The Heavy Vehicle Engineers Group (HVE) is a forum for members to support and mentor each other, share and discuss information, lobby for changes in legislation and to work with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA), and keep them informed of trends and issues within the industry.

What the group does

HVE aims to provide a space for members to share and discuss information relevant to the certification of heavy vehicles, and to inform all heavy vehicle engineers of the current rules and regulations for certification.

The Heavy Vehicle Engineers Group is a technical interest group of Engineering New Zealand.

Visit the HVE website.

Membership

Full Member

Apply for Full Membership of HVE if you:

  • are a Heavy Vehicle Certifying Engineer (HVCE) who holds a current Letter/Certificate of Appointment from Waka Kotahi, New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and/or are on one of the Competence Registers with practice area/s assigned for heavy vehicle certification categories

All certifying engineers, including probationary certifiers, who hold a Letter/Certificate of Appointment and/or are on a current Competence Register, join HVE as Full Members.

Affiliate Member

Apply for Affiliate Membership of HVE if you:

  • are working towards, but have not yet received a Waka Kotahi (NZTA) Letter of Appointment as a Heavy Vehicle Certifying Engineer (HVCE) and/or acceptance onto on one of the Competence Registers with practice area/s assigned for heavy vehicle certification categories
  • have an interest in the heavy vehicle industry, but are not on one of the Competence Registers with practice area/s assigned for heavy vehicle certification categories or hold an NZTA Letter/Certificate of Appointment
  • are a Member of Engineering New Zealand (EngNZ) who has an interest in heavy vehicle engineering

When an Affiliate Member receives their Letter of Appointment from Waka Kotahi (NZTA) as a certifying engineer and/or acceptance onto a Competence Register, including as a probationary certifier, they become a Full Member of HVE.

Retired Member

Apply for Retired Membership of HVE if you:

  • formerly held a Letter/Certificate of Appointment as a Heavy Vehicle Certifying Engineer (HVCE) and/or were on one of the Competence Registers with practice area/s assigned for heavy vehicle certification categories and who, for reasons of retirement, have resigned from the Competence Register/s and no longer hold a current Letter/Certificate of Appointment, but still have an interest/involvement in heavy vehicle engineering

Notes:

  • HVE Membership Subscriptions are due annually in September
  • If you are a new HVE Member, your first subscription will be proportionate to the time of the year in which you join HVE

Membership type

Cost per year

Membership type Student

Cost per year Free

Membership type Affiliate

Cost per year $117

Membership type Full

Cost per year $350

Membership type Retired

Cost per year $35

All costs exclude GST.

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