{ "$schema": "https://govschema.org/spec/v0.3/govschema.schema.json", "govschemaVersion": "0.3.0", "id": "nz/nzta/vehicle-licence-renewal", "version": "1.0.0", "title": "New Zealand Vehicle Licence (Rego) Renewal", "description": "Renew a New Zealand vehicle's licence (rego) with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), either through NZTA's own online renewal service (transact.nzta.govt.nz) or in person at a licensing agent using the paper Application to license motor vehicle form (MR1B). This is the recurring 'Registration/Tag' renewal counterpart to a one-time Title/ownership event (New Zealand has no standalone vehicle-ownership-transfer schema yet; NZTA's MR13B change-of-ownership form has no independently downloadable copy, per prior research) and to New Zealand's Drivers Licence Renewal schema (nz/nzta/drivers-licence-renewal), which covers the separate driver-credential renewal. Models an ordinary registered person's renewal of an already-licensed private vehicle, for a chosen number of months (online) or a specific expiry date (online only; the agent/MR1B path requires a separate Application to change licence expiry date, MR27, not modelled here), including the WoF/CoF prerequisite, the agent-path vehicle/registered-person/address/colour/usage fields MR1B collects, and the online-path payment instrument. It does not model: first-time vehicle registration when a vehicle first enters New Zealand (a separate, one-off process); applying for an exemption from continuous vehicle licensing (a separate MR24 form/online application); changing only the licence expiry date without a renewal (MR27, a separate form); updating the registered person's address (a separate 'Update your address and contact details' service, recommended but not required before this renewal); or ordering a replacement licence label (a separate service). It does not submit the renewal; the live NZTA services are always authoritative — see VERIFICATION.md.", "status": "draft", "jurisdiction": { "country": "NZ", "level": "national" }, "authority": { "name": "NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi", "abbreviation": "NZTA", "url": "https://www.nzta.govt.nz" }, "process": { "type": "renewal", "language": "en-NZ" }, "source": { "url": "https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/licensing-rego/getting-your-vehicle-licence-rego", "retrievedAt": "2026-07-04", "documentRef": "'Getting your vehicle licence (rego)' guidance page; MR1B (09/24 edition) — Application to license motor vehicle; transact.nzta.govt.nz/v2/vehicle-licence-renewal online renewal service" }, "verification": { "method": "manual-source-review-v1", "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-04", "verifiedBy": "GovSchema Engineering (Standards Engineer)", "nextReviewBy": "2027-01-01", "notes": "Source-derived reference schema authored from three live NZTA sources: the 'Getting your vehicle licence (rego)' and 'Licensing (rego) fees' guidance pages (both HTML-rendered, reached via a headless browser since direct curl/WebFetch requests are intercepted by an Incapsula bot-check on www.nzta.govt.nz — see VERIFICATION.md); the current MR1B (09/24 edition) 'Application to license motor vehicle' PDF, downloaded via the same browser session and text-extracted with pdfjs-dist getTextContent (a static form with no fillable AcroForm widgets); and a live, non-submitting walkthrough of NZTA's own online renewal wizard at transact.nzta.govt.nz/v2/vehicle-licence-renewal, which reached the real Step 1 'Enter vehicle details' screen and captured its actual input element ids and maxlength attributes (plate, reminderNumber, LicenceDurationList radio group, useExpiryDate) without entering a real plate number or proceeding past Step 1. Status remains draft, not verified." }, "maturity": { "level": "structural-reference", "criteria": { "structuralReference": true, "verifiedSchema": false, "agentReadySchema": false, "executionTestedSchema": false }, "method": "maturity-self-assessment-v1", "assertedBy": "GovSchema Engineering (Standards Engineer)", "assertedAt": "2026-07-04" }, "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "fields": [ { "name": "plateNumber", "label": "Plate number", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "The vehicle's existing