Visiting Drivers Project
The purpose of this project is to improve road safety for, and of, visiting drivers, while maintaining New Zealand’s reputation as an attractive and safe tourist destination. The project has an on-the-ground focus in Otago, Southland and the West Coast but many of the initiatives also benefit all visitors to New Zealand and other road users.
Many organisations are working together to ensure all visitors have a safe and enjoyable holiday experience. They include central and local government, the private sector and others in New Zealand and overseas. There is no single solution, or single organisation that can improve road safety for visitors and others on the road. It takes many people working together to improve road safety across all parts of the system – roads and roadsides, speed, vehicles and road use.
A range of initiatives are in place - and more will be introduced - to reach visitors at each stage of their holiday - planning, booking, in-flight, arriving in NZ, and when actually on our roads.
Visiting Drivers Project information
Visiting driver project video
- Crash statistics questions & answers
- Project overview
- Project background
- Project initiatives
- Case study one: A partnership approach
- Case study two: Leading the way with innovative ideas
- Case study three: Initiatives replicated in other regions
- Data insights 2016
Visiting Drivers Project news releases
June 2018
August 2017
June 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
August 2016
April 2016
December 2015
- West Coast visitor safety measures completed
- $25m boost for visiting driver safety
- Foss welcomes $25m boost for visiting driver safety
November 2015
October 2015
- Work well underway to improve the safety of visiting drivers
- New road safety billboards for West Coast
September 2015
- Chinese mega-star on board with safer driving messages
- Chinese mega-star promotes safe driving in New Zealand
- Partnership approach to visiting drivers' safety
August 2015
- Air New Zealand gets behind driver safety message
- Minister Foss welcomes in-flight support for road safety
- Visiting drivers standards for rental vehicle operators
- New code of practice will help visiting drivers
July 2015
June 2015
Visiting Drivers Project detailed information
- Read the Ministry of Transport's factsheet about overseas drivers involved in crashes
If you have any relevant information on improving visitor safety generally, that you would like the national working group to know about, you can email visitingdrivers@nzta.govt.nz