As we noted in Reduced rural road speeds, local rural roads have been assigned reduced speed limits, dropping from 100 Kph to 80 or 60 Kph. There have been further reductions though for Kristin Place and Emma Drive. The Land Transport Bylaw 2017 Speed Limit Schedules set the following for roads in and around Waikawa Beach: Waikawa Beach Road, Takapu Road speeds reduced to 80 Kph. Reay Mackay Grove, Strathnaver Drive, Emma Drive and Kristin Place speeds reduced to 60 Kph.
The Horowhenua District Council have approved the suggested drop in speed limits for rural roads. See pages 279 and following of the Agenda for the meeting on 12 June 2019 (20 Mb PDF) and pages 6 and 7 of the Minutes of the meeting on 12 June 2019 (674 Kb PDF). What this means for Waikawa Beach: Waikawa Beach Road, Takapu Road, Emma Drive and Kristin Place speeds reduced from 100 Kph to 80 Kph.