number plate. The live online renewal wizard's own input (id `plate`) is capped at 6 characters; example given is a fictitious plate.", "sourceRef": "transact.nzta.govt.nz/v2/vehicle-licence-renewal — 'Plate number' (input id `plate`, Example ABC123); MR1B — 'Plate number'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 6 } }, { "name": "reminderNumber", "label": "Reminder number", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "The 6-digit number on the top right-hand corner of the paper or email renewal reminder notice. Optional online: entering it lets the applicant see which address the label will be sent to.", "sourceRef": "transact.nzta.govt.nz/v2/vehicle-licence-renewal — 'Reminder number (optional) — This is the 6-digit number on the top right hand corner of your renewal notice. Entering this will show you what address we'll send the label to.' (input id `reminderNumber`, maxlength 6)", "validation": { "pattern": "^[0-9]{6}$" } }, { "name": "vehicleExemptFromWofCofRequirement", "label": "Is the vehicle exempt from needing a current WoF or CoF?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "description": "True if the vehicle is exempt from continuous vehicle licensing, or otherwise does not require a WoF/CoF for road use (for example, a moped).", "sourceRef": "Getting your vehicle licence (rego) — 'Your vehicle must have a current warrant of fitness (WoF) or certificate of fitness (CoF) before you can get a licence or use the vehicle on the road. The exceptions are if your vehicle: is exempt from continuous vehicle licensing / doesn't require a WoF or CoF for road use, for example, if it's a moped.'" }, { "name": "currentWofOrCofHeld", "label": "Vehicle has a current WoF or CoF", "type": "boolean", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "vehicleExemptFromWofCofRequirement", "equals": false }, "fieldRole": "eligibility", "eligibleValues": [true], "sourceRef": "Getting your vehicle licence (rego) — 'Have a current WoF or CoF — Your vehicle must have a current warrant of fitness (WoF) or certificate of fitness (CoF) before you can get a licence or use the vehicle on the road.'" }, { "name": "renewalChannel", "label": "How do you want to renew?", "type": "enum", "required": true, "description": "online = NZTA's own transact.nzta.govt.nz digital service (faster, label posted within 14 days); agent = in person at a licensing agent, either taking the reminder notice or a filled-out MR1B form.", "sourceRef": "Getting your vehicle licence (rego) — 'Step 2: Renew your licence — You can renew online or at an agent.'", "validation": { "enum": ["online", "agent"] } }, { "name": "useSpecificExpiryDate", "label": "Choose a specific expiry date instead of a number of months", "type": "boolean", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "online" }, "description": "Online-only option. On the agent/MR1B path, changing to a specific expiry date requires a separate Application to change licence expiry date (MR27) form, not modelled here.", "sourceRef": "transact.nzta.govt.nz/v2/vehicle-licence-renewal — 'Or select a specific expiry date' (checkbox id `useExpiryDate`); MR1B notes — 'If you want to change your licence to a specific expiry date, lodge an Application to change licence expiry date (MR27) form.'" }, { "name": "licenceDurationMonths", "label": "How many months would you like to license your vehicle for?", "type": "integer", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "useSpecificExpiryDate", "equals": false }, "sourceRef": "transact.nzta.govt.nz/v2/vehicle-licence-renewal — 'Select how long you want to license your vehicle for' (radio group id `LicenceDurationList`, options `LicenceDuration1Months`…`LicenceDuration12Months`); MR1B — 'How many months would you like to license your vehicle for? (please tick) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12'", "validation": { "enum": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] } }, { "name": "specificExpiryDate", "label": "Specific licence expiry date", "type": "date", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "all": [ { "field": "useSpecificExpiryDate", "equals": true }, { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "online" } ] }, "sourceRef": "transact.nzta.govt.nz/v2/vehicle-licence-renewal — 'Or select a