If your overseas driver licence or permit isn't in English you will also need an accurate English translation.

Acceptable translation documents

If your overseas driver licence or permit isn't in English you must provide an accurate English translation when you are driving and when you want to convert your overseas licence to a New Zealand licence. The translation must be provided by:

The following documents may also be acceptable as a translation:

  • an international driving permit – issued in accordance with a United Nations Convention on road traffic
  • a translation document issued by a Notary Public Office in China.

Approved translators

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Approved translators / Auckland

1 HOUR GLOBAL TRANSLATIONS

| Freephone: 0800 009 003 | Mobile: 022 096 2125
Email: info@globaltranslations.co.nz
Website: www.1hourglobaltranslations.co.nz
All language translations

1WORLD Translation & Interpreting
Carolina Cannard

Auckland

| Mobile: 020 411 80096
Email: info@1world.co.nz
Website: www.1world.co.nz
French and Greek translations

24/7 Translationz Ltd
Maria Aguada

8 Onekura Street, Red Beach, Auckland 0932

| Phone: 09 421 1091 | Mobile: 021 029 75415
Email: 247translationz@gmail.com
Website: 247translationz.com

A+ Translations

64B Centorian Drive, Windsor Park, Auckland 0632

| Phone: 09 476 0212
Email: gholt629@gmail.com
French and German translations only

A2Z Translate Ltd

Level 1, Queens Arcade
34-40 Queen Street
Auckland 1010

| Phone: 09 3033 705 | Freephone: 0800 889 0160
Email: info@a2ztranslate.com
Website: www.licencetranslation.co.nz

Agustina Marianacci

Auckland

| Mobile: 022 199 5865
Email: acmarianacci@gmail.com
Website: translationswitham.com
Spanish/English translations only

Ahmad Mobasheri (Eddie)

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 2737 742
Email: farsitranslation22@gmail.com
Farsi (Persian) and Dari translations

Alfabeta Translations
Anna Gailani

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 953 599
Email: info@alfabeta.nz
Website: alfabeta.nz

Alta Rall Translations & Editing
Alta Rall

Afrikaans-English translations only

Waiake, North Shore, Auckland

| Phone: 09 473 6672 | Mobile: 021 233 0461
Email: alta.rall@xtra.co.nz

Amanda Translation Services

Remuera
Auckland

| Phone: 0204 061 8983
Email: amandatranslationakl@gmail.com

Angela (Xiao) Wang

23 Seresin Crescent
Flat Bush
Manukau 2016

| Phone: 09 271 2299 | Mobile: 021 2951527
Email: xiaoxiao76@hotmail.com
Website: wperwy@hotmail.com

Anna Black

4/21 Thornton Road, Milford, Auckland 0620

| Mobile: 021 02325635
Email: anya@translated.co.nz
Russian translations only

Anni Tang

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 1662 867
Email: sherllytanannie@gmail.com
Chinese translations only

Apostrophe Translation
Patricia Newell

Wynyard Quarter, Auckland 1010

| Mobile: 021 222 0440
Email: info@apostrophe-translation.com
Website: www.apostrophe-translation.com
French/English translations only

Aria NZ Translation Services

Unit 3I, Level 3, Canterbury Arcade,
170 Queen Street,
Auckland Central
PO Box 105574, Auckland City, 4C Level 4

| Phone: 09 309 2277
Email: aria.nztranslation@gmail.com

Asia Translation & Interpreting Co Ltd

PO Box 188
Shortland Street
Auckland 1140

| Phone: 09 918 9099 | Mobile: 021 101 9508
Email: kitty@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.asiatranslation.co.nz

Asian Languages Translation Service

28 Edgewood Way, Henderson, Auckland

| Phone: 09 838 3778 | Mobile: 021 175 7639 | Fax: 09 838 3778
Email: yorenye@hotmail.com

Auckland Chinese Translation and Interpreting Services Ltd

Botany Downs
Auckland

| Mobile: 027 509 9000
Email: translation@actis.co.nz

Auckland Chinese Translation Service

PO Box 24105
Auckland

| Phone: 09 634 9133 | Mobile: 021 230 1643
Email: nzqiaolu@yahoo.co.nz

Auckland Translation Services

4d Haast Street
Remuera
Auckland

| Mobile: 021 520 112
Email: translation@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.russian.co.nz
Russian and Ukrainian translations only

