Road signs in New Zealand

While New Zealand is not a signatory to the convention, its road signs are generally close in shape and function.

New Zealand uses yellow diamond-shaped signs for warnings in common with Australia, the Americas, Ireland, Japan and Thailand.

[3] In 2023, the then Labour government made moves to have bilingual road signs with English and Māori.

[6][7] The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA; Māori: Waka Kotahi) uses a linear location referencing system for its State Highway network, nationwide.

[9] This assists roading contractors, safety auditors and emergency services in pin-pointing locations across the country.

Established Route Position signs are used to highlight a special location or bearing on the highway, These are placed routinely along the carriageways, usually every 3 km.

Kilometre Marker Post signs are used to highlight the progression along the highway, These are placed routinely along the carriageways, every 1000 metres.