Pass your NZ Class 1 Learner Licence — first try.

TrafficNZ is a free study app for the New Zealand Class 1 Learner Licence test. It combines short lessons paraphrased from The Official New Zealand Road Code with 230+ practice questions drawn from past Class 1 test transcripts. There's no login, no account required, and your progress is saved locally in your browser.

What's inside

• 14 short lessons covering every chapter of the NZ Road Code — give way rules, intersections, signs, parking, sharing the road, vehicle requirements, speed and alcohol limits, and emergency responses.
• 230+ practice questions drawn from real past NZ Class 1 test transcripts with detailed explanations.
• Timed mock tests that match the exact NZTA format: 35 questions, 30-minute time limit, 32-of-35 to pass.
• Real NZTA road signs from Wikimedia Commons (Crown Copyright NZ Transport Agency) — what you see here is what you'll see on test day.
• Spaced repetition for questions you get wrong — they come back at increasing intervals so you actually learn the rule.
• Daily Challenge — 5 questions a day to keep your knowledge fresh.
• Flashcards for sign memorisation and recall practice.

About the NZ Class 1 Learner Licence test

The Learner Licence is the first stage of New Zealand's three-stage Graduated Driver Licensing System. To pass, you sit a 35-question multiple-choice test on a tablet at an AA, VTNZ, or NZ Post test centre. You have 30 minutes and you need to answer at least 32 questions correctly. The test covers signs, give way rules, intersections, parking, speed limits, sharing the road, vehicle requirements, alcohol and drug limits, fatigue, and what to do in emergencies.

For full details and to book a test, visit nzta.govt.nz. TrafficNZ is independently developed — we're not affiliated with NZTA or Waka Kotahi.

How to study with TrafficNZ

1. Start with a lesson

Each lesson is 5–10 minutes and covers a single Road Code chapter. Begin with whichever topic feels least familiar.

2. Practise on that topic

Every lesson links to related quiz questions. Practise them with explanations to lock the rule in.

3. Take a daily challenge

Five questions, fresh every day, mixed across topics. A quick way to keep retention high.

4. Run the full mock test

Once you're consistently passing topic-level quizzes, sit the full 35-question mock test. It's timed and randomised exactly like the real test. Pass it 2–3 times and you're ready.

Top five mistakes on test day

1. Turning right vs oncoming traffic — right-turners always give way to oncoming straight-through and left-turning vehicles. The rule changed in 2012; older drivers still get this wrong.
2. Following distance in wet conditions — double the 2-second rule to 4 seconds.
3. Stopped school buses — both directions slow to 20 km/h, not just the lane behind.
4. Parking distance from intersections — 6 metres minimum where no broken yellow line is marked.
5. Headlights fail at night — slow down, move off the road gradually, stop, and turn on hazards. Don't keep driving.

What's new in NZ road rules

• March 2024 — 110 km/h expressway sections expanded on parts of SH1 north of Auckland and around Christchurch.
• April 2022 — Lower 30 km/h speed limits around many school zones.
• November 2020 — 20 km/h past stopped school buses in both directions.
• March 2012 — Right-turn give way rule changed: right-turners now yield to oncoming left-turners and straight-through traffic.

About

TrafficNZ is built by Apphive, an independent NZ-based studio. The app is free, ad-supported, and never asks for an account. Lessons are paraphrased from The Official New Zealand Road Code (Crown Copyright, NZ Transport Agency) and diagrams are reproduced for educational use with attribution.

Need help, found an error, or have a suggestion? Email hello@apphive.co.in.

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