specific expiry date' (checkbox id `useExpiryDate`)" }, { "name": "onlinePaymentMethod", "label": "Online payment method", "type": "enum", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "online" }, "sourceRef": "transact.nzta.govt.nz/v2/vehicle-licence-renewal — 'What you'll need — A Visa or Mastercard credit or debit card, or your online banking details (POLi).'", "validation": { "enum": ["visa_or_mastercard_credit_debit_card", "poli_internet_banking"] } }, { "name": "agentDocumentBrought", "label": "Document brought to the agent", "type": "enum", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "agent" }, "description": "renewal_reminder_notice = take the printed/emailed reminder to the agent; mr1b_form = fill out and bring the MR1B form (picked up at the agent or printed at home).", "sourceRef": "Getting your vehicle licence (rego) — 'Renew in person — You can either: take the reminder to the agent / fill out an Application to license motor vehicle (MR1B) form — pick one up at the agent or print it at home.'", "validation": { "enum": ["renewal_reminder_notice", "mr1b_form"] } }, { "name": "registeredPersonLastNameOrCompanyName", "label": "Last name/company name", "type": "string", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "all": [ { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "agent" }, { "field": "agentDocumentBrought", "equals": "mr1b_form" } ] }, "classification": "pii", "description": "Must be the name of the registered person.", "sourceRef": "MR1B — 'Registered person details — *Last name/company name ... *Must be the name of the registered person.'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 150 } }, { "name": "registeredPersonFirstNames", "label": "Full first names", "type": "string", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "all": [ { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "agent" }, { "field": "agentDocumentBrought", "equals": "mr1b_form" } ] }, "classification": "pii", "sourceRef": "MR1B — 'Registered person details — *Full first names'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 150 } }, { "name": "vehicleMake", "label": "Make", "type": "string", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "all": [ { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "agent" }, { "field": "agentDocumentBrought", "equals": "mr1b_form" } ] }, "sourceRef": "MR1B — 'Vehicle details — Make'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 60 } }, { "name": "vehicleModel", "label": "Model", "type": "string", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "all": [ { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "agent" }, { "field": "agentDocumentBrought", "equals": "mr1b_form" } ] }, "description": "State the manufacturer's designation (for example Corolla, Commodore) - not the year of manufacture.", "sourceRef": "MR1B — 'Vehicle details — Model (see note 2)'; MR1B notes 2 — 'State the manufacturer's designation (for example Corolla, Commodore) - not the year of manufacture.'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 60 } }, { "name": "vehicleBasicColour", "label": "Basic colour", "type": "enum", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "all": [ { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "agent" }, { "field": "agentDocumentBrought", "equals": "mr1b_form" } ] }, "sourceRef": "MR1B — 'Vehicle colour — *Please select vehicle colour from note 5 overleaf and show here. *Basic colour'; MR1B notes 5 — 'Select your vehicle colours from the following list: Black Blue Brown Cream Gold Green Grey Orange Pink Purple Red Silver White Yellow'", "validation": { "enum": ["black", "blue", "brown", "cream", "gold", "green", "grey", "orange", "pink", "purple", "red", "silver", "white", "yellow"] } }, { "name": "vehicleSecondColour", "label": "Second colour", "type": "enum", "required": false, "description": "Only applicable to a two-tone vehicle.", "sourceRef": "MR1B — 'Vehicle colour — *Second colour'", "validation": { "enum": ["black", "blue", "brown", "cream", "gold", "green", "grey", "orange", "pink", "purple", "red", "silver", "white", "yellow"] } }, { "name": "vehicleUsageChanged", "label": "Has your vehicle usage changed since your last application?", "type": "boolean", "required": false, "description": "New usage only needs to