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Tram Rd is a notorious crash spot. There had been at least 77 crashes on the road in the last five years, including two fatal and 13 serious crashes, according to data recorded by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency of which 13 were serious and two were fatal. Rees, who has lived in the Swannanoa area for 20 years, has been advocating for changes to speed limits around the school and others across the country for years. She said many Swannanoa pupils were “horrified” to hear the speed limit was so high around their school and that any potential changes may not happen until 2029.

Canvastown School principal Monika Prusass says there needs to be more consistency with speed limits outside schools. More consistency is needed over speed limits outside schools, says a rural Marlborough principal. Transport Minister Michael Wood​ last week announced government's proposal to drop speed limits outside schools across the country. Canvastown School principal Monika Prusass​ said if the government was looking to standardise the speed limits around schools, it also needed to consider standardising the times “so it's simple for everyone and avoids confusion.” After year...

Transport Minister Michael Wood proposes school speed limit drops 23 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read The rule change consultation document said current speed limits outside most urban schools did not make walking, cycling or scooting appealing modes of transport for children or parents. Photo / Getty The rule change consultation document said current speed limits outside most urban schools did not make walking, cycling or scooting appealing modes of transport for children or parents. Photo / Getty It's time to pump the brakes around schools according to the Government, with the announcem...

Photo: 123RF The proposed changes - released to the public this morning - come as part of a draft Setting of Speed Limits Rule, which Minister of Transport Michael Wood said would mean 30 km/h speed zones outside urban schools, and a maximum of 60 km/h outside rural schools. Urban schools could have a maximum speed limit of 40 km/h "where appropriate", he said. Late last year, following calls for a nationally standardised 40 km/h school zone, Wood told Local Democracy Reporting he didn't think a "one-size-fits-all approach is right" given the different needs of communities. At the same time, ...