Dunedin's parking wars: call for calm
Threats to kill, hit-and-runs and torrents of abuse - Dunedin's streets are becoming a battleground as angry motorists vent their frustration at the city's parking officers.
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Q&A: Meet a parking warden
Q&A: Meet a parking warden
Dunedin City Council parking officers are usually a private bunch - reluctant to see their names in print. But not Jane Libeau. Chris Morris asks about her job.
DCC unconvinced Mosgiel has parking problem
DCC unconvinced Mosgiel has parking problem
A lack of easily accessible parking and the flouting of time-restricted parks by drivers are creating serious issues in Mosgiel, which the Dunedin City Council is being called on to resolve.
Balance seen in parking proposal
Balance seen in parking proposal
A Queenstown official recommending over half Queenstown Gardens' free car parks be time-restricted says this would "balance" the needs of park users and town workers.
More time for pay-and-display parking machines
More time for pay-and-display parking machines
The pay-and-display machines in central Oamaru could be given a new lease of life as an option to replacing them, with the cost of parking likely to increase.
Parking decision for WDC
Parking decision for WDC
Free parking or paying more for a space in central Oamaru are the options facing the Waitaki District Council on Tuesday.
Push on for free parking
Push on for free parking
Free parking with strictly enforced time limits is still being promoted for central Oamaru, as the Waitaki District Council faces replacing park-and-display machines that have reached the end of their life.
Business views on parking sought
Business views on parking sought
Oamaru businesses are being surveyed about what should replace the town's ageing parking pay-and-display machines, which they pay for through a special rate.
Few attend parking meeting
Few attend parking meeting
Business people failed to turn out for a meeting on Thursday night to discuss the future of parking in central Oamaru.
Oamaru parking overhaul on the cards
Oamaru parking overhaul on the cards
A major overhaul of car parking in central Oamaru, including the possibility of free parking, is being investigated by the Waitaki District Council, with Oamaru businesses asked to give their opinions at a meeting tomorrow evening.
Businesses feel unfairly targeted by parking warden
Businesses feel unfairly targeted by parking warden
A group of South Dunedin business owners say they are being unfairly targeted by one particular Dunedin City Council parking officer.
Removal of Ardmore St angle-parking an 'indicative idea'
Removal of Ardmore St angle-parking an 'indicative idea'
Fears Queenstown Lakes District Council intends to remove angle-parking on upper Ardmore St sparked a rash of public submissions to the draft Wanaka Town Centre Character Guidelines, which closed last week.
Free parking no longer an option
Free parking no longer an option
Free all-day parking within Queenstown is no longer an option, with one Chamber of Commerce member saying the current situation is "not very friendly for those wanting to visit" the area.
Parking getting tight
Parking getting tight
Pressure on car parks is mounting as the Queenstown Lakes District Council embarks on its third roadworks projects around Wanaka's central business district.
Council offers free parks during roadworks
Council offers free parks during roadworks
The Dunedin City Council has offered 85 free parking spaces as a sweetener for commuters put out by roadworks in Anzac Ave.
Losing parking, gaining cycleway
Losing parking, gaining cycleway
Up to nine free car parks will be sacrificed on Anzac Ave for 650m of cycle lanes, providing the "missing link" in the Otago Harbour cycleway, Dunedin City Council roading projects engineer Evan Matheson announced yesterday.
Meter vandals creating cost in time and money
Meter vandals creating cost in time and money
Dunedin's parking machines are taking a major beating from vandals, with machines worth thousands of dollars all but destroyed.
Bid to 'walk the talk' and avoid private car use
Bid to 'walk the talk' and avoid private car use
The Queenstown Lakes District Council says staff are making use of the town's alternative transport as part of an ongoing initiative to "walk the talk" by moving away from private passenger car use.
Alternatives to car parks 'not realistic'
Alternatives to car parks 'not realistic'
Public transport and ride-share options proposed as alternatives to free all-day car park access are not effective or universally viable, Queenstown Times readers say.
Church St underground carpark fee rises approved
Church St underground carpark fee rises approved
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has approved fee increases of up to 68% for parking at the Church St underground car park.