Private Company Will Run NZ’s Mobile Speed Cameras

Speed camera network operations are being tendered to private firms, with the expectation ticket numbers will triple to 3 million by 2030.

A mobile laser guided safety camera used to capture speeding drivers is pictured at the headquarters of Strathclyde Safety Camera Partnership in Glasgow, Scotland, March 15, 2005. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is about to take over the country’s 45 mobile cameras, as well as 150 fixed speed cameras, from police by July 2025. It plans to add another 50 fixed cameras soon.

The agency already has a contract with United States company Verro Mobility, which will take over the fixed cameras from later this year. These include automated number plate recognition software.