Resources

Importing a vehicle temporarily (Factsheet 35)

Published: November 2014 | Category: Importing vehicles , Factsheets | Audience: Visitors & new residents

This factsheet explains what to do when you import a vehicle from overseas for a period of time. A temporary vehicle import is where a vehicle is brought into New Zealand by a resident of another country, usually for a maximum of 12 months, while remaining registered in its country of origin. View this content in our section on importing a vehicle

Child restraint installation flyer

Published: 6 May 2019 | Category: Child restraints , Safe driving , Leaflets & brochures | Audiences: Advice and assistance, Communities, Course providers, Motorists, Visitors & new residents

Details of where to go for advice on installing child restraints. There are three versions of the flyers. Each flyer contains the same content but has a different option for the cover.

Related information:

Buying and installing child restraints

Find a child restraint technician

Driving in New Zealand

Published: September 2016 | Category: Visitors & new residents , Safe driving , Leaflets & brochures | Audiences: General, Visitors & new residents

An overview for immigrants and visitors about driving in New Zealand. You can download the booklet below or order printed copies. Note: The printed booklet contains English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Arabic.

Immigrants' vehicles (Factsheet 44a)

Published: April 2020 | Category: Importing vehicles , Factsheets | Audience: Visitors & new residents

This factsheet informs you of the changed requirements for importing vehicles, belonging to immigrants, that do not meet frontal impact or emissions standards This factsheet should be read in conjunction with Factsheet 44, Importing a motor vehicle, which outlines the overall requirements for importing a vehicle into New Zealand. View this content in our vehicles section

Factsheet index

Published: 1 July 2014 | Category: Index , Factsheets | Audiences: Certifiers, Communities, General, Heavy vehicle operators, Importers, Local & regional government, Medical practitioners, Motorcyclists, Motorists, Schools & teachers, Taxi drivers & operators, Vehicle inspectors & inspecting organisations, Vehicle traders, Visitors & new residents, Walkers & cyclists

Waka Kotahi factsheets provide information on transport safety, standards and processes. All of our factsheets are available on this website, and you can print them directly from the site. Many of our factsheets are also available from our agents and regional offices in a printed format. (These are indicated with an asterisk* in the list below. )

New residents and visitors – driving in New Zealand (Factsheet 56)

Published: April 2022 | Category: Driver licensing , Factsheets | Audience: Visitors & new residents

This factsheet is for new residents and visitors to New Zealand who only hold an overseas licence and provides information relating to your eligibility to drive in New Zealand, how to get a New Zealand driver licence, and other information relating to driving in New Zealand. View this information in our driver licence section

Overseas driver licences: converting to a New Zealand licence (Factsheet 72)