Auckland Translations Ltd

(East Auckland branch)
2/3 Nickleby Place,
Mellons Bay
Auckland 2014

| Phone: 09 889 0112 | Mobile: 021 145 8030
Email: info@aktranslation.co.nz
Website: www.aktranslation.co.nz

Auckland Translations Ltd

(Central Auckland branch)
521D Mt Albert Road
Three Kings
Auckland 1042

| Phone: 09 889 0148 | Mobile: 022 044 6400
Email: info@aktranslation.co.nz
Website: www.aktranslation.co.nz

Beata Claridge

60 Frederick Street
Hillsborough
Auckland 1042

| Mobile: 021 02991299 | Fax: 09 624 4041
Email: beataclaridge1@gmail.com
Polish translations only

Behnaz Dolatshahy

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 050 1550
Email: wowbehnaz@yahoo.com
Persian, Farsi and Dari translations

Brightness Translations

34 Sorrell Street, Bucklands Beach, Auckland

| Phone: 09 535 9398 | Mobile: 021 2288 3978
Email: britrans@yahoo.co.nz

Byron International Group Ltd

L3/220 Queen Street CBD, Auckland, PO Box 91333, Auckland Mail Centre

| Phone: 09 368 1588 | Fax: 09 974 9131
Email: 3681588@gmail.com

Chens Translation Services
Chris Chen

1/54 Tawa Road, One Tree Hill, Auckland

| Phone: 09 636 9388 | Mobile: 021 067 4457
Email: christopher.yu.chen@gmail.com

Cloud Translations Ltd

Auckland Central

| Phone: 021 022 39339
Email: cloudtranslationltd@outlook.com

David Soh Translations

518 Dominion Road Mt Eden Auckland PO Box 90 683, Auckland Mail Centre

| Phone: 09 357 0922 | Mobile: 021 488 525 | Fax: 09 358 4792
Email: dsoh@ymail.com

Diana Renker Translation

Devonport
Auckland

| Mobile: 027 446 0503
Email: diana@dianarenker.com
Website: dianarenker.com
German and French to English

Dusica Vemic

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 230 9918
Email: vemicdusica@gmail.com

DW Group (DW Translation)

PO Box 6040, Wellesley Street, Auckland, Suite 2&3 level 6, 300 Queen St, Auckland CBD

| Phone: 09 303 0380
Email: abc@3030380.com

Eloquenza Translations
Marina Krukovich

PO Box 137-257, Parnell, Auckland

| Phone: 09 307 5949 | Mobile: 021 046 8330
Email: marina.nz@hotmail.com
Belarusian, Italian & Russian translations

Eurolinguist Translation Solutions
Elizabeth Broom

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 117 0183
Email: info@eurolinguist.net
Website: www.eurolinguist.net
French, Spanish and Portuguese translations

Fortops Translation Services

13 Jandell Crescent
Bucklands Beach
Auckland 2012

| Mobile: 021 141 5604
Email: fortops2004@gmail.com

FUNGYM Translation
May Fung

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 383 783
Email: fungymtranslation@gmail.com

Gaed (Keda) Keshan

406 Chapel Road, Flat Bush, Auckland 2016

| Phone: 09 273 7567 | Mobile: 021 048 7114
Email: kedakashen@yahoo.com
Arabic translations only

Gizmos Gadgets Limited
Jun Liu

Epsom, Auckland

| Mobile: 021 281 6628
Email: liujun-lit@hotmail.com
Chinese translations only

Glen McCabe

Ellerslie
Central Auckland

| Mobile: 021 247 3112
Email: mccabeglen@gmail.com
Japanese-English translations only

Goetthans German Translation & Interpreting Service

16 Belle Terrace
Waiheke
Auckland 1971

| Phone: 09 372 9981 | Mobile: 021 02700577
Email: anitago@pl.net

HCL Translation Ltd

20A Balmain Road, Chatswood, Auckland 0626

| Mobile: 021 994 202
Email: hcltransl@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.hcltranslation.com
French translations only

HCL Translation Ltd

Chatswood
Auckland 0626

| Mobile: 021 994 202
Email: hcltransl@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.hcltranslation.com
French translations only

Indian Translations

Takanini
Auckland

| Mobile: 021 849 489
Email: indiantranslations.nz@gmail.com
Website: www.indiantranslations.co.nz
All Indian Languages

