<Li> any combination vehicle with a GCW of more than 25,000 kg </Li> <Li> vehicles covered by classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 . </Li> <P> Before getting a Class 2 licence, a driver must be at least 18 years of age and have held an unrestricted Class 1 licence for at least six months . Gaining a Class 5 is not dependent on holding a Class 3 . Once a driver has a Class 2 they can progress straight through to Class 4 and Class 5 . Each progression (2 to 3, 2 to 4, or 4 to 5) requires having held an unrestricted licence of the preceding class for at least six months . For drivers aged 25 or over the minimum period for holding the unrestricted time is reduced to three months, or waived entirely on completion of an approved course of instruction . </P> <P> Additional endorsements on an NZ driver's licence govern provision of special commercial services . The endorsements are: </P>

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