Can you bring a drone to New Zealand?

• Drones

  allowed, within limits

  Unmanned aircraft under 25kg are covered by Part 101 of New Zealand's civil aviation rules. Visitors may fly without registering, holding a licence, or a certificate, provided they follow Part 101's standard conditions: daylight only, within visual line of sight, yield to manned aircraft, get consent before flying over people or their property, and obtain ATC clearance in controlled airspace.

  New Zealand does not currently operate a drone registration scheme at all (one has been floated with no confirmed date) — this is a genuinely lighter-touch regime than most other destinations in this dataset.

  Also covers: drone, uav, quadcopter, unmanned aircraft, rpas

  Checked 2026-09-16 — Source: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand — Part 101: Unmanned Aircraft and Rocket Operating Rules

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history