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When did NZTA first become aware of potential fraudulent overseas commercial driver licence conversions, and on what date was the Minister of Transport first informed?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • When did NZTA first become aware of potential fraudulent overseas commercial driver licence conversions, and on what date was the Minister of Transport first informed?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

NZTA has advised me that it first became aware of previously unidentified potential issues in fraudulent overseas conversions in February 2025, while assessing efficacy of a control implemented the previous year. I was formally briefed on this specific cohort on 8 July 2025.