transport.govt.nz has released a Regulatory Impact Statements, with recommendations to change the Graduated Driver Licensing System.
Rather than a limit of 250cc, new riders will be restricted to a power to weight ratio of 150 Kilowatts per tonne, with an upper cc limit of 660cc
Also talking about doing away with the 70 Klm limit for new riders.

May have a dramatic effect on the price of some bikes

Read about that a while ago. Will be interesting to see how new riders behave on bikes. Surely theres alot more power in bigger bikes than some 250's???

the only thing i know, is that when i upgrade, im not gona get a bike that can be ridden by Learners...Spent long enough being one

How much longer you got?

September, or end of this month..Depends if i do a Defensive Driving type course...$150 per course, bit steep...i think i can wait it out. might give me time to polish the Hyosung so i can sell it ;) .....You want it MrsTA? *insert asian voice* I give you good deal

I guess it's my turn to do my time at the back of the pack and have everyone wait for me every 20 kms  LOL

Sounds like a good idea to me :)

Back in the day in the uk we had a similar 250 limit, you could ride upto 250cc
on a provisional (learner) licence and were free to ride whatever you liked once
you'd passed your test. you could take your test at 17 on anything upto 250 reguardless
of how long you had held your provisional licence.
thesytem had its benefits and pitfalls.
An unresticted 250 gave learners enough power to get a feel for real riding but many
would jump straight from a 250 once they had passed their test onto a 750 or 1000.
this resulted in a fair bit of teenage carnage, young lads who thought they could handle
a bike suddenly found the extra wieght and power could be a bit tricky and a lot suffered
the consequences of an over enthuesiastic right hand.
I think the power to wieght route is the way to go with riders being restricted to certain
ratios until they have gained experiance.
Personally i dont see the problem with 250's i passed my test on one and stayed with them
for the following 20+ years.
I usually had another bigger bike sat in the garage but there was always a 250 in there with it.
I've been through GT's, RD's, LC,s, RGV's and KR-1s's over the years and have loved them all.
A good 250 will stick with all but the more modern 600's and even 1000's on a twisty road.
Theres nothing better than annoying some flash git on a 600 cos he cant shake you on your
little 250 off his tail.
Allthough i think you might struggle on a hyosung.

Saying that i think i'm definately turning into mr "the older i get the faster i was"
Oh well never mind, these rose tinted glasses are wonderful things.