Safety & Regulation guides
Staying safe and legal on New Zealand roads. Guides to the New Zealand tractor lighting rules, NZTA requirements for agricultural vehicles, beacons and farm safety lighting.
9 guides
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Tractor Road Legal Lights: The Minimum Lighting Kit for New Zealand Roads
Tractor road legal lights are the set of lamps a tractor must carry to drive legally on a public road in New...
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Lighting Offences for Agricultural Vehicles in New Zealand: Infringements and Enforcement
A lighting offence is a breach of New Zealand vehicle lighting law committed when an agricultural vehicle uses a public road. It...
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Slow-Moving Farm Vehicles in New Zealand: Signs, Markings and Lighting Requirements
New Zealand does not use a single “slow-moving vehicle” lighting category the way the UK does. Instead, tractors, self-propelled...
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Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting: What New Zealand Farmers Need to Know
The Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004, together with related Land Transport Rules, is the main piece of New Zealand law that...
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Red and White Reflectors: Where They Must Be Fitted in New Zealand
A reflex reflector is a passive device that returns light back towards its source, making a vehicle visible to other road users...
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LED Light Bars: Are They Road Legal in New Zealand? E-Marks, the WoF and Tractors
LED light bars can be fitted to a vehicle in New Zealand, but on a public road a light bar falls under...
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E-Mark Approval Explained for New Zealand: What E4, E11, R65 and R10 Mean
An E-mark is a capital E in a circle with a country number, moulded into a vehicle lamp to show it is...
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Beacon Colours Explained: Amber, Blue and Who Uses Each in New Zealand
In New Zealand, warning lamp colours are controlled by law, and the two that matter in practice are amber, for tractors, agricultural...
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Agricultural Trailer Lighting Requirements in NZ: Lamps and Markers
Agricultural trailer lighting requirements in New Zealand come from the Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Lighting 2004 and related Land Transport Rules,...
