1 Jul 2022

How Chatham Islanders get a drivers licence

From Checkpoint, 5:30 pm on 1 July 2022

No traffic lights, no tarseal and an 80km/h speed limit. Driving in the Chatham Islands is as laid back as the way of life, but it still requires a licence.

And that means a trip to the mainland for a rigorous and condensed testing process.

Manawatū reporter Jimmy Ellingham and cameraman Angus Dreaver went to see them put through their paces.