Berhampore and Newtown west parking permits

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How the parking scheme works Streets with parking time limits Resident parking permit Visitor day passes Before you apply How to apply for permits and passes Payment for approved applications Managing your permits Contact us

How the parking scheme works

From 24 June 2024, residential parking in Berhampore and Newtown will be divided into three zones:

Berhampore
Newtown west
Newtown east.

Residential on-street parking in Berhampore and Newtown west will be a mix of:

spaces with no time limits – this is unrestricted parking that anyone can use for as long as they want
P180 spaces that anyone can use for up to three hours – this time limit applies Monday to Friday, 8am–8pm.

Residents and businesses located within these zones can apply for a permit allowing them to park longer than the time limit.

This new parking scheme will not start in Newtown east (the hospital side) until mid-2025. Until then, current resident parking rules apply.

Areas excluded from the parking scheme zones

There are no changes to parking in commercially zoned areas:

in and around the Newtown and Berhampore shopping centres
the shops on Constable Street and at Rintoul/Luxford streets.

Commercially zoned areas are not included in the new parking scheme. Therefore, properties in these areas are not eligible for resident parking permits or visitor day passes. Check the parking map and table to see commercial zones.

Streets with parking time limits

Check the parking map and table to see which streets in Berhampore and Newtown west have some parking spaces with a three-hour time limit (P180).

Resident parking permit

If you want to park in P180 spaces near your home for longer than the three-hour time limit, you need to apply for a resident parking permit. A permit will be for the zone you live in, not the whole Berhampore and Newtown area.

There is a maximum of two resident parking permits per household, except where there are multiple mobility permit holders in a single household.

Businesses in residentially zoned streets in Berhampore and Newtown west can also apply for resident parking permits. They can apply for permits for up to two vehicles associated with the business.

The permit is:

electronic – your vehicle licence plate number works as the permit
only valid for the vehicle it's issued for
valid for a maximum of 12 months.

You will need to reapply each year. Getting a permit one year is not a guarantee you’ll get one in future years. It will depend on the number of households that apply each year.

Permit fee

12-month resident parking permit fee: $195.00

How permits are allocated

The number of resident parking permits available is limited and will be allocated in rounds, by priority groups. The permit limit will help ensure parking is available for residents and provide more short-stay parking for visitors.

Permits will be issued in order of priority until all applications are processed or until the permit cap for the area has been reached.

Any dwelling with a driveway or garage kerb ramp will be deemed to have off-street parking because a ramp prevents anyone else parking on this part of the street.

Garages will count as off-street parking even if the garage is being used for other purposes like storage or is too small for an owner’s current vehicle.

Priority groups

Allocation will be done in rounds in the following order in line with the Parking Policy (excluding group 2):

Group 1 – temporary or permanent mobility permit holders
Group 2 - electric vehicle owners with no off-street parking (Note: In line with community feedback in late 2023, Councillors agreed this group will not be given this priority level, or any special priority, as part of the Newtown and Berhampore parking scheme.)
Group 3 – first permit for houses built before 1930s or apartments built before 1940s with no off-street parking
Group 4 – first permit for other dwellings built before 2020 with no off-street parking
Group 5 – first permit for businesses located within the P180 resident permit exempt parking zone
Group 6 – second permits for priority dwellings as outlined below.
Group 6a) – multi-occupied dwellings (house share/flat) built before the 1930s with no off-street parking
Group 6(b) – multi-occupied dwellings (house share/flat) built between the 1930s and 2020 with no off-street parking
Group 6(c) – businesses within a P180 resident permit exempt parking zone with no off-street parking spaces, including staff or customer spaces
Group 7 – first permit for all dwellings built before August 2020 with one or more off-street parking spaces
Group 8 – first permit for all dwellings built from August 2020 with or without off-street parking spaces
Group 9 – second permits for all other dwellings.

Vehicle types not eligible for a resident parking permit

You can’t get a resident parking permit for these types of vehicles:

non-motorised vehicles (such as, trailers and caravans), heavy goods vehicles, motorhomes, house buses, buses, and coaches
boats
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and quad bikes.

Under the Parking Policy, these vehicles have the lowest priority for long-stay on-street parking. Therefore, they are not eligible for parking permits.

Visitor day passes

A day pass allows anyone visiting your home to park longer than the three-hour time limit in P180 spaces. This pass is valid for a single calendar day.

All households in the Berhampore and Newtown west parking zones can apply for a batch of free visitor day passes every year. You don’t need to have a resident parking permit to get the visitor day passes.

How the day passes are allocated:

Households with no off-street parking get 50 free visitor day passes a year.
Households with off-street parking get 25 free visitor day passes a year.

You can buy more visitor day passes for $18 each. See how to issue visitor day passes.

Businesses are not eligible to apply for visitor day passes.

Before you apply

If you want to park in a P180 space for as long as you want, you need to apply for a resident parking permit and provide the required documents. Also check your vehicle meets the requirements below.

You need to follow all parking rules until a resident parking permit has been issued or you may get a parking ticket.

If you're applying for visitor day passes only, you just need to provide proof of address.

Proof of address

You must provide one form of proof that you live at the address.

We accept:

a full copy of a current tenancy agreement with your name and address on it signed by all parties within the last 12 months
a copy of a letter from the owner of the property stating that you are a tenant signed within the last 12 months
a full utility bill (electricity/gas or landline/broadband) which shows your name and address and the supply address that is no more than three months old
a letter from Tenancy Services confirming the lodgement of bond at the property that is no more than three months old
a letter from Tenancy Services confirming the change of tenants at the property that is no more than three months old
if you have purchased your property within the last three months, a copy of the sales agreement confirming the vendors, new homeowners and settlement date.

Vehicle ownership

If you don’t own the vehicle, you must provide a signed and dated letter within the last 12 months from the owner giving you permission to use it.

Vehicle registration address

If you own the vehicle, it must be registered to the same address as your application. Your permit application will be declined if the addresses are different.

You can change the address of your vehicle on the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency website.

Vehicle compliance

Your vehicle must have a current warrant of fitness (WoF) and vehicle licence (rego) – please check before applying, otherwise your application will be declined.

How to apply for permits and passes

You need to first sign up to our online platform, Whakatutuki, with:

an email address
a password.

Once you’ve completed the sign-up process, sign in to Whakatutuki to apply for a resident parking permit and visitor day passes.

You have to submit a separate application for each vehicle that requires a resident parking permit.

Sign up or sign in to Whakatutuki

Apply by 5pm, Thursday 6 June if you want to be considered in the first round of permit allocation.

Payment for approved applications

From mid-June, we’ll allocate permits and email you about your application. If your resident parking permit application is approved, the email will include payment details.

Once you’ve paid, we’ll email you confirming the resident parking permit has been issued to your vehicle.

You can’t park longer than the three-hour time limit in your zone until your permit is issued.

Payment options

You can pay the total permit fee or pay by instalments. The resident parking permit is not issued until we have received full payment or the first payment if you're paying by instalments.

When paying by instalments, you need to:

pay a minimum of three months' worth of the resident parking permit fee when your application is approved – this is currently $51
make monthly instalments until the total amount is paid.

If you miss a monthly payment, your permit will be cancelled seven days after the due date.

All payments must be made by credit or debit card through our online platform, Whakatutuki. There is no surcharge.

Managing your permits

If your circumstances change, such as if you move house or buy a new car, you can update or cancel your permit in our online platform, Whakatutuki. Find out about managing your permits.