Land Transport Act 1998, ss 22A(3A), 22AB Land Transport (Offences and Penalties) Regulations 1999, Schedule 1
Local councils can make bylaws restricting or banning “cruising” on their local roads. “Cruising” means driving a vehicle repeatedly in the same direction, and over the same section of road, in a way that either draws attention to the power or sound of the engine, or that creates a convoy of vehicles that interferes with traffic flow.
It’s a criminal offence to breach an anti-cruising bylaw. You can be fined up to $1,000 if prosecuted through the courts, or given a $150 on-the-spot infringement notice.
Christchurch City Council, for example, has a bylaw banning cruising on specific roads, between 10 pm and 5 am seven days a week.
Christchurch City Council Cruising and Prohibited Times on Roads Bylaw 2014
Waka Kotahi, the NZ Transport Agency, can also make anti-cruising bylaws for state highways.