Free on-street parking for parts of the Auckland CBD on Sundays and public holidays, will soon come to an end.
The change will affect 2400 on-street parking spaces in the "green and orange zones" of the city centre - extending to Union St, Karangahape Rd and Symonds St.
Currently, seven days a week paid parking only applied during the day to on-street spaces in the "blue zone" east of Hobson St and west of Albert Park.
The first day to be impacted by these changes is Sunday July 7, with parking remaining free outside the blue zone on Matariki this Friday. The changes next month will exclude Wynyard Quarter until the area's waterfront pedestrian crossing is operational.
It comes as part of a set of changes planned by Auckland Transport (AT), with paid overnight on-street parking delayed until October after criticism of the changes.
"AT is continuing to work with community and business representatives and elected officials about the introduction of overnight paid parking in the city centre on October 1."
Currently, roadside parking in parts of the CBD is free on Sundays and public holidays.
AT group manager parking services John Strawbridge said: “The city centre is a popular destination on weekends and public holidays, and we want to make sure visitors have easy access to all the amenities it has to offer, no matter how they decide to travel.
“However, very few on-street spaces can be available to visitors in the entire city centre on an average Sunday, making it very difficult to find a space for those who need quick and easy access in their vehicle."
He added: “"It’s currently first-come-first-serve to get one of these spaces and then potentially stay there for some time, which is not fair on those who need to find a space quickly and close to their destination.”
Earlier this year, AT faced the scorn of mayor Wayne Brown and business groups after announcing the implementation of overnight charges for on-street parking.
The changes would have gone into effect in July, but have been postponed.
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