Cornwall Park to introduce paid parking from December 2026

The Cornwall Park Trust will implement paid parking in selected areas and along Pūriri Drive starting 1 December 2026. The new system is intended to manage growing demand and improve parking turnover.

Under the new model, the first two hours of parking will be free. On weekdays, parking will cost $5 per hour after the free period, with a daily cap of $35. Weekend and public holiday rates will be $2.50 per hour, capped at $20 per day.

The park will remain free to enter, and more than 300 free all-day parking spaces will be maintained on Bollard Avenue and Grand Drive. The system will be ticketless, using automatic number plate recognition cameras to track vehicles. Visitors can pay via parking machines or online, though a 50c surcharge will apply to each transaction.

Trust chief executive Murray Reade stated that parking demand is growing during weekends, major events, and peak seasons. Revenue from the fees will be reinvested into the maintenance, preservation, and visitor experience of the park. The trust receives no taxpayer or ratepayer funding.

How it developed

• Sat 24 Oct, 6:16pmThe system will be ticketless using automatic number plate recognition and will include a 50c transaction surcharge.

Compiled from reports by RNZ, NZ Herald, Stuff and The Post.