VTNZ

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| owner = DEKRA

| website = {{URL|http://www.vtnz.co.nz/}}

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Vehicle Testing New Zealand Limited (VTNZ) is a company based in Wellington, New Zealand, that carries out government-mandated Warrant of Fitness and other inspections of motor vehicles. It is the largest vehicle inspection company in New Zealand.{{cite web| url=http://www.vtnz.co.nz/AboutVTNZ| title=About VTNZ| publisher=VTNZ| accessdate=11 March 2016}}

VTNZ was founded in 1994 as Vehicle Testing New Zealand and was a New Zealand state-owned enterprise. 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.{{cite news| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=3612004| title=Vehicle Testing NZ cleared to buy On Road NZ| work=New Zealand Herald| date=19 November 2004}}

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 and vehicle registration applications.{{cite news| first=Christopher| last=Adams| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10700109| title=Vehicle testing chief enjoys hands-on approach to his job| work=New Zealand Herald| date=17 January 2011}} In 2010, VTNZ also entered New Zealand's roadside assistance market.{{cite news| first=Jarrod| last=Booker| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10682981| title=VTNZ forays into roadside assistance market| work=New Zealand Herald| date=26 October 2010}}

In 2013, MTA announced that German based company 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.{{cite news| url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/9136706/Brakes-are-off-for-just-sold-VTNZ| title=Brakes are off for just-sold VTNZ| date=7 September 2013| first=Mike| last=O'Donnell| work=stuff.co.nz}}

In 2014, VTNZ took over practical driver testing in New Zealand. VTNZ has been a three time winner of the IBM Kenexa Best Workplaces Award for Enterprise category (2014-2016).{{Cite web|url=http://www-07.ibm.com/nz/bestworkplaces/2015_halloffame.html#VTNZ|title=IBM Best Workplaces}}

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.{{Cite web|title=Car stolen from VTNZ after keys left inside during WOF - but it's not the first time|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/car-stolen-from-vtnz-after-keys-left-inside-during-wof-but-its-not-the-first-time/ORRB23DFODDAM3XTOOTN6AHSHE/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=NZ Herald|language=en-NZ}}