Work will begin this month on the construction of six new generation speed cameras across six roads Auckland, Waka Kotahi and Auckland Transport have confirmed.

Rather than a single point camera, these will use two cameras to calculate the average speed a vehicle travels across a length of road, which international research shows can be more effective at reducing fatalities and injuries.

They also give drivers the opportunity to reduce their speed to avoid being fined, Waka Kotahi head of regulatory strategic programmes Tara Macmillan said.

"When operating in average speed mode, drivers are only ticketed if their average travel speed is over the entire distance between the two cameras is over the limit – they can’t be ‘pinged’ by a single camera. All of the new safety cameras will be clearly sign posted – giving people a reminder to check their speed and slow down if needed,” said Macmillan.

“No matter what causes a crash, speed is always factor in its severity. By encouraging people to drive at safe speeds, these new safety cameras will help to reduce the number of people being killed and seriously injured on our roads.”

Auckland Transport executive general manager Stacey van der Putten said the cameras will help reduce the number of people killed and injured on the city's roads.

The location of the six new generation cameras are:

Site construction at Matakana Road in Warkworth will get underway this month, with testing set to begin in December.

The cameras will operate in test mode for approximately three months, before being switched to "enforcement mode" in mid-2024, according to Waka Kotahi.

Earlier this year nine new NK-7 cameras cameras were installed around Auckland.