National to scrap ban on car parking requirements as party releases Auckland plan

Adam Pearse

Deputy Political Editor·NZ Herald·

13 Oct, 2026 08:39 PMQuick Read

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National says it will abolish the blanket ban on minimum car parking requirements as the party announces its policies focused on Auckland.

National transport spokesman Chris Bishop and Auckland spokesman Simon Watts today released the party’s “Backing Auckland to succeed” policy document, which was filled mostly with already announced
policies addressing housing, cost of living and crime.

However, it also included a commitment to abolish the ban on minimum car parking requirements and to allow councils to use those requirements in suburban areas outside those identified for intensification, like in city centres or near rapid transit stops.

“New homes should come with the parking residents need in the right places,” National’s policy document read.