Jo Raphael: Speed limits outside schools need to be reduced - now 10 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM 3 minutes to read Speed limits around schools need to come down, writes Jo Raphael. Photo / File OPINION: It's not a stretch to say that the safety of our children, especially on or near roads, is paramount. Which is why in June last year, a group of enterprising pupils from Lake Rerewhakaaitu School, who clearly felt the same way, asked the Rotorua Lakes Council's strategy, policy and finance committee to support the lowering of the speed limit through the village from 70km/h to 50km/h. They also asked for a 40km/h speed limit outside their school during school hours.