Council won’t join legal action over speed changes

Ashburton’s mayor stated that the council will not be participating in legal action against the government’s speed limit increases, as they are already in discussions with NZTA and making progress on addressing speed limit changes in the district. A safe transport advocacy group, Movement, is seeking an injunction to halt the speed limit reversals and has filed for a judicial review of the Minister of Transport’s decision on the Land Transport Rule. NZTA has been included as a respondent in the legal proceedings and is currently evaluating their options before the matter goes to court.

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