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Help Us Get Parking Right – Share Your Views Today!
Based on community feedback and emerging transport needs, we’re proposing to introduce the Parking and Traffic Bylaw 2026. Now we want to hear from you.
What is the Parking and Traffic Bylaw?
Bylaws are rules made by the Council to help keep our district safe, accessible, and fair for everyone. This bylaw sets out how parking and traffic movements are managed on public roads and spaces across Waimakariri.
The current Parking Bylaw was adopted in 2019. It doesn’t fully address issues like mobility access, overnight parking, heavy vehicle impacts, and modern transport needs. Updating the bylaw will help make everyday travel safer and simpler—whether you’re walking, cycling, driving, or running a business.
Why are we making changes?
Improve safety for all road users.
Protect public spaces and infrastructure.
Ensure fair access to parking for residents, businesses, and visitors.
Support sustainable transport options like EV charging and carpooling.
Reduce nuisance and improve amenity in residential and commercial areas.
Key Changes Proposed
Clearer parking rules for urban and rural areas
Residents’ parking zones and permit options
Overnight parking restrictions in selected areas
Parking Zones for flexible, location-based controls
Reserved spaces for EV charging, carpooling, mobility access, and parents with infants
New rules for mobile trading on roads and public spaces
Expanded enforcement tools for fair and consistent compliance
Updated definitions and accessibility standards
Anti-circumvention rules for motorhomes and trailers
Administrative updates for transparency and flexibility
Have Your Say
Your feedback will help shape practical solutions—such as where overnight parking should be allowed or how to balance parking for residents and visitors.
Consultation closes March 9.
Help Us Get Parking Right – Share Your Views Today!
Based on community feedback and emerging transport needs, we’re proposing to introduce the Parking and Traffic Bylaw 2026. Now we want to hear from you.
What is the Parking and Traffic Bylaw?
Bylaws are rules made by the Council to help keep our district safe, accessible, and fair for everyone. This bylaw sets out how parking and traffic movements are managed on public roads and spaces across Waimakariri.
The current Parking Bylaw was adopted in 2019. It doesn’t fully address issues like mobility access, overnight parking, heavy vehicle impacts, and modern transport needs. Updating the bylaw will help make everyday travel safer and simpler—whether you’re walking, cycling, driving, or running a business.
Why are we making changes?
Improve safety for all road users.
Protect public spaces and infrastructure.
Ensure fair access to parking for residents, businesses, and visitors.
Support sustainable transport options like EV charging and carpooling.
Reduce nuisance and improve amenity in residential and commercial areas.
Key Changes Proposed
Clearer parking rules for urban and rural areas
Residents’ parking zones and permit options
Overnight parking restrictions in selected areas
Parking Zones for flexible, location-based controls
Reserved spaces for EV charging, carpooling, mobility access, and parents with infants
New rules for mobile trading on roads and public spaces
Expanded enforcement tools for fair and consistent compliance
Updated definitions and accessibility standards
Anti-circumvention rules for motorhomes and trailers
Administrative updates for transparency and flexibility
Have Your Say
Your feedback will help shape practical solutions—such as where overnight parking should be allowed or how to balance parking for residents and visitors.
Council is inviting feedback on the proposed Parking and Traffic Bylaw 2026, which would replace the Parking Bylaw 2019. The proposed bylaw expands the current framework to include traffic‑related matters, in addition to parking, and updates how these issues are managed across the district to support safety, accessibility, and fair access for everyone.
Some rules would apply on adoption, such as protecting footpaths and verges and managing long‑stay parking of motorhomes and trailers. Other tools — including parking zones, residents’ exemption zones, and traffic movement controls — would only be considered in the future if needed, through separate Council decisions and further consultation.
This survey focuses on whether you support, support with changes, or oppose the proposed bylaw and its key provisions. It is not location‑specific. If there is feedback you would like to provide that is not captured in the questions, you can do so in the final comment section.
Let’s get this right together. Clear, constructive feedback helps us build a best‑fit bylaw for our district. We welcome all views, and specific suggestions are the most helpful for improving the bylaw. General or off‑topic comments are difficult to analyse and may not be included in the summary of feedback.
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