# VTNZ

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**Vehicle Testing New Zealand Limited** (**VTNZ**) is a company based in [Wellington](/source/Wellington), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), that carries out government-mandated [Warrant of Fitness](/source/Warrant_of_Fitness) and other inspections of motor vehicles. It is the largest vehicle inspection company in New Zealand.[1]

VTNZ was founded in 1994 as Vehicle Testing New Zealand and was a New Zealand [state-owned enterprise](/source/State-owned_enterprises_of_New_Zealand). In 1999, it was privatised and sold to the Motor Transport Association (MTA) for NZ$19.2 million. In 2004, the company rebranded itself as VTNZ and purchased its principal competitor On Road New Zealand.[2]

In 2011, VTNZ had over 85 vehicle testing stations across New Zealand and employed nearly 1000 people. Some stations also act as government agents in processing [driver licence](/source/Driver_licence) and [vehicle registration](/source/Vehicle_registration) applications.[3] In 2010, VTNZ also entered New Zealand's [roadside assistance](/source/Roadside_assistance) market.[4]

In 2013, MTA announced that German based company [DEKRA](/source/DEKRA) would purchase 60 percent of VTNZ for NZ$36 million. Following the purchase, VTNZ began offering a wider range of services, including vehicle servicing.[5]

In 2014, VTNZ took over practical driver testing in New Zealand.[1] VTNZ has been a three-time winner of the IBM Kenexa Best Workplaces Award for Enterprise category (2014–2016).[6]

In 2021, it was reported that 8 cars had been stolen over the last 25 years from testing stations. The most recent case was of a Mazda worth NZ$15,000 which was stolen while the inspector returned to the office to write the WOF sticker while leaving the keys in the car.[7]

## References

1. ["About VTNZ"](http://www.vtnz.co.nz/AboutVTNZ). VTNZ. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

1. ["Vehicle Testing NZ cleared to buy On Road NZ"](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=3612004). *[New Zealand Herald](/source/New_Zealand_Herald)*. 19 November 2004.

1. Adams, Christopher (17 January 2011). ["Vehicle testing chief enjoys hands-on approach to his job"](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10700109). *[New Zealand Herald](/source/New_Zealand_Herald)*

1. Booker, Jarrod (26 October 2010). ["VTNZ forays into roadside assistance market"](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10682981). *[New Zealand Herald](/source/New_Zealand_Herald)*

1. O'Donnell, Mike (7 September 2013). ["Brakes are off for just-sold VTNZ"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/9136706/Brakes-are-off-for-just-sold-VTNZ). *stuff.co.nz*

1. ["IBM Best Workplaces"](http://www-07.ibm.com/nz/bestworkplaces/2015_halloffame.html#VTNZ)

1. ["Car stolen from VTNZ after keys left inside during WOF - but it's not the first time"](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/car-stolen-from-vtnz-after-keys-left-inside-during-wof-but-its-not-the-first-time/ORRB23DFODDAM3XTOOTN6AHSHE/) (in en-NZ). *NZ Herald*. Retrieved 2021-06-02.

## External links

- [Official Website](http://www.vtnz.co.nz/)

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