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Risk of vehicle separation – air operated auto coupling devices
14 February 2025NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has issued a safety alert following an incident where a logging truck’s trailer separated from the truck and continued along the road, crashing, and spilling its load across the road.
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Duplicate WoF and CoF label register required from 1 April
11 February 2025To ensure NZTA has information on all duplicate WoF and CoF labels issued, from 1 April 2025 all inspecting organisations will need to hold a duplicate WoF and CoF label register.
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Online Repair Certification – Unable to enter notes form
05 February 2025The Repair Certification – unable to enter notes form is now available as an online form.
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CoF regime for B-pillar cracks extended until 1 August 2025
04 February 2025We’re extending the current regime for B-pillar cracks to 1 August 2025.
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Inspection news 17 out now
17 December 2024The latest issue of Inspection news is now available to download.
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Vehicle safety ratings updated on Rightcar
09 December 2024Look out for updated vehicle safety ratings on Rightcar.govt.nz - including a crash avoidance features rating added this year to help Kiwis find safer vehicles.
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VPN certificate update on 30 November 2024
26 November 2024We're replacing VPN certificates at the end of the day on 30 November 2024.
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B-pillar cracks update
11 October 2024Mercedes Benz (Australia/Pacific) recently advised NZTA that they have determined that the B-pillar cracking on 906155 and 907155 Mercedes Benz Sprinter is cosmetic. NZTA is awaiting written confirmation on this advice from the manufacturer in Germany before we advise further. In the meantime, the current CoF regime for B-pillar cracks extended until 1 February 2025 is still applicable.
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Inspection news 16 out now
13 August 2024The latest issue of Inspection news is now available to download.
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VIRM update previews August 2024
07 August 2024A number of small changes come into effect on Wednesday 21 August 2024.
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