Safety for children

Road safety tips to teach your children

Key things you need to teach your children about staying safe when crossing the road, walking, biking, taking the bus and even playing around home.

Child restraint requirements

The legal requirements for using child restraints in New Zealand.

Buying and installing child restraints

A series of videos providing advice on buying and correctly installing your child restraint.

Bus safety

School bus safety tips, what to teach your children, and how to set up a school bus warden system.

The start and end of the school day are times of increased risk on the road. School traffic safety teams including school patrols, traffic wardens and bus wardens are helping school children stay safe on and around the road.

Rail safety for school children

Curriculum resources to support New Zealand primary students learning to stay safe near railways, especially the electrified rail networks in Auckland and Wellington.

Skates, scooters and skateboards

Tips you can teach your children to help them stay safe when they're using skates, scooters or skateboards.

Kea crossings: school crossing points

Kea crossings provide children with a safe place to cross the road. They're installed around schools so school patrols can control traffic and safely guide children across the street.

Important notice

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