Terms and Conditions

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Road Safety is a shared responsibility, a responsibility that belongs to the whole community, not just the people using the road at a given moment or road safety professionals.


We want to encourage students to promote positive travel safety messages within their school and local community rather than disaster scenarios.

You need to read and confirm you understand the full NZTA_Remix Competition Terms and Conditions before submitting your entry.

  1. All entries must have at least one creative, content or data asset taken from official NZTA resources, such as images, video, audio, and data published at various NZTA sites and channels. Entries that do not include at least one NZTA authorised asset will not qualify.
  2. The competition entry requires the entrants to document or film their presentation and use of the remixed material in their school, and describe the actions taken and outcomes when they do this.
  3. All entries must be on the theme of Safer journeys for teens, or in the case of schools in Auckland - Safer motorway journeys for teens. 
  4. School may only choose to enter one competition out of the following three competitions, being  “Auckland Schools”, “Rural School” or “all other NZ schools”.
    Students who enter must be on the roll of the school who submits the entry and must be in years 9 -13. The competition is not open to students who are schooled at home
  5. All content other than NZTA assets must be produced by the students themselves (by creating original audio, video or images) or by using remixable assets that are, in the public domain, openly licensed or with written permission of the originator.
    Be careful of logos in your videos such as on clothing, food or drink containers as these may fall under copyright restrictions. You must have permission and/or license to use any copyrighted content or datasets that are not provided by NTZA, and your use must be within the scope of the licensing or permission. 
    The source of all content must be clearly documented on the entry form and you will be required to list the source of all content and data you use. If you are not sure whether you have permission to use specific content or data, we encourage you to contact the data or content owner and clarify the position with them. You can use the data request feature on data.govt.nz if necessary.
  6. You can submit multiple entries using a separate entry form for each and we encourage schools to to submit entries in all three creative categories. However all entries will go towards the one prize (for each school type).
  7. Entries must be from student groups. Entries must be entered by a teacher from the school and signed off by the Principal of the school, who will verify that the use of the entry within the school reflects the spirit of the compeition. We want to encourage positive safety messages and avoid disaster scenarios
    The organisers reserve the right to verify the validity of entries and reserve the right to disqualify any entry not in accordance with these conditions of entry.
    The organisers reserve the right to refuse entries that:
    • show disaster scenarios or catastrophe outcomes
    • are or pose a risk of being defamatory or in breach of third party intellectual property rights ( teachers and students please be aware of background music while filming and Logos on t-shirts/ jingles and items such as  branded food or stationary etc used in the filming of their animation or scenery)
    • contain material that is confidential, commercially sensitive, invasive or personal privacy or which may cause personal distress or loss.
    • contain language or imagery that is offensive. obscene or hurtful within the context it is presented and/or are contrary to any law
  8. Unless expressly permitted by the competition organisers you must not edit, update or change your submitted entry until the official announcement of winners has been made.
  9. Prizes: Prizes are not transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. 
  10. Competition organisers may use photos of the winning students/teachers.They may also publish information about winners’ entries, and may make a request to hold interviews with winners. Accordingly, competition entries are submitted on the basis that the students/teachers submitting the entry consent to use of photos of themselves and information about their entry. The winning school teams will also be announced on Twitter and their entries will be placed on www.education.nzta.govt.nz.
  11. Judges decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into. 
  12. If for any reason this competition is not capable of running as planned, including but not limited to any causes beyond the control of NZTA which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the competition, NZTA reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition.
  13. NZTA will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered (including but not limited to direct, indirect or consequential loss) or personal injury suffered or sustained with either participation in this competition or in connection with the prizes offered.

Finally - thank you for your interest in the NZTA Remix Competition. We hope you’re as  excited as us, and we’re really looking forward to seeing your entries!

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