be declared if it has changed since the last application.", "sourceRef": "MR1B — 'New usage — Only complete if your vehicle usage has changed since your last application (see note 6 for usage types).'" }, { "name": "newVehicleUsageCode", "label": "New vehicle usage", "type": "enum", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "vehicleUsageChanged", "equals": true }, "description": "Choose the usage code matching the vehicle's actual current use; an incorrect usage can result in a fine.", "sourceRef": "MR1B notes 6 — 'Vehicle usage — 01 Private passenger / 02 Taxi, commercial passenger / 03 Transport licensed goods / 04 Other (standard) goods / 05 Commercial ambulance / 06 Non-commercial ambulance / 07 Rental / 08 Recovery service / 09 Fire brigade / 10 Exempt class A (EA) / 11 Exempt class B (EB) / 13 Special purpose (excluding EA & EB) / 14 Hearse / 16 Agricultural vehicle, EB, operates at 40km/h or less / 17 Agricultural vehicle, EB, operates at more than 40km/h / 18 Agricultural vehicle, operates at 40km/h or less / 19 Agricultural vehicle, operates at more than 40km/h'", "validation": { "enum": [ "private_passenger", "taxi_commercial_passenger", "transport_licensed_goods", "other_standard_goods", "commercial_ambulance", "non_commercial_ambulance", "rental", "recovery_service", "fire_brigade", "exempt_class_a", "exempt_class_b", "special_purpose", "hearse", "agricultural_eb_40kmh_or_less", "agricultural_eb_more_than_40kmh", "agricultural_40kmh_or_less", "agricultural_more_than_40kmh" ] } }, { "name": "particularsCorrectDeclaration", "label": "Declaration: the particulars given are correct", "type": "boolean", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "all": [ { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "agent" }, { "field": "agentDocumentBrought", "equals": "mr1b_form" } ] }, "fieldRole": "eligibility", "eligibleValues": [true], "sourceRef": "MR1B — 'Applicant's signature X — I certify that the particulars given are correct.'" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "mr1bApplicationForm", "label": "Completed MR1B — Application to license motor vehicle form", "category": "supporting-evidence", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "all": [ { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "agent" }, { "field": "agentDocumentBrought", "equals": "mr1b_form" } ] }, "belongsTo": "applicant", "sourceRef": "Getting your vehicle licence (rego) — 'fill out an Application to license motor vehicle (MR1B) form – pick one up at the agent or print it at home.'" }, { "id": "licensingFeePayment", "label": "Vehicle licensing (rego) fee payment", "category": "payment", "required": true, "belongsTo": "applicant", "sourceRef": "Licensing (rego) fees — 'Rego fees include: a licence fee / an Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) levy / an administration fee. ... Online – the administration fee is $8.66. At an agent – the administration fee is $11.99'. Amount not encoded as a fixed field value: NZTA computes the licence fee, ACC levy, and administration fee from the vehicle's type/fuel/weight class and chosen renewal channel, none of which the applicant enters directly as a dollar amount." } ], "steps": [ { "id": "identify_vehicle", "title": "Identify the vehicle and confirm the WoF/CoF prerequisite", "fields": ["plateNumber", "reminderNumber", "vehicleExemptFromWofCofRequirement", "currentWofOrCofHeld"], "next": "choose_channel_and_period" }, { "id": "choose_channel_and_period", "title": "Choose a renewal channel and licence period", "fields": [ "renewalChannel", "useSpecificExpiryDate", "licenceDurationMonths", "specificExpiryDate" ], "transitions": [ { "to": "online_payment", "when": { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "online" } }, { "to": "agent_details", "when": { "field": "renewalChannel", "equals": "agent" } } ] }, { "id": "online_payment", "title": "Pay online", "fields": ["onlinePaymentMethod"] }, { "id": "agent_details", "title": "Bring the reminder or a completed MR1B form to an agent", "fields": [ "agentDocumentBrought", "registeredPersonLastNameOrCompanyName", "registeredPersonFirstNames", "vehicleMake", "vehicleModel", "vehicleBasicColour", "vehicleSecondColour", "vehicleUsageChanged", "newVehicleUsageCode", "particularsCorrectDeclaration" ] } ] }