New Zealand Driving Test Routes
Prepare for the new Restricted Licence practical test with downloadable local route guides
Practise the roads, intersections, speed zones and decision points around your test centre before test day. Our downloadable route guides are supplied from local driving-test knowledge and are designed for supervised practice.
Why practise with our downloadable routes?
Local knowledge
Routes are based on local driving-instructor and candidate knowledge of the roads and testing areas used around each centre.
Practise without watching a screen
Download the route guide and have your supervising driver read the directions aloud while you focus fully on safe driving.
Make practice time count
Become familiar with challenging intersections, lane choices, changing speed environments and other local driving situations before test day.
The new Restricted Licence test format
From 25 January 2027, the practical test for a Restricted Licence includes hazard-perception assessment as part of the drive. Preparation should therefore focus on safe observation, identifying developing hazards, making good decisions and driving confidently in real traffic conditions.
Our route guides help you practise the local roads and driving environments around your chosen test centre so you can concentrate on these skills rather than facing unfamiliar roads on the day.
Find driving test routes by region
Choose your region, then select your test centre to view the local downloadable route guides.
All driving test centres
Every test-centre landing page is linked below for direct access.
Auckland
Warkworth · Silverdale · North Harbour · North Shore · New Lynn · Glen Innes · Sylvia Park · Highbrook · Manukau · Takanini · Pukekohe
Northland
Kaitaia · AA Kaikohe · VTNZ Kaikohe · Whangarei · Dargaville
Waikato
Frankton · Tawn Place · Te Awamutu · Cambridge · Morrinsville · Matamata · Te Kuiti · Tokoroa · Taumarunui · Taupo
Bay of Plenty
Tauranga · Maleme Street · Mount Maunganui · Fenton Park · Whakatane · Opotiki
Gisborne
Hawke’s Bay
Hastings · Onekawa · Wairoa · Waipukurau
Taranaki
Manawatū-Whanganui
Whanganui · Rangitikei Line · Feilding · Dannevirke · Levin
Wellington
Kapiti · Upper Hutt · Lower Hutt · Masterton
Nelson / Tasman / Marlborough
Nelson Pascoe Street · Blenheim
West Coast
Canterbury
Rangiora · Northwood · Lichfield Street · Jipcho Road · Ashburton · Timaru
Otago
Oamaru · Dunedin South · Alexandra · Balclutha
Southland
How the downloads work
- Choose your region and test centre.
- Purchase and download your local route guide.
- Practise with a supervising driver who can read the route directions aloud while you concentrate on observation, hazards and safe driving.
Questions about preparing for your driving test?
Read our answers on route accuracy, supervised practice and preparing for the new Restricted Licence test format.