“Many of these developments have few or no onsite car parks, as this approach produced a higher yielding investment than one with adequate car parking. This has led to parking and traffic congestion in the suburbs,” said Brealey. “The major investment in the City Rail Link provides an opportunity to concentrate housing intensification around station nodes and mitigate against the pitfalls of parking and traffic congestion. Councils are in charge of managing on-street parking,” Bishop said. Photo / Mark MitchellIn 2020, the previous Labour Government directed councils to abolish minimum car parking requirements in urban areas as part of a new National Policy Statement on Urban Development.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 16, 2026 19:03 UTC