VTNZ is a company based in Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 that carries out government-mandated Warrant of Fitness and other inspections of motor vehicles. It is the largest vehicle inspection company in New Zealand.

VTNZ was founded in 1994 as Vehicle Testing New Zealand and was a New Zealand state-owned enterprise

State-Owned Enterprises of New Zealand

State-owned enterprises in New Zealand are registered companies listed under Schedules 1 and 2 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986...

. In 1999, it was privatised and sold to the Motor Transport Association for NZD$19.2 million. In 2004, the company re-branded itself as VTNZ and purchased its principal competitor On Road New Zealand.

In 2011, VTNZ had over 85 vehicle testing stations in New Zealand and employed nearly 1000 people. Some stations also act as government agents in processing driver licence and vehicle registration

Vehicle registration

Vehicle registration is the compulsory registration of a vehicle with a government authority. Vehicle registration's purpose is to establish clear ownership and to tax motorists or vehicle owners....

 applications. In 2010, VTNZ also entered New Zealand's roadside assistance market.