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Factsheet index (Factsheet 60)

Published: 05 2012

The NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA) factsheets provide information on transport safety, standards and processes.

All our factsheets are available on this web site and can be printed directly from the site.

Many of our factsheets are also available from the NZTA's agents and regional offices in a commercially printed format. (These are indicated with an asterisk* in the list below.)

Factsheet list in numerical order

Read a list of factsheets sorted by category.

No. Title
Date
  
1 Cycles: road rules and equipment
Dec 2011
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2 Work time and logbooks
Feb 2010
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4 Taxi drivers, area knowledge certificates and language requirements
Aug 2011
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5 I endorsements: how to become a driving instructor
Feb 2012
  
6 VINs: vehicle identification numbers
Jun 2010
 
7 Child restraints
May 2012
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9 Reregistering your vehicle
May 2011
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10 F endorsements for driving forklifts
Oct 2010
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11 Driver licence classes
Apr 2012
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12 Importing a left-hand drive vehicle
Apr 2010
 
12a Category A special interest left hand-drive light vehicles Oct 2010  
13 Vehicle dimensions and mass: guide to factsheet 13 series
Apr 2011
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13a Heavy rigid vehicles
Apr 2011
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13b Light rigid vehicles
May 2010
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13c Heavy trailers and combination vehicles: full, semi, simple, pole, A- and B-train
Aug 2011
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13d Trailers: light simple trailers
May 2010
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13e Static roll thresholds
May 2010
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13f Heavy buses May 2010 *
13g High productivity motor vehicles Jun 2011 *
14 Excise duty: who can get refunds, and how
May 2011
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15 Passenger service vehicles
Oct 2009
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16 Diabetes and driving
Apr 2011
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17 Epilepsy/seizures and driving
Mar 2012
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18 Volunteer drivers and exempt passenger services
Apr 2008
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19 All-terrain vehicles: registration, licensing and safety
Dec 2011
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20 Identification for driver licensing
Oct 2011
*
21 Taxis and shuttles: rights and responsibilities
Oct 2007
*
22 Bullbars
May 2003
  
23 Dementia and driving
Jan 2009
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24 Fatigue: staying alert while you're driving
Jun 2005
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25 Vision and driving
Feb 2009
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26 Kea crossings: school crossing points
Jul 2009
 
27 Exempt vehicles from registration and licensing
Aug 2011
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28 Learning to ride: getting your motorcycle licence
Mar 2012
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30 Safety belts and airbags
Feb 2005
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31 Disabilities and driving
Feb 2009
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33 Speed: how to use speed limits safely
Mar 2009
 
34 Sharing the road with trucks and oversize vehicles
Feb 2005
 
35 Importing a vehicle temporarily
Nov 2011
 
36 Head injuries and driving
Apr 2009
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37 D endorsements for carrying dangerous goods
Oct 2010
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38 Road user charges: light vehicles
Aug 2011
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39 Vehicle windows, wipers and mirrors
Sept 2010
  
40 R, T and W endorsements for special-type vehicles
Oct 2010
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41 Buying and selling: your legal obligations
May 2011
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42 P endorsements for carrying passengers
Feb 2012
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43 Mopeds: road rules and equipment
Jun 2011
*
44 Importing a motor vehicle
May 2012
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44a Immigrants' vehicles
Mar 2012
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44b Specialist interest vehicles
Mar 2012
 *
45 Learning to drive: getting your car licence
Apr 2012
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46 V endorsements for vehicle recovery services
Feb 2012
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47 Transport service licences
Jan 2011
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48 O endorsements: how to become a testing officer
Oct 2010
  
49 Vehicle licensing
Dec 2011
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50 Limited licences
Jan 2012
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51 OT assessments: occupational therapists and driver licensing
Jun 2009
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52 Flush medians
Jan 2006
 
53 Overdimension vehicles and loads
Apr 2011
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54 Upgrading driver licences from paper to photo
Feb 2012
  
55 Driving offences and penalties: disqualifications and suspensions
Jan 2012
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56 New residents and visitors: driving in New Zealand
Aug 2011
*
57 Older drivers: licence renewal
Nov 2010
 *
60 Index: All factsheets (print only)
May 2012
 *
61 Renewing driver licence endorsements
Oct 2010
 *
62 Roadside licence suspension
May 2011
  
63 Impoundment of your vehicle at the roadside
Dec 2011
  
64 Transporting dangerous goods
Jun 2011
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65 Overseas travel by New Zealand driver licence holders
Oct 2011
 *
66 Driver licensing courses for licence classes and endorsements
Oct 2010
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67 Dangerous goods carried by transport service operators or for direct reward
Jun 2011
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68 Dangerous goods transported as tools-of-trade
Jun 2011
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69 Dangerous goods transported for domestic or recreational use
Jun 2011
 *
70 Heavy vehicle driver licences
Oct 2010
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71 Registration plates
Aug 2011
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72 Overseas driver licences: converting to a New Zealand licence
Mar 2012
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73 Vehicle lighting: how to install and use lights safely
Jul 2008
  
74 Vehicle registration cancellation
May 2011
 *

* Avaliable commercially in printed format at your nearest NZTA agent.