Courts, tribunals and National Office will be closed from Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April for Easter weekend.
New Zealanders are warned of scam text messages currently circulating that claim to be from the Ministry of Justice about overdue traffic fines. The Ministry does not include any links in our texts. Read more about Texts from Ministry of Justice
To renew your licence or certificate you need to complete the same form you used to make your original application – but this time tick the 'Renewal' box.
If your application is turned down or you make a mistake and have to reapply, you won’t get your fee back. This is because the fee covers the costs for us to process the application.
Contact us for information about the rare cases we may give a refund.