Child restraints

It’s the law in New Zealand that all children in cars must travel in a child restraint until at least their 7^th birthday. If there is a child restraint available in the car, they must use it when travelling until they turn 8.

As the driver, you are responsible for making sure that any child under 7 years old is properly restrained in a car seat that’s appropriate for their age. Children must not travel in the car if you can’t put them in an approved child restraint.

Approved child restraints include:

• infant restraints for young babies (often called baby capsules)
• restraints for older babies, toddlers and preschool children (often called car seats)
• booster seats for preschool and school-aged children
• child safety harnesses (used with or without a booster seat) for preschool and school-aged children.