The official New Zealand Road Code Manual

Guide to New Zealand's traffic law and safe driving practices.

  Road and Vehicle Signs

• road signs
  • compulsory signs
  • warning signs
  • information signs
• vehicle mounted signs

  Driving Skills & Best Practice

• Key driving skills
  • Keeping left
  • Giving signals
  • Receiving signals
  • Turning
  • Using lanes correctly
  • Following distance
  • Passing
  • Merging
  • Motorway driving
  • Towing
  • Reversing
• Giving way
  • The give way rules
  • Giving way at uncontrolled intersections
  • Giving way at controlled intersections
  • Giving way at roundabouts
  • Giving way at railway level crossings
  • Giving way on one-lane bridges
• Stopping and parking
  • How to park safely
  • Where not to park
  • Parking signs
  • Stopping at intersections, railway level crossings and pedestrian crossings
• When conditions change
  • Driving in bad weather
  • Night driving
  • Road works
  • Sunstrike
  • Road surface
• Hazards and emergencies
  • Dealing with hazards
  • Multiple hazards
  • Safe driving tips
  • Tips for handling driving emergencies

  Limits

• Speed limits
• Alcohol and drugs limits
• Driver fatigue

  Driver Responsibility

• Ownership responsibilities
• Responsible driving
• Safety belts and child restraints
• Crashes
• Stepping over the line
• Tips on driving sustainably

  Vehicle

• Car requirements
• Light trailer requirements

  Other Road Users

• Sharing the road
  • Sharing the road with pedestrians
  • Sharing the road with trucks and buses
  • Sharing the road with tractors
  • Sharing the road with overdimension vehicles
  • Sharing the road with motorcyclists
  • Sharing the road with cyclists
  • Sharing the road with horse riders
• Information for other road users
  • Information for pedestrians
  • Information for cyclists
  • Information for horse riders
  • Information for moped riders