Road Safety Week 2026 Activities
Almost 1,000 schools, kindergartens, companies, community groups and road safety professionals are registered to take part in Road Safety Week 2026 and hold awareness-raising events or campaigns in their communities.
If you hold an event in Road Safety Week we'd love to hear from you. Email info@brake.org.nz with details and any photos and we will add you to this page.
Take a look at more photos from Road Safety Week activities on our Facebook page.
Thanks to the Yellow Ribbon Alliance, the Vector Lights Auckland Harbour Bridge, along with other icons around the country, will shine yellow during Road Safety Week to raise awareness of road safety.
Road Safety Week will be launched on Monday 4 May in Wellington. The event will be attended by Road Safety Week sponsors, partners and supporters and showcased some of the Road Safety Heroes to be highlighted and activities to place during the week. The Yellow Ribbon Road Safety Alliance will also announce the winners of the 2026 Road Safety Hero Awards.
Beca, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and contractors will visit schools to run road safety activities about staying safe around road works, storytime sessions with the book My Mum is Queen of the Road / Ko tōku Māmā te Kuini o te Rori and road safety discussions.
Taupo District Council created a yellow ribbon display along the waterfront, in memory of those people who died on Taupo District roads in 2024.
The #LoveTaupo sign also lit yellow in support of the week.
Pass Wide and Slow New Zealand raised awareness of road safety for horses and their riders, and paid their respects to those killed on NZ roads. They held an event to launch their road safety campaign, with 43 horses and riders wearing yellow ribbons in memory of the 43 who have died since 2000.
Road Patrol Superhero Day
Almost 200 schools are registered to take part in Road Patrol Superhero Day, sponsored by the AA , with road patrol students dressing up as their favourite road safety hero or superhero. Schools will also use it as an opportunity to thank road patrollers for what they do to help keep other students safe getting to and from school.
Road Safety Week headline sponsors:
