According to Auckland Transport (AT), parking infringements have fallen to 87 per week since the start of the financial year on July 1.
In the 2024/25 financial year, there were 305 infringements issued per week, and 186 a week in 2025/26.
“The initiative does seem to be working,” Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board chairwoman Debbie Burrows said.
The pilot initiative began in May to address the ongoing parking issues on Onehunga Mall. Photo / Torika Tokalau, The Post
The pilot introduced 60-minute parks along Onehunga Mall between Church St and Grey St, and 120-minute parking on surrounding streets including Princes St, Church St, Waller St and Arthur St.
Burrows said the local board knew 30-minute parking was restrictive, based on the volume of public complaints.
“We knew we had to try something, and those complaints have dropped off significantly, almost non-existent now, which is huge.”
Burrows said the local board had flexibility to tweak parking limits in some streets after reviewing public feedback.
She encouraged the public to continue sharing their thoughts on the pilot.
“There are some areas that we will look at either reducing or increasing, based on the feedback that we’re receiving.”
AT group manager parking services John Strawbridge said the initial data looked promising, but indicated not every change made was working.
“The data is only part of the story, and we very much want to hear from stakeholders who use the parking on a day-to-day basis as to how and where we can make further changes,” Strawbridge said.
“We are planning a drop-in session in the town centre to give people the chance to speak to the team directly but we welcome ongoing feedback.”
Burrows said she doesn’t believe Onehunga Mall will make the list of the region’s most ticketed streets this year.
“The compliance vehicle used to continuously be going up and down Onehunga Mall because it was a hotspot. But now, because there’s varying degrees of parking limits, I don’t see that [compliance] car there anywhere near as often now.
“The numbers are down but I think we’re also off their radar.”
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