Motorcycles and scooters cause less damage to roads than any other motorised vehicle, but are more susceptible to defective road surfaces. Badly maintained roads resulting in worn out surfaces, potholes, sunken drains/inspection covers can all be contributory factors in motorcycle and scooter crashes.  Poorly planned and executed maintenance such as unmarked road works, un-swept patch sealing on rural roads and tar snakes are hazards that need to be eliminated from our roadways.

We encourage you to report badly maintained roads or roads that have recently been repaired but have not been swept correctly so they still present a hazard.  This comes in under the MAG-NZ headings of personal and local action.

Local roads are maintained by your local council, a link to all local council website's can be found here.

The motorway system is maintained by NZTA, their details are below.

NZ Transport Agency: 0800 444 449 (North Island) 
0800 444 449 (South Island) 
www.nzta.govt.nz

1) Ensure you have accurate details of the road defect in question. This should include name of street or road and road number if possible; location of defect i.e. outside house number; by pub name; church; opposite lamp post, other street furniture, sign etc.  
2) Locate appropriate authority and report defect by phone, e-mail or their on-line response form. 
3) Ensure you have either a contact name and number of person dealing with defect or reference number of defect report.  
4) If defect is not repaired within a reasonable time contact authority and refer to original contact or reference number.  
5) If defect is still not repaired consider contacting your local MP.

If you email the details of the defect, location etc and a photo to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it we will publish it on our Report A Road Google map.  Over time this will provide a clear picture of which councils allow their roads to fall into a state of disrepair.