Road Safety week

Road Safety week aims to inspire communities to take action on road safety and promote life-saving messages during the Week and beyond.

Be a Road Safety Hero!

About Road Safety Week

Road Safety Week was established in 2012 by the Brake Charitable Trust. It is supported by Waka Kotahi and Beca.

You can find all the information you need to know about Road Safety Week New Zealand.

How to get involved and register

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Theme for 2025: Road Safety Heroes.open_in_new

The Teacher Zone contains information about road safety events and resources for pre-schoolers and Y1-13.

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Neighbourhood safety

An A4 flyer which provides tips and advice on how everyone can be safe when moving around or playing in their neighbourhoods.

MetLink safety campaign

In 2026 MetLink launched their "Press Pauseopen_in_new" campaign during Road Safety Week, reminding pedestrians that, "Your next step matters".

Road safety isn’t just focused on pedestrians and drivers says Metlink senior manager for Network & Customer Tamsin Evans.

“Our bus passengers are also impacted by risky behaviour on the road.” says Evans.

“We all have a part to play in making journeys safer for everyone. We’re encouraging pedestrians to take a few seconds more to get to a crossing because that can make all the difference to a lot of people’s safety.”

MetLink branded Press Pause poster, with a man in foreground waiting on bus in background. Tagline is Your next step matters

Road Safety resources - Waka Kotahi

New: Travelling with Tiaki picture book Free road safety bookopen_in_new and education pack for early childhood centres and junior classrooms. Hard copies of the book in English and te reo Māori plus a resource pack are available at no cost to libraries, ECE centres and primary schools. You can also download PDF versions of the dot to dot sheets and road signs: Dot to dot colouring sheets [PDF, 1.8 MB]open_in_new Road signs [PDF, 439 KB]open_in_new	open_in_new
Road safety worksheets In both English and te reo Māori, there are: 5 worksheets for Y1-2 5 worksheets for Y3-4 5 worksheets for Y5-6 5 worksheets for Y7-8 Teacher support material Answers for worksheets	open_in_new
Safe speeds around schools In both English and te reo Māori, there are 3 lessons for Y1-8 to investigate changes to speed limits around schools. Lesson 1: Persuasive writing Lesson 2: Hands-on science Lesson 3: Mapping local routes Safer speeds around schools: curriculum resource (video, 2 min 16)open_in_new	open_in_new
Kerb drill and driveway videos and songs These songs and videos show tamariki how to cross the road with adult help, and driveway safety. They are aimed at Y0-3 but could be used with older ākonga. They are in both Englishopen_in_new and te reo Māoriopen_in_new. The Kerb drill instructional video. The Kerb drill song (separate music and lyrics) Driveway safety instructional video. Driveway safety Song (separate music and lyrics) Teacher support material	open_in_new
Road and rail safety posters Here are 3 posters you can display at your school, available in both English and te reo Māori: Pedestrian safety poster Bicycle safety poster Rail Safety poster	open_in_new

Road Safety resources - NZ Police

Police Road Safety resources for schools

The following Road Safe resources support students to learn and apply a range of safe practices they can use when acting as a pedestrian, passenger, cyclist, or driver.

There are 4 learning resources covering 4 focus areas, per year group:

Y0-1: Roads and traffic, On the move, By bus or by car, Managing hazards.
Y2-3: Roads and traffic, On the move, By bus or by car, Managing hazards.
Y4-6: Passengers and Pedestrians, Safe cycling, Cycling with confidence, Preparing for future on road cycling.
Y7-8: Safety checks, Out and about in traffic, Out and about responsibly, Cycling out and about.

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Helping Hands Handbook

The Helping Hands Handbookopen_in_new provides information for adults to help keep children safe on the roads. It is a guide for parents and caregivers covering fifteen topics to teach their child in a what to teach, why to teach and how to teach format.