IndoNZ Translations
Satyawan

2 Orton Street
Glenfield
Auckland

| Phone: 09 441 3100
Email: indonztranslations@gmail.com
Website: indonztranslations.wixsite.com/info
Indonesian, Malay, Chinese, Hindi & Sinhalese translations

Interpreting and Translation
Huthami Behayaa

1 Orsova Place
Lynfield
Auckland, 1042

| Mobile: 021 022 94951
Email: huthamib@hotmail.com
Arabic translations only

Irena Graves Translations

2 Kauri Drive
Sandspit
Warkworth 0982

| Phone: 09 945 3309 | Mobile: 021 203 8461
Email: irena.graves@xtra.co.nz

J & D Language Services
David Atkinson

Auckland City

| Mobile: 021 0877 0272
Email: david@jdls.co.nz
Website: jdls.co.nz
Spanish translations only

Jane L. Christie

Albany
Auckland

| Mobile: 021 232 8761
Email: JaneLesChristie@gmail.com
Spanish to English Translations

Japanese Solutions Ltd

3/13-15 Bassant Avenue
Penrose
Auckland

| Phone: 09 579 2212 | Mobile: 021 855 358 | Fax: 09 579 0347
Email: info@japanesesolutions.co.nz
Website: www.japanesesolutions.co.nz

JJL Education NZ Corp Ltd

L10, 175 Queen Street
Auckland CBD
Auckland 1010

| Phone: 09 9751777 | Mobile: 021 64 7777
Email: wangjia.akl@jjl.cn
Website: www.jjl.cn

JT Translation Service Centre
Jiayan Tang

12A Esmonde Road
Takapuna
Auckland

| Mobile: 022 310 7755
Email: jt.translationservice@gmail.com
Chinese translations only

Julia Potapova

Auckland

| Mobile: 022 183 1234
Email: potapovauu@gmail.com
Russian translations only

Kathleen Yi-Le Chen

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 0522379

KC Translation
Kinzi Ceolin

3/27 Challinor Street, Pakuranga, Auckland 2010

| Mobile: 022 176 5420
Email: kinziceolin@gmail.com
Website: kctranslation.co.nz
French translations only

KK Translation and Interpreting Co. Ltd

5 Carol Lee Place
Albany

| Mobile: 021 027 78138
Email: kktilimited@gmail.com

KM Translations
Kathryn Malan

Ellerslie, Auckland

| Mobile: 022 309 2459
Email: Malan.kathryn@gmail.com
Website: kmtranslations.com
French/English Translations only

Ksenija Obradovic

11C Corella Road
Belmont
Auckland 0622

| Mobile: 021 112 5432
Email: kmobradovic@gmail.com
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Macedonian translations

Kuaka Translations
Elizabeth Sekizaki

Glen Eden, Auckland

| Phone: 09 813 9332 | Mobile: 021 123 7042
Email: liz@kuakatranslations.co.nz
Website: www.kuakatranslations.co.nz
Japanese translations only

Language Links Limited

Level 3, 71 Symonds Stree
Grafton,
Auckland

| Phone: 09 303 0590
Email: translations@languagelinks.co.nz

Le Mot Juste French Translation Specialists

203/52 Sale Street
Freemans Bay
Auckland 1010

| Mobile: 021 621 874
Email: info@lemotjuste.co.nz

Lime Translations
Ivy Diao

Greenhithe, North Shore

| Mobile: 021 0338545
Email: ivy@limetranslations.co.nz
Website: www.limetranslations.co.nz
Chinese Translations only

Link Business Limited
Zongkai Wang

Howick
Auckland

| Mobile: 027 661 8866
Email: zongkaiww@gmail.com
Chinese translations only

MA Soluciones Linguisticas
Patricia Amengual

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 178 3189
Email: pmarielaamengual@gmail.com
Spanish Translations only

Maria Eugenia Serra

3B/182 Federal Street, Auckland Central 1010

| Mobile: 021 159 8474
Email: hola@mestranslations.com
Website: mestranslations.com
Spanish translations only

