{"id":82502,"date":"2025-10-16T16:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/82502\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:20:08","slug":"nzta-mobile-speed-cameras-in-suvs-earn-more-than-900k-in-four-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/82502\/","title":{"rendered":"NZTA mobile speed cameras in SUVs earn more than $900k in four months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">These fines earned $928,960.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">NZTA said money from safety camera fines went into the Government Consolidated Fund, not to the agency itself. <\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">The country\u2019s busiest camera detected 5179 speeding offences.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"NZTA mobile speed camera vehicle: Toyota RAV4.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>NZTA mobile speed camera vehicle: Toyota RAV4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">Meanwhile, New Zealand\u2019s most profitable mobile safety camera in an SUV earned $104,270. <\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">NZTA said mobile safety cameras were used to provide general, rather than site-specific, deterrence to speeding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cMobile cameras are moved to different sites frequently to provide general deterrence. This means that, in addition to on-road enforcement by NZ Police, mobile safety cameras will be operating across New Zealand anywhere and at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">This is part of an initiative by NZTA to place mobile safety cameras in trailers and SUVs across New Zealand, replacing the traditional vans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">NZTA head of regulatory strategic programmes Tara Macmillan said the technology being used was the same as what had been deployed in vans. <\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">The trailers give police more flexibility to move cameras between \u201chigh-risk locations\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">From July 1, NZTA became responsible for the operation of all safety cameras and New Zealand Police will no longer be using camera vans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">The police will continue to issue notices for the offences they detect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\">David Williams is an Auckland-based Multimedia Journalist who joined the Herald in 2023. He covers breaking news and general topics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iNwUpnfLcxPBLSL\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to The Daily H<\/a>, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These fines earned $928,960. 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