Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support
Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support
Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support
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Can you legally drive in NZ?<br />
You need a current driving licence from your home country to drive in<br />
<strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
You may also need an internati<strong>on</strong>al driving permit or a translati<strong>on</strong> of your<br />
licence if it’s not written in English.<br />
If you are in <strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> for more than a year, you need to get a <strong>New</strong><br />
Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> driver licence (you may need to take a written <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a practical<br />
test).<br />
If your overseas licence is still current or expired less than 12 m<strong>on</strong>ths ago<br />
you can apply to c<strong>on</strong>vert it to a <strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> licence.<br />
Your vehicle also needs to be safe <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> have a current warrant of fitness.<br />
Tips for driving in <strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> road rules <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> driving behaviours may be different to those<br />
in your home country. For example:<br />
◊ We drive <strong>on</strong> the left side of<br />
the road.<br />
◊ We have hilly, narrow <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
windy roads that mean your<br />
journey can take l<strong>on</strong>ger than<br />
you expect.<br />
◊ We have a lot of country<br />
roads that are made of<br />
gravel (unsealed).<br />
◊ You must carry your driver<br />
licence <strong>on</strong> you at all times. If<br />
your licence is not in English,<br />
you must carry a translati<strong>on</strong><br />
from an approved translator.<br />
◊ Seat belts <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> child<br />
restraints are compulsory.<br />
Find out more about driving in <strong>New</strong> Zeal<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> this website:<br />
www.nzta.govt.nz/licence/index.html<br />
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