Auckland council car park to skyrocket $40 a day
Auckland commuters who use the Downtown car park are set to face a 67 per cent hike in daily parking costs next year. From January 21 the capped price for parking at the Auckland Transport-owned car park will rise from $24 to $40 a day. The capped rate kicks in for those who park for more than five hours. At the same time its hourly rate will rise from $4 to $4.50. A spokesman for Auckland Transport said the Downtown car parking building was frequently full meaning parking was not available for people who were going into the city centre to do business.
"Auckland Transport wants to encourage short-term parking in this building rather than all day parking." The spokesman said Auckland Transport also wanted people to use public transport or take active modes to the city centre if they were going to be there all day. He pointed to the cost of the nearest private car park - the Viaduct Car Park on Sturdee Street which charged $12 an hour or $45 a day. Barney Irvine, a spokesman on Auckland transport for the AA, said the big winners would be the private car parking operators as people switched to other car parks nearby. Irvine said he doubted private car park owners would jack up their prices to the same extent. "But it opens the door for private operators in that vicinity to bump up prices." He said commuters using the carpark would be unlikely to all switch to public transport.
"If it was a convenient option they would be doing it already." That meant people would move to private car parks which would be good news for the likes of Wilson and Tournament car parking companies.
The increase is the third hike in five years for commuters using the Downtown car park. In August 2015, Auckland Transport increased its daily parking rate at the Downtown, Civic and Victoria St car parks from $17 to $24 per day. The move came after the council removed Early Bird parking rates in December 2014, meaning drivers arriving before 8.30am and leaving before the car park closed could no longer pay the subsidised price of $13. At the time, the council said the change would reduce traffic congestion during morning rush hour, with extra revenue being used to upgrade public transport. The Auckland Transport spokesman said it would not be changing rates at the Civic or Victoria Street car parks which it also owns. The rates at those car parks will remain at $4 per hour and $24 a day. The spokesman said unlike Downtown those buildings were not clogged with people parking all day.
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Witnesses sought in relation to mass disorder on K-Road Auckland
Police are appealing to the public for any footage they may have of the mass disorder that occurred on Karangahape Road in Auckland in the early hours of Sunday 28 December.
Emergency services were called to the disorder around 3.41am where it is estimated around over 50 people were present.
A Police investigation is underway after there were three serious assaults on and around Karangahape Road during the mass disorder.
A portal has been set up to allow the public to upload any footage they have of the disorder and the serious assaults.
The portal is https://dahr.nc3.govt.nz/
Police have arrested one person but are asking for help to identify and locate others involved.
• Around 4:15am there was a serious assault outside the Crown Bar on Queen Street.
A 33-year-old man received serious injuries and was hospitalised.
The offender is still unknown, and the Police file number is 251228/4647.
• Around 4:30am there was another serious assault on a Cobden Steet just off Karangahape Road.
A 27-year-old man received serious injuries and was hospitalised.
The offender is still unknown, and the Police file number is 251228/4462.
• Around 5am there was third serious assault at the Mobil Service Station on the corner or Karangahape Road and Ponsonby Road.
A 46-year-old man received serious injuries and was hospitalised.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He has been bailed to appear in court again on 16 January 2026.
The Police file number is 251228/4774.
Police would like to speak to anyone who has witnessed or filmed the assaults.
Witnesses can call Police directly on 105.
Please quote one of the above file numbers.
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