MLU Chinese Translation Service

48 Kenmure Avenue, Forrest Hill 0620, Auckland

| Phone: 09 410 9062 | Mobile: 021 0333 549
Email: marlenelu70@gmail.com

Monumental Translations International
Adriana Mendonca

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 02465445
Email: contact@monumental.co.nz
Website: www.monumental.co.nz
Portuguese, Spanish & French translations only

NashMir
Natalia Galvin

1 Marston Street, Parnell, Auckland 1052

| Mobile: 027 246 9797
Email: natalia@nashmir.net
Website: www.nashmir.net
Russian Translator

New Horizons Advisory Services Ltd

320 Beach Road, Campbells Bay, Auckland, PO Box 65-091, Mairangi Bay

| Mobile: 021 264 1068 | Fax: 09 479 5701
Email: newhorizonsadvisoryservices@gmail.com

New Zealand Translation
Andrey Kutyaev

43 Fernhill Way, Oteha, Auckland 0632

| Mobile: 021 078 6642
Email: newzealandtranslation@gmail.com
Website: www.newzealandtranslation.co.nz
Russian translations only

NZTLS Ltd

| Mobile: 028 431 1640
Email: nztlsltd@gmail.com
Chinese translations only

Polaris Translation & Interpreting
Marcella Selwyn

Auckland

| Phone: 09 815 0401 | Mobile: 027 413 1721
Email: translate@myt3.biz
marcella.selwyn@myt3.biz

Professional Chinese Translation & Interpreting Services

Bronte Place
Howick
Auckland

| Phone: 09 522 7168 | Mobile: 021 033 2586
Email: hutech@xtra.co.nz

Qian (Willa) Wu

1A Bayview Road, Huaraki, Auckland

| Mobile: 021 263 0599
Email: willa_qian@hotmail.com

Reprotrans

74B Terry Street, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland

| Phone: 09 826 1067 | Mobile: 027 605 6793 | Fax: 09 826 1063
Email: albertdeng@hotmail.com

RSL (Ryan's Son Ltd)
Michele Ryan

53 Riddell Road, Glendowie, Auckland 1071

| Phone: 09 575 8371 | Mobile: 0274 767 834
Email: micheleryan@xtra.co.nz
French translations only

Russian-English Translation Services

89 Willerton Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland

| Phone: 09 827 0570 | Mobile: 021 890 345 | Fax: 09 827 0574
Email: larissa.jivykh@gmail.com

Salahaddin Interpreting & Translation Services

PO Box 97217
Manukau
Auckland 2241

| Mobile: 021 0677725
Email: salahaddin.kako@gmail.com

Sally Xiafeng Chen

Glenfield
Auckland

| Mobile: 021 041 4800
Email: xiafengchen@hotmail.com

Sandra Soto Johnson

Auckland

| Mobile: 022 386 7761
Email: sandrubas@hotmail.com

Select French Translations
Claire Sjaarda

Auckland

| Mobile: 022 190 7219
Email: claire@selectfrenchtranslations.com
Website: selectfrenchtranslations.com

Sharing Immigration

Auckland

| Mobile: 027 5858 404
Email: sharing@sharingimmigration.nz

Slavia Translations

102 Lynn Road
Glenfield
Auckland 0629

| Phone: 09 444 4401 | Mobile: 021 1120438
Email: mirek@moatravel.co.nz
Czech and Slovak translations only

SM Translations

3 Condor Place, Unsworth Heights, Auckland

| Phone: 09 443 7322 | Mobile: 021 194 2598 | Fax: 09 443 7322
Email: sahbaa2@hotmail.com
Arabic and European languages only

South Paw Translation
Melanie Taylor

Auckland

| Mobile: 020 412 47348
Email: m.taylor@southpawtranslation.com
Website: www.southpawtranslation.com
Japanese translations only

Spanish Language Services

78 Mountbatten Avenue, Hillcrest, North Shore City, Auckland 0627

| Phone: 09 419 2485 | Mobile: 021 126 7238 | Fax: 09 419 2485
Email: info@spanishlanguage.co.nz

Straker Translations

Rosedale, Auckland

| Phone: 09 801 0648
Email: enquiries@strakertranslations.com
Website: www.strakertranslations.com

Success Translation Service
Yi Cao

Level 10, 21 Queen Street, Auckland CBD

| Phone: 09 379 8802
Email: successtranslation@hotmail.co.nz
Website: successtranslation.co.nz

