{"id":686,"date":"2013-12-09T07:18:55","date_gmt":"2013-12-08T18:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=686"},"modified":"2019-01-18T10:17:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T21:17:58","slug":"temporary-warning-signs-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/temporary-warning-signs-in-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporary warning signs in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are all the temporary warning signs you are likely to see on New Zealand’s roads. They are primarily deep orange and\/or white with black writing. Remember to check out our other sign guides starting here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Wet_Tar.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Grader.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-1.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Weed_Sprayer.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Skid_Testing.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Road_Marking.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Mower.svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B2.2.svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B2.1.svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B.1.2.svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B.1.1.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Surveying.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Shoulder_Closed.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_On_Side_Road.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Bridge_Repair.svg\"<\/td>\nRoad workers will be present performing maintenance or other services, as indicated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-1.1_(4_km).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-1.1_(3_km).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-1.1_(2_km).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-1.1_(1_km).svg\"<\/td>\nThese distance signs are often added underneath roadworks signs to indicate how far the roadworks extend. They might not be completely continuous<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_TW-1B3(80).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B3(70).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B3(60).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B3(50).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B3(40).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B3(30).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B3(20).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-1B3(10).svg\"<\/td>\nAdvance warning of a temporary speed limit ahead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Tree_Felling.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Linemen.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Traffic_Survey.svg\" \"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Film_Crew.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Blasting.svg\"<\/td>\nGeneral warning signs showing that tradesmen, maintenance workers or other people may be on the road or close to the side of the road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Washout.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Flooding.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_New_Road_Layout.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_No_Road_Marking.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Signals_Changed.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Signals_Not_Working.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Fire.svg\"<\/td>\nGeneral warning signs showing a changed road condition, or another hazard that might not be marked<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Runners_Ahead.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Runners.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Cyclists_Ahead.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Cycle_Race.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Walkers_Ahead.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Walkers.svg\"<\/td>\nGeneral warning signs for pedestrians or cyclists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Accident.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Emergency.svg\"<\/td>\nGeneral warning signs for accidents and emergencies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Funeral.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Logging_Trucks.svg\"\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_Trucks_Crossing.svg\"<\/td>\nSlow traffic may be crossing or on your route<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-2.svg\"<\/td>\nGeneral warning sign<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-3_(right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-3_(left).svg\"<\/td>\nRocks may fall or may have fallen from either the left or right, as indicated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-6.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-6.1.svg\"<\/td>\nLivestock may be on the road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_Sign_Assembly_-_TW-4_with_TW-4.1.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-4.svg\"<\/td>\nNotification of slippery conditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-5.svg\"<\/td>\nLoose road surface<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-5.2.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-5.1.svg\"<\/td>\nThe road is being repaired or there is new seal on the road. There may be loose stones or uneven surfaces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_TW-7_(right).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-7_(left).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-7.1_(right).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-7.1_(left).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-7.1.1_(right).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-7.1.1_(left).svg\"\"New_Zealand_TW-11.svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-10.svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-9.svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-8.1(R).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-8.1(L).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-8(R).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-8(L).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-7.2B(R).svg\" \"New_Zealand_TW-7.2B(L).svg\"<\/td>\nLane management signs indicating lane closures, altered lane flow or unusual merging<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-7_(400_m).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-7_(300_m).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-7_(200_m).