Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Notice of Approval of Reflectorised Materials for Use on Traffic Signs

Pursuant to Regulation 130 (1) of the Traffic Regulations 1976, and pursuant to a sub-delegation to me by the Director of Land Transport Safety by an instrument dated 3 May 1999, I, Robert Albert Gibson, Senior Engineer Safer Roads, Land Transport Safety, hereby approve reflective materials listed in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 for the purpose of traffic signage.
Schedule 1
The following material is approved for use for traffic signs:
Trade Name Material Colours
3M™ Scotchlite™ Diamond Grade™ VIP White (3990), Yellow (3991), Red (3992), Blue (3995), Standard (Worboys) Green (3996), Green (NZ) (3997)
3M™ Scotchlite™ Engineer Grade Class 2 White (3270), Yellow (3271), Red (3272), Green (3276), Blue (3275)
3M™ Scotchlite™ High Intensity Class 1 White (3870), Red (3872), Green (3877), Standard (Worboys) Green (3826), Yellow (3871), Blue (3875), Brown (3879), Orange (3824)
3M™ Scotchlite™ LDP Diamond Grade™
sheeting Class 1A White (3970), Yellow (3971)
3M™ Scotchlite™ LDP Diamond Grade™
fluorescent sheeting Orange (3924), VIP Yellow (3981)
Corlite Class 1 Sheeting White, Yellow, Red, Blue
Kiwalite Class 2 Sheeting White (2013), Yellow (2043), Orange (2053), Red (2063), Freeway Green (2073), Blue (2083), Brown (2193)
Kiwalite Class 2A Sheeting White (12013), Yellow (12043), Orange (12053), Red (12063), Freeway Green (12073), Blue (12083), Moss Green (12173), Brown (12193)
Kiwalite High Intensity Class 1 White (22013), Yellow (22043), Red (22063), Blue (22083), Brown (22193), Moss Green (22273)
Luckylite GR Series Class 1 White, Yellow, Red, Green (NZ), Blue
Nikkalite™ Ultralite Class 1 White, Yellow, Red, Green, Blue
Nikkalite™ Class 2 White, Yellow, Red, Standard Green, Blue
Stimsonite® T-5500 Class 1 White (T-5500), Red (T-5508), Worboys Green (T-5527), Blue (T-5507), Yellow (T-5501), Orange (T-5504)
Stimsonite® T-2500 Class 2A Brown (T-2509)
Stimsonite® T-4500 Class 1A White (T-4510), Yellow (T-4520), Blue (T-4540), Red (T-4550)
Stimsonite® T-6500 Worboys Green (T-6527), Orange (T-6504)
Stimsonite® T-7500 Class 1A Yellow (T-7501), Red (T-7508), White (T-7500), Blue (T-7505)
Stimsonite® W-7500 Dual Spec Plus
fluorescent sheeting Orange (W-7514)
Schedule 2
The following material has been approved:
3M™ Diamond Grade™ LDP material: Fluorescent Yellow-Green (3963), VIP Fluorescent Yellow-Green (3983);
Stimsonite® S-7000 Class 1A Fluorescent Yellow-Green (S-7113);
only for use on the following signs:
(a) vehicle mounted signs on:
(i) vehicles covered by any operating requirements, general permits or any specific or special over-dimension permits set by the Land Transport Safety Authority; or
(ii) passenger service vehicles being used as school buses;
being signs described in Part V, Fourth Schedule to the Traffic Regulations 1976; and
(b) signs relating to pedestrians or cyclists, namely, P2 Children (PW-31), P2 (a) School (PW-32), P3 Pedestrians (PW-29), P6 Cyclists (PW-35), P19 Pedestrian Crossing (PW-30) and P19 (a) School Crossing (PW-33) where the first letter and number combination and name refer to the description in Part IV, Fourth Schedule to the Traffic Regulations 1976, and the letter and number combination in brackets refers to the descriptions in the Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings, Part I Signs.
The following notice issued pursuant to Regulation 130 (1) of the Traffic Regulations 1976 is hereby revoked:
Notice dated 6 August 2001 published in the New Zealand Gazette on 9 August 2001, No. 84, page 2168.
Signed at Wellington on this 7th day of February 2002.
R. A. GIBSON, Senior Engineer Safer Roads.