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Mar 27, 2024

NZPA Awards

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Jun 28, 2023

Traffic warden assault highlights risks for staff and value of cameras

An attack on a woman parking warden in Motueka has...

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Nov 08, 2022

Parking warden flying solo in Hastings after four quit

For a month just one parking warden has been patro...

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Oct 05, 2022

The end is nigh for Tauranga CBD’s free parking

Two years of free on-street parking in Tauranga's...

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Sep 28, 2022

It pays to be kind: Mat’s story

In the 20 years that Mat Kenny, Team Leader for Pa...

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Nov 12, 2020

New safety improvements proposed for Mission Bay

Auckland Transport (AT) is asking for feedback on...

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Nov 11, 2020

Objections over potential loss of two New Plymouth parking spaces

Plans to replace two on-street parking spaces in t...

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Oct 04, 2020

No such thing as a free park any more

All of the Waitaki District Council’s metered park...

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Oct 04, 2020

SHOP AND ENJOY FREE WEEKEND PARKING AT WELLINGTON AIRPORT

2 hours' complimentary parking on a Saturday or Su...

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Sep 14, 2020

New 450-space car park for Christchurch Hospital a 'step in the right direction'

A new 450-space parking building near Christchurch...

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Aug 25, 2020

End of the road for free central city parking deal

You will no longer be able to enjoy an hour of fre...

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Aug 25, 2020

Free on-street parking in Tauranga city centre – The Bay’s News First – SunLive

On-street parking is now free in the Tauranga City...

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Aug 17, 2020

Cashless parking meters trialled in Christchurch

Cashless parking meters are now dotted throughout...

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Aug 10, 2020

Marlborough 'lollipop' parking meters cashed in, headed to Ashburton

Some of Blenheim's bruised and battered old lollip...

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Aug 10, 2020

Auckland Transport's new camera car issues nearly 8000 tickets

New cars fitted with high-tech parking cameras are...

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Jul 30, 2020

Business owners celebrate free Tauranga parking

The Tauranga CBD now has two hours free on-street...

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Jul 30, 2020

Wellington says CU L8r to text parking

The days of paying for parking via text message ha...

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Jul 30, 2020

The 2020 Parking Price Index

High at number one is New York, where the average...

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Jul 23, 2020

AT proposes charging for ferry car parks

Parking meters should be introduced at the two Dev...

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Jul 23, 2020

Tauranga gets free city parking

Tauranga City Council offered free parking in the...

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Jul 23, 2020

Parking Meters – make the most of the new system

Nelsonians have been using our new Pay-By-Plate me...

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Jul 20, 2020

Wardens allow ‘leeway’ as parking meters updated

Hold on to your coins — some metered car parks in...

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Jul 20, 2020

Free on-street parking in Tauranga city centre

On-street parking is now free in the Tauranga city...

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Jul 14, 2020

Mt Ruapehu boss alters new parking system after public uproar

A new parking system to ease overcrowding on Mt Ru...

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Jul 06, 2020

Free parking reconsidered after misuse

Fears already stretched parking areas in central O...

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Jul 06, 2020

Pressure on all-day parking, businesses worried

Parking pressures are about to escalate in Ashburt...

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Jul 06, 2020

Hamilton central city two-hour parking extended

The Hamilton City Council’s infrastructure operati...

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Jun 30, 2020

Govt cash to make Chch's streets safer; Parking app to replace text service

Four Christchurch projects to make it easier and s...

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Jun 30, 2020

Two Hours Free Parking Extended Until 30 September

Friday, 26 June 2020, 2:34 pm Press Release: Marl...

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Jun 30, 2020

Time’s Expired For Nelson’s Old Parking Meters As New Pay-by-Plate Machines Launch

Friday, 26 June 2020, 4:55 pm Press Release: Nels...

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Jun 30, 2020

Free parking ends next week

The Dunedin City Council’s free parking ends next...

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Jun 30, 2020

New Car Park Booking System For Mt Ruapehu

Monday, 29 June 2020, 4:55 pm Press Release: Mt R...

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Jun 15, 2020

New Plymouth District Council to consider an hour's free on-street parking for three months

An hour's free on-street parking in the New Plymou...

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Jun 15, 2020

Paid parking to resume in city centre

Hastings District Council is turning its metered p...

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Jun 11, 2020

Proposal opens way for paid Park and Ride

The possibility of charges being introduced for pa...

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Jun 05, 2020

Parking free until further notice

Stickers were stuck to parking meters around Duned...

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Jun 02, 2020

Timaru District traffic infringment notices decrease under lockdown

The number of Timaru District parking infringement...

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Jun 02, 2020

Free parking on the cards for Christchurch this winter

Free parking options in Christchurch's central cit...

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Jun 02, 2020

Council cancels free-parking fines after muddy meter message

A Marlborough couple wants the council to communic...

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Jun 02, 2020

One-hour free at Christchurch's publicly-owned parking buildings

A free hour of parking will be reinstated at the C...

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Jun 02, 2020

New parking meters arriving soon – but what next for the old meters?

Arriving on 29 June, the new meters require people...

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Jun 02, 2020

New parking rules for CBD

Parking will be free from 3pm to 5pm on weekdays a...

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Jun 02, 2020

Coronavirus: Wilson Parking slashes prices as occupancy plummets

Wilson Parking is slashing the cost of some car pa...

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Jun 02, 2020

Moving To Ensure Parking Spaces Are Available For Shoppers In Nelson

Nelson City Council made the decision at the start...

