to lower the SH5 speed limit to 80 kilometres per hour. Photo / Warren Buckland Te Pōhue residents unanimously voted against the proposal to lower the SH5 speed limit to 80 kilometres per hour. Photo / Warren Buckland A rural Hawke's Bay settlement has unanimously voted against a proposal to lower the State Highway 5 speed limit to 80 kilometres per hour. Earlier this month, Waka Kotahi proposed lowering the speed along the notorious road from 100km/h to 80km/h from Eskdale to just south of Rangitaiki, a distance of about 83km.