SW Translation Services
Wenli (Sara) Wang

One Tree Hill, Auckland

| Mobile: 027 208 0991
Email: swtranslation@hotmail.co.nz

Tauranga Translation Services

| Mobile: 021 0515937
Email: info@taurangatranslations.com
Website: www.taurangatranslations.com
French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish translations

TC Consultants New Zealand

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 288 6118
Email: admin@tcic.co.nz

Tetralingua
Patricia Shuttleworth

30 Hogarth Place, West Harbour , Auckland

| Mobile: 027 5133 469
Email: tetralingua@hotmail.com
Website: tetralingua.nz

Tetralingua Ltd
Patricia Shuttleworth

30 Hogarth Rise
West Harbour
Auckland 0618

| Mobile: 027 513 3469 (WhatsApp)
Email: tetralingua@hotmail.com
Website: www.tetralingua.nz

The Chinese Translation Shop

| Mobile: 027 512 6628
Email: chinesetranslationshop@gmail.com
Website: www.chinesetranslationshop.com

The Translation Service

Department of Internal Affairs, Level 6, AA Building, 99 Albert Street, Auckland 1010

| Freephone: 0800 872 675
Email: translate@dia.govt.nz
Website: www.translate.govt.nz

The Translation Service

Department of Internal Affairs, Level 1, 20-24 Lambie Drive, Manukau City 2104

| Freephone: 0800 872 675
Email: translate@dia.govt.nz
Website: www.translate.govt.nz

Tina Tian

Auckland

| Mobile: 022 0623 288
Email: xyztrans2004@gmail.com

Translation & Interpreting Services
Murat Yanbakan

Auckland

| Mobile: 021 412 066
Email: info@turkish.co.nz
Website: turkish.co.nz

Translation Logistics & Consultancy Ltd

73 Greenlane Road East, Remuera, Auckland, PO Box 17139, Greenlane, Auckland

| Phone: 09 522 7168
Email: info@translogicon.co.nz

Transnational NZ Ltd

23 Albert Street, Level 33, ANZ Centre
Auckland (CBD) 1010

| Freephone: 0800 000 339 | Mobile: 021 056 3918
Email: enquiries@transnational-ltd.co.nz
Website: www.transnational-ltd.co.nz

Transnational NZ Ltd

7 Park Avenue, Otahuhu
Auckland 1062

| Freephone: 0800 000 339 | Mobile: 021 056 3918
Email: enquiries@transnational-ltd.co.nz
Website: www.transnational-ltd.co.nz

Valentina Bocevska

202C Hinemoa Street, Birkenhead, Auckland

| Phone: 09 972 9342 | Mobile: 021 026 54200
Email: valentina@bocevski.net

Valeria Figueroa

Auckland

| Phone: 09 528 4295 | Mobile: 021 082 41870
Email: valeriaedithfigueroa@gmail.com
Spanish Translations only

Vanina Schembari

| Mobile: 020 419 38216
Email: vaninaschembari@gmail.com
Website: https://vaninaschembari.wixsite.com/vaninaschembari
Spanish/English translations only

VisionTranslate

17 Barkes Place, Mt Roskill, Auckland 1041

| Phone: 09 627 1282
Email: visiontranslate.nz@gmail.com
Chinese translations only

Wanlong(Warren) Gao

18 Lane Cameron Place
Flat Bush
Auckland

| Mobile: 0210 248 4614
Email: warrengaw@yahoo.com

Wave Media Solutions Limited
Kay Kunisawa

Auckland

| Phone: 09 835 0473 | Mobile: 021 120 3775
Email: info@wavemedia.co.nz
Translate all major Asian and European languages.

Wei Li

1 Joy Street, Albany, Auckland

| Mobile: 021 112 2739
Email: liwei73@yahoo.com

WordAtlas Translation & Interpreting Services
Lingbo Yu

PO Box 37182
Parnell
Auckland 1151

| Mobile: 022 153 9542
Email: wordatlas20@gmail.com

Yan Chen

76 Albert Street, Auckland City Central 1010

| Mobile: 021 266 3245
Email: yancheng69@hotmail.com

Yaser Hasayen

4 Lawry Street, Ellerslie, Auckland

| Mobile: 022 171 9345
Email: softil@yahoo.com

Young Im Park

Auckland

| Mobile: 022 628 4822
Email: ypar014@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Korean and Japanese translations