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Jun 02, 2020

Council to clamp down on car parking overstayers

Parking tickets are coming back to Nelson due to c...

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Jun 02, 2020

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May 26, 2020

Parking free until further notice

Stickers were stuck to parking meters around Duned...

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May 25, 2020

Reduced parking rate available in new Pink Zones

As announced in the February Operations & Monitori...

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May 25, 2020

Pyes Pa School parking facility complete

School drop-offs and pick-ups for students at Pyes...

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May 25, 2020

Alert level 2: Auckland Transport parking wardens continue lenient approach before crackdown next week

Aucklanders are being given a week's grace period...

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May 25, 2020

Two hours free parking until 30 June

At this morning’s Council meeting, Councillors dec...

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May 25, 2020

Parking machine issues resolved

As some of you may have discovered this morning, t...

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May 25, 2020

Parking Enforcement Resumes After 2 June

As businesses re-open and customers and the public...

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May 18, 2020

Free Rotorua CBD parking mooted as councillors move to support local businesses

Free parking in Rotorua's CBD will be on the agend...

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May 18, 2020

What You Need To Know About The Roads And Parking Under Level 2

Auckland Transport is reminding Aucklanders that a...

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May 18, 2020

Christchurch waives parking fees in effort to boost spending in CBD

Parking in Christchurch's city centre just became...

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May 18, 2020

Rotorua parking app PrestoPark launched

The long-promised Rotorua parking app PrestoPark h...

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May 15, 2020

Wardens out in force as Wellington's free parking comes to an end

Wellington motorists' free ride on parking ended w...

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May 15, 2020

Parking tickets return to Christchurch

Christchurch City Council will resume parking enfo...

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May 11, 2020

Wellington council turning carparks into cycle lanes

Several kilometres of Wellington's roadside car pa...

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May 11, 2020

Parking wardens hit Timaru streets to issue 'friendly' reminders

Parking wardens are back on Timaru's streets but t...

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Apr 28, 2020

Coronavirus: Social distancing measures coming to Nelson CBD next week

Social distancing measures for central Nelson, inc...

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Apr 28, 2020

Back to work on Silverdale park and ride

Construction at the Silverdale Park and Ride will...

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Apr 08, 2020

Nelson City Council to consider zero rate rises, free parking

It is being recommended that inner city parking re...

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Apr 08, 2020

Coronavirus: Are we breaking the two metre rule in car parks?

As Covid-19 brings strict social distancing rules,...

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Apr 06, 2020

New apartment developments ditching car parks for 'post-carbon future'

Not so long ago, a developer wouldn't have dreamed...

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Mar 20, 2020

Paperless parking system in Porirua

Paperless Pay by Plate parking system has been imp...

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Mar 17, 2020

Wellington City Council Seeks Public Views On Draft Parking Policy

Wellington City Council opened is seeking feedback...

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Mar 17, 2020

Paperless Parking System Is Rolling Out In Porirua

From today the paperless Pay by Plate parking syst...

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Mar 16, 2020

Parking limits aim to ease congestion

Parking restrictions are to be introduced in Clyde...

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Mar 16, 2020

Takapuna transformation projects progressing

Due to begin in the first half of April 2020, the...

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Mar 11, 2020

Anzac St car park: High Court appeal withdrawn, deal struck on Takapuna site

A last-minute deal has stopped an almost eight-yea...

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Mar 11, 2020

Smarter ways to manage city parking

Over the next 30 years Wellington will be home to...

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Mar 10, 2020

New parking meters for Nelson

On 29 June, Nelson City Council will be changing t...

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Mar 10, 2020

Parking spaces to be marked out

Kerbside parking spaces will be outlined on 18 str...

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Mar 10, 2020

New electronic signs displaying real-time information

People heading into Christchurch’s city centre can...

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Mar 10, 2020

Waimakariri District Council providing more car parks for Mandeville retail complex

The success of the Waimakariri district's first ru...

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Mar 05, 2020

Electronic signs help motorists find car parks

New electronic information signs have been install...

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Mar 02, 2020

Time for 'middle ground' on Octagon car ban

It is time to find some middle ground over the ped...

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Feb 25, 2020

Cash parking to stay

The Dunedin City Council will not follow Wellingto...

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Feb 20, 2020

Auckland Council executives might swap car park for travel pass

Car parking perks might be replaced with free publ...

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Feb 18, 2020

First moves to reduce on-street parking in Wellington

The Wellington City Council today took the first,...

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Feb 18, 2020

Wellingtonians urged to have their say on council's proposed parking policy

Parking rate hikes have been proposed as one way o...

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Feb 18, 2020

Disability advocate allegedly abused by driver taking up three mobility parks

A disability advocate was given the finger and cla...

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Feb 11, 2020

Inner-city Car Parking Changes

Parking is always one of ratepayers’ biggest bugb...

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Feb 11, 2020

New parking meters well used in Rotorua

Amid apparent discontent, some 6000 vehicles per d...

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Feb 04, 2020

New parking meters on their way to Hastings CBD

New “pay by plate” parking technology is being ins...

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Aug 13, 2019

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Jul 05, 2019

Hastings city parking meters to be replaced

New parking technology is coming to Hastings with...

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Jul 05, 2019

Auckland drivers could be fined for parking on berms - even on streets with no warning signs

Auckland Council wants to fine drivers for parking...

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Jul 04, 2019

First of new parking permits snapped up

Holders of new Queenstown Lakes District Council p...