Hatfields speed limit reduced back to 50km

Auckland Transport (AT) will reinstate a 50km/h speed limit through the residential area of Hatfields Beach following strong community advocacy and unanimous support from the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board. Hatfields Beach has experienced several speed limit changes over recent years. In March 2023, the speed limit through the residential area was reduced to 50km/h, however, under the Government’s Setting of Speed Limits Rule (2024), this was changed in March 2025 to the previous speed limit of 70km/h. AT’s Road Safety Engineering head, Michael Brown, says however that consultation with the Hat...