A spokesperson for Napier City Council said 124 tickets were issued from January 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024.<\/p>\n
The total for the same period in 2025 dropped to 96. <\/p>\n
In the 2024 period, the amount of fines collected was $19,900. In 2025 it was $72,000. <\/p>\n
In Hastings, during the same period, 52 tickets were issued, generating $7950.<\/p>\n
In the 2025 period, 36 vehicles were ticketed, bringing in $29,250. <\/p>\n
While fees are set by councils, fines are set by Central Government. <\/p>\n
More than $1m in parking fines issued <\/p>\n
Over the first nine months of 2025 a total of 21,016 tickets were issued in the Hastings district by council parking officers, including warrant of fitness and registration infringements: a total of $1.2 million of fines. <\/p>\n
Of those, 10,824 were issued by the licence plate recognition vehicle, which handed out $612,000 of fines, while foot patrols handed out 10,192 tickets to the value of $576,000. <\/p>\n
A council spokesperson said some fines were remitted or cancelled, so an exact figure of income generated by parking fines could not be accurately provided. <\/p>\n
A grace period of five minutes is given for a P5 parking space, while all other payment and time-related offenders are given 10 minutes. However, there is no grace period for parking on yellow lines, or having no rego or WoF. <\/p>\n
Hastings Mayor Wendy Schollum said patrolling parking meters, time zones and for other traffic violations ensures a steady turnover of people using parking spaces, making it fair for all users. <\/p>\n
All parking revenue is invested back into the city and parking services such as land, pavements, street cleaning, street maintenance and parking officers. <\/p>\n
\u201cTurnover is important to ensure all in our community have convenient access to retail and hospitality businesses, which helps support ongoing economic development.\u201d <\/p>\n
She said it also reduced traffic congestion from people driving in circles searching for a park, which in turn reduced carbon emissions. <\/p>\n
In Napier for the same period of 2025, parking revenue was $516,671. <\/p>\n
Napier City Council Mayor Richard McGrath said parking was an interesting tool for councils. <\/p>\n
\u201cParking fees mean we can collect revenue that goes straight back to the CBD in terms of parking, mobility parking, improved safety and Napier Assist,\u201d McGrath said. <\/p>\n
\u201cBy charging fairly for parking, we ensure turnover of parking spaces. There\u2019s a lot of choice in Napier, including free all-day if you don\u2019t mind a five-minute walk down Marine Parade.\u201d <\/p>\n
He said drivers should be able to park as close as possible to their destination, whether it\u2019s shops, hospitality or essential services. <\/p>\n
On Napier streets, if a parking fee has been paid, a grace period of around 10 minutes is given, but for those who don\u2019t pay, the fine is instant.<\/p>\n
Napier council is considering a pilot phase for a licence plate recognition vehicle in the second quarter of the year, followed by a broader rollout once key requirements are achieved. <\/p>\n
The Top 10 most ticketed streets in Napier <\/p>\n
Marine Parade, Dickens East Carpark, Hastings St, Tennyson St, Emerson St, Dickens St, Station St, Herschell St, Dalton St, Munroe St.*<\/p>\n
The top 10 streets that produced the most revenue in Napier <\/p>\n
Marine Parade, Hastings St, Dickens East Carpark, Emerson St, Tennyson St, Dickens St, Herschell St, Dalton St, Station St, Hastings St West.<\/p>\n
The top 10 most ticketed streets in Hastings <\/p>\n
Russell St South, Market St South, Eastbourne St West, Karamu Rd North, Southern Carpark, Queen St East, King St North, Heretaunga St East, Canning Rd, Heretaunga St West. <\/p>\n
The top 10 streets that produced the most revenue in Hastings <\/p>\n
Market St South, Karamu Rd North, King St South, Queen St East, Russell St South, Canning Rd, King St North, Southern Carpark, Heretaunga St East, Heretaunga St West.<\/p>\n
*Calculated for the period Jan 1, 2025 to October 1, 2025.<\/p>\n
LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A spokesperson for Napier City Council said 124 tickets were issued from January 1, 2024, to September 30,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[23562,836,31987,2840,74,4763,1561,9525,7558,48220,15211,52636,23966,8829,1866,6204,8987,169360,1976,5345,10674,130,111,43,139,4061,69,15222,8143,9224,103535,381,6100,131,684,3382,3608,1339,19985],"class_list":{"0":"post-311042","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-zealand","8":"tag-23562","9":"tag-836","10":"tag-31987","11":"tag-across","12":"tag-after","13":"tag-allow","14":"tag-bay","15":"tag-caught","16":"tag-councils","17":"tag-dish","18":"tag-drivers","19":"tag-dropping","20":"tag-enough","21":"tag-fewer","22":"tag-find","23":"tag-fine","24":"tag-fines","25":"tag-flouters","26":"tag-hawkes","27":"tag-increase","28":"tag-mobility","29":"tag-more","30":"tag-new-zealand","31":"tag-news","32":"tag-newzealand","33":"tag-number","34":"tag-nz","35":"tag-offenders","36":"tag-park","37":"tag-parks","38":"tag-permits","39":"tag-region","40":"tag-still","41":"tag-than","42":"tag-there","43":"tag-using","44":"tag-were","45":"tag-without","46":"tag-worth"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}