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Driving in New Zealand - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in New Zealand. Also, you may take a look for road signs of New Zealand. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to New Zealand. Make your trip safer!
New Zealand
Quick reference
Driving side
Left
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
50 km/h / 100 km/h / 100 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Emergency
111
Min. rental age
21
Pre-trip checklist
Drive on left
Single-lane bridge rules
Save 111
Tolls & practical
Drive on left. Single-lane bridges: give way to traffic coming from your right (signposted).
No general tolls.
Common fines
Speeding
NZD 80+
Phone
NZD 80
Drink driving
Heavy
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Parking & fuel
Parking
Paid in Auckland, Wellington, etc.
Tip: Single-lane bridges: check give-way rules.
Fuel
Common types: Unleaded 91/95, Diesel.
Cards; NZD.
Approx. price: High (NZD)
Things that might surprise you
Drive on left
Steering right; drive left.
0% for novices
Restricted license: 0.00%.
Single-lane bridges
Many in rural areas. Red arrow = you give way; white = you have priority.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Left Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
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Speed limits rules
Urban Area
50
Speed road
100
Express road
110
Where to rent a car in New Zealand?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Other differences in rules
Maximum promille alcohole
0.05
Zero for people under twenty years
Toll roads
Yes
Minimum driver age
16
Where to rent a car in New Zealand?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
New Zealand road signs
Indication signs
Parking
Mandatory signs
Bicycles only
Pass on either side
Pass on this side
Pedestrians only
Straight ahead only
Turn left ahead only
Turn right ahead only
Priority signs
Give Way Yield
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Stop
Prohibitory signs
Maximum height
No U-turns
No bicycles
No buses
No heavy goods vehicles
No left turn
No motorcycles
No parking or waiting
No pedestrians
No right turn
No stopping
Special regulations signs
Bus lane
Lane for cyclists
Motorway
One-way street
Speed limit signs
Maximum speed limit
Warning signs
Bend ahead
Children
Crossroads with a minor road
Cyclists ahead
Dangerous crosswinds
Domestic animals
Double bend ahead
Falling rocks or debris
Give Way ahead
Junction with a minor road
Level crossing (one track)
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Loose road surface
Low-flying aircraft
Merging traffic
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Road hump ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on one side
Roadworks ahead
Roundabout ahead
Slippery road surface
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Stop ahead
Traffic signals ahead
Tram crossing
Tunnel ahead
Two-way traffic ahead
Uneven road ahead
Uneven road ahead
Warning for a dip in the road
App
About
News
Rules
Driving in New Zealand - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in New Zealand. Also, you may take a look for road signs of New Zealand. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to New Zealand. Make your trip safer!
New Zealand
Quick reference
Driving side
Left
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
50 km/h / 100 km/h / 100 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Emergency
111
Min. rental age
21
Pre-trip checklist
Drive on left
Single-lane bridge rules
Save 111
Tolls & practical
Drive on left. Single-lane bridges: give way to traffic coming from your right (signposted).
No general tolls.
Common fines
Speeding
NZD 80+
Phone
NZD 80
Drink driving
Heavy
🔥 Download our mobile app!
Works fully offline
Rules of more than 60 countries in your pocket
Comparing traffic rules and road signs between countries
Regular updates
Parking & fuel
Parking
Paid in Auckland, Wellington, etc.
Tip: Single-lane bridges: check give-way rules.
Fuel
Common types: Unleaded 91/95, Diesel.
Cards; NZD.
Approx. price: High (NZD)
Things that might surprise you
Drive on left
Steering right; drive left.
0% for novices
Restricted license: 0.00%.
Single-lane bridges
Many in rural areas. Red arrow = you give way; white = you have priority.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Left Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io
Speed limits rules
Urban Area
50
Speed road
100
Express road
110
Where to rent a car in New Zealand?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Other differences in rules
Maximum promille alcohole
0.05
Zero for people under twenty years