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Taxi regulations

Under the regulations brought in by the Transport Services Licensing Act 1989, taxi drivers must display a photo ID inside the cab, and a list of prices both inside and on the door of the vehicle.

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Jane Tolerton, Taxis and cabs – Taxi industry deregulation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20798/taxi-regulations (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jane Tolerton, published 4 February 2010.