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This page contains information on the different standards available for purchase in New Zealand and information for importers and retailers of child restraints. All child restraints sold in New Zealand must comply with an approved safety standard.
The approved standards for child restraints are:
Other restraint systems standards not legal for sale: Australian Standard/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754  AS/NZS 1754 (short for stands for the Australian and New Zealand Standard 1754) is usually identified by the the Australian "5 Tick mark". The sticker for this standard may look the same or similar to the image pictured to the left. The Australian and New Zealand Standard is considered one of the most stringent standards for child restraint systems in the world. |
British Standard 
British Standards; BS 3254 for adult seat belts, forward-facing child safety seats and child harnesses; BS AU185 for booster cushions; BS AU202: Specification for rearward-facing restraint systems for infants, for use in road vehicles. This standard sticker may look similar to a “heart” shape. |
UN/ECE Regulation No.44 (European Standard) 
UN/ECE Regulation No.44 (short for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No.44) commonly referred to as the "European Standard" may be identified by a sticker on the restraint that is perhaps blue or orange, maybe even red. |
FMVSS213 (American Standard)
FMVSS213 (short for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213) is usually identified by the "S" mark of compliance. The sticker for this standard may look like a yellow sticker with a black “S” on it. |
SABS (South African Bureau of Standards)
 SABS (short for South African Bureau of Standards) approved child restraint systems are not one of the accepted standards in New Zealand and are therefore illegal to sell. |
Reference: Consumers Institute of New Zealand; Which standard? Land Transport Rule; Vehicle Equipment 2004; Rule 32017; Part 1; Section 2; 2.9 Child restraints Land Transport New Zealand; Import & Retail ECE Addendum 43: Regulation No. 44; Revision 1 Safe2Go National Child Restraint Training Programme; Resource Manual
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