nz is about 250 per year per car not including license or insurance.Insurance is not compulsory.You cannot get your registration renewed if your car does not have a current w.o.f(6 monthly safety inspection at about 40 per inspection),cars less than 5 years old have their inspections annually.You can put registration on hold or buy only 3 months at a time...if you dont renew yur registration you can get a fine of about 250.If yu then go in to renew your registration the period doesnt change..goes from the old renewal date(even if it was 6 months ago) through to 3 6 or 12 month from old renewal date.New cars cost more to register,but the fee is the same regardless of car wether it be a 15,000 daihatsu or 200,000 porsche