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Enforcement keeps changing — cameras change hands, volumes hit records, rules get misunderstood at scale. This is where we write it up: sourced, plain-English, and honest about what it means for you.
18 October 2026 · wof · fines
Your WoF or tyre ticket is about to get far more expensive
From 1 November, an overdue WoF fine rises from $200 to $350, and a wheel/tyre fine from $150 to $350 — while inspections themselves get less frequent.
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11 October 2026 · parking · auckland
Auckland Council took over the roads on 1 October. Your ticket didn't.
Auckland Council now sets parking and road policy, not Auckland Transport — but the dispute process, the deadline and the grounds on your notice haven't moved.
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5 October 2026 · speeding tickets · your rights
The radar certificate didn't match the device — the ticket was withdrawn
A barrister's speeding ticket was withdrawn after he checked the radar certificate against the actual device. The specific grounds that forced it.
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29 September 2026 · your rights · court
Your dispute was declined — what happens if you ask for a court hearing
A declined dispute isn't the end of the road, but a court hearing has real costs. What the s 21 request is, the deadlines, and what it can add to your bill.
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27 September 2026 · your rights · evidence
You can ask to see the camera evidence before you pay a ticket
Most people pay a camera ticket off the thumbnail printed on the notice. NZTA and Auckland Transport will actually send you the fuller evidence — if you ask.
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20 September 2026 · safety cameras · your rights
NZTA's speed camera trailers were vandalised 18 times this year
OIA figures show NZTA's mobile camera trailers were graffitied, tampered with or damaged 18 times in their first year — here's what that does and doesn't mean for a ticket.
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13 September 2026 · safety cameras · your rights
Mobile speed cameras keep getting vandalised — and voided by NZTA's own errors
NZTA's mobile camera trailers were vandalised 18 times this year — while the agency separately voided hundreds of tickets over its own siting and signage mistakes.
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31 August 2026 · safety cameras · your rights
NZTA's camera SUVs carry no warning sign — and don't have to
NZTA runs 34 unmarked camera SUVs and trailers nationwide with no sign required by law. Here's why, and what actually matters if a notice arrives.
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28 August 2026 · parking · evidence · your rights
He asked to see the camera car's footage. AT withdrew all four tickets.
An Auckland motorist requested the raw evidence behind his $85 in camera-car parking fines — and got hours of street surveillance footage. On hearing day, Auckland Transport dropped every ticket.
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27 August 2026 · data · safety cameras · your rights
The camera was wrong 17,873 times — by Police's own count
Five years of Police infringement data, released under the OIA, show 17,873 camera tickets waived for operator error and bad photo batches — no dispute required. The full dataset is public.
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23 August 2026 · unpaid fines · enforcement
Ignore a ticket long enough, and a bailiff can clamp your car
On 19 August every Ministry of Justice bailiff scanned plates nationwide for overdue fines — here's how an unpaid infringement notice ends up there.
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16 August 2026 · scams · your rights
A genuine fines text looks just like a scam — here's how to tell them apart
An Auckland family dismissed a genuine fines text as a scam, then got an arrest-threat follow-up — here's how to check which is which.
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10 August 2026 · drug driving · demerit points
Roadside drug testing is nationwide — the points hit harder than the fine
Since 1 July, police can drug-test any driver anywhere in NZ. A positive lab result costs $200-$400 — and up to 75 demerit points in one stop.
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6 August 2026 · enforcement · safety cameras
Average speed cameras are going nationwide — the checks are different
NZTA is expanding average-speed cameras to 17 corridors in 2026. Two cancelled batches this year show the camera isn't always right.
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1 August 2026 · enforcement · your rights
The road-rules knowledge gap that quietly funds NZ's ticket system
Enforcement is at a 16-year high, but the rules most drivers get wrong haven't changed — and Police's own data shows what happens to the few who know their rights.
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