Turning tyre waste into opportunity
From 1 March 2024, when a vehicle is registered for on road use for the first time, a tyre stewardship fee will need to be paid. The fee for tyres attached to road registered vehicles will be collected by New Zealand Transport Agency and will go towards collecting and recycling tyres at the end of their life.
This is part of the Tyrewise scheme which will be fully operational from 1 September 2024.
The fee replaces the ad-hoc tyre disposal fee currently charged by some garages.
For smaller vehicles with a set amount of tyres, you'll pay one fee for the vehicle. For larger vehicles that could have a variable amount of tyres, you'll pay a fee for each tyre. You can find information about the fee on the New Zealand Transport Agency registration fees webpage.
Registration fees – New Zealand Transport Agency(external link)
Tyrewise is managed by the Ministry for the Environment and also covers loose tyres, and those attached to off-road vehicles and aircraft. Those fees will be collected by the Ministry. For information about tyre product stewardship, see:
Tyre stewardship – Ministry for the Environment(external link)
Factsheet for motor vehicle importers [PDF 2MB] - Tyrewise(external link)