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-7_(100_m).svg\"<\/td>\nDistance markings placed under another sign to show how far ahead it becomes effective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-13_(right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-13_(left).svg\"<\/td>\nLane narrows from left or right, as indicated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-12.svg\"<\/td>\nTemporary exit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_TW-14.svg\"<\/td>\nTemporary traffic lights ahead, e.g. for controlled roadworks site<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(circle_symbol_-_turn_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(circle_symbol_-_turn_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(circle_symbol_-_straight_ahead_RH).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(circle_symbol_-_straight_ahead_LH).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-21_(circle_symbol).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(circle_symbol_-_veer_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(circle_symbol_-_veer_left).svg\"<\/td>\nDetour ahead using circle indicator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(state_highway_shield_-_veer_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(state_highway_shield_-_veer_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(state_highway_shield_-_turn_right).svg\"\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-21_(state_highway_shield).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_Temporary_Warning_-_State_Highway_Detour_Follow_State_Highway_Shield.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(state_highway_shield_-_turn_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(state_highway_shield_-_straight_ahead_RH).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(state_highway_shield_-_straight_ahead_LH).svg\"<\/td>\nState highway detour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(square_symbol_-_veer_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(square_symbol_-_veer_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(square_symbol_-_turn_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(square_symbol_-_turn_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(square_symbol_-_straight_ahead_RH).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(square_symbol_-_straight_ahead_LH).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-21_(square_symbol).svg\"<\/td>\nDetour ahead using square indicator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(diamond_symbol_-_veer_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(diamond_symbol_-_veer_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(diamond_symbol_-_turn_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(diamond_symbol_-_turn_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(diamond_symbol_-_straight_ahead_RH).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-22_(diamond_symbol_-_straight_ahead_LH).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-21_(diamond_symbol).svg\"<\/td>\nDetour ahead using diamond indicator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_R3-5.3.svg\" \"New_Zealand_R3-5.2.svg\" \"New_Zealand_R3-5.1.svg\"<\/td>\nIndicates if authorised vehicles, cycles or buses are not required to follow the signage. May be permanent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-36.svg\"<\/td>\nUneven road surface<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"New_Zealand_R7-1.svg\"<\/td>\nA sign added to another sign to indicate it’s ahead. May be permanent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-35.svg\"<\/td>\nRoad diverges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-20.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-20.1.svg\"<\/td>\nIndicates road or exit is closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-19.svg\"<\/td>\nBrakes may be wet, therefore dry them by applying your brakes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-23.svg\"\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-17.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-16.svg\"<\/td>\nIndication you have reached the end of the roadworks or detour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-31.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-30.svg\"\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-33_(pedestrians_-_veer_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-33_(pedestrians_-_veer_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-33_(pedestrians_-_turn_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-33_(pedestrians_-_turn_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-33_(pedestrians_-_straight_ahead_RH).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-33_(pedestrians_-_straight_ahead_LH).svg\"<\/td>\nPedestrian directions around roadworks or a temporary obstruction, e.g. where a temporary footpath is located<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-32_(cyclists_-_veer_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-32_(cyclists_-_veer_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-32_(cyclists_-_turn_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-32_(cyclists_-_turn_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-32_(cyclists_-_straight_ahead_RH).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-32_(cyclists_-_straight_ahead_LH).svg\"<\/td>\nDirections for cyclists around roadworks or a temporary obstruction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-29_(right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-29_(left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-28_(200m_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-28_(200m_left).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-28_(100m_right).svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-28_(100m_left).svg\"<\/td>\nSite access with directions and distances. Watch for vehicles slowing down or exiting the site<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-27.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-26.svg\"<\/td>\nVehicle-mounted – indication of the purpose of the vehicle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-25.svg\"<\/td>\nVehicle-mounted instruction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-24.svg\" \"120px-New_Zealand_TW-24.1.svg\"<\/td>\nRoad surface may have dirt which needs to be removed promptly from your vehicle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_TW-34.svg\"<\/td>\nPass this vehicle or obstruction with care<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"120px-New_Zealand_Temporary_Warning_-_Miscellaneous_Warning_Triangle.svg\"<\/td>\nMiscellaneous warning triangle, often carried by motorists for a general warning of a breakdown or accident until emergency services arrive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are all the temporary warning signs you are likely to see on New Zealand’s roads. They are primarily deep orange and\/or white with black writing. Remember to check out our other sign guides starting here. Road workers will be…<\/span><\/p>\n

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