18 February 2026
File Ref: IRC-9570
Jay Rogers
[FYI request #33294 email]
Tēnā koe Jay
Thank you for your email of 16 December 2025 to Te Kaunihera o Pōneke | Wellington City Council
(the Council) requesting information regarding Council parking fines for 2025
. Your request has been
considered under the Local Government Of icial Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).
Please find my response below.
Please note that Parking Services also monitors and enforces the use of bus lanes across Wellington
City using static cameras. Council proactively releases this information monthly on our website,
here.
In responding to this request, we have filtered out all bus lane infringements and have focused on
stationary vehicle offences.
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For the time period of 1 January 2025 to 7 December 2025
1. The Big Picture
a. For the period outlined above, please provide:
i. The total number of parking infringement notices issued
ii. The total face value of parking infringement fees issued
iii. The total value of parking infringement fees collected
iv. The total value of parking infringement fees written off or waived
Descriptor
Total Amount
Parking Infringement Notices Issued
176,701
Value of Infringement Fees Issued
$17,634,853.00
Value of Infringement Fees Paid
$9,339,601.72
Value of Infringement Fees Written Of or Waived
$830,368.00
2. Top Offences
a. A breakdown of parking infringements by offence type (for example: overstaying, no
payment, broken yellow lines, mobility parks), including for each offence type:
i. Number of infringements issued
ii. The associated infringement fee
Please find attached, as
Appendix 01 to this response, in which al information for question two has
been provided.
Please note that unpaid fines are subject to collection through our own processes, a debt collection
agency, or the Ministry of Justice.
3. Where the Action Is
a. The top 10 streets or locations by number of parking infringements issued
b. The total number of infringements issued at each of those locations
Street
Number of Infringements
The Terrace
5,408
Victoria Street
4,317
Featherston Street
4,281
Boulcott Street
3,205
Cuba Street
3,142
Willis Street
3,020
Balance Street
2,958
Customhouse Quay
2,536
Thorndon Quay
2,514
Brandon Street
2,428
4. When It Happens
a. Parking infringements issued, broken down by:
i. Day of week
ii. Time of day (hourly or time-band groupings, depending on how the data is
held)
Please find attached, as
Appendix 01 to this response, in which al information for question four has
been provided.
5. Repeat Infringements
a. If held, aggregated information on repeat infringements, including:
i. The number of vehicles that received more than one parking infringement
during the period
The total number of vehicles with more than one infringement is 30,799.
ii. A banded breakdown (for example: 2–3 infringements, 4–5 infringements, 6
or more infringements)
Number of infringements issued to one vehicle
Number of vehicles
2-3 Infringements
21,471
4-5 Infringements
4,805
6 or more Infringements
4,523
Please note that this does not mean that all infringements were issued on the same day.
6. Appeals and Outcomes
a. For the same period:
i. Total number of parking infringement appeals received
The total number of parking infringement appeals received is 22,791.
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ii. Number of appeals upheld, cancelled, or partially waived
Appeal Outcome
Number of Appeals
Upheld
15,260
Waived
5,703
Cancelled
1,821
Partially Waived
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iii. Any standard guidance, criteria, or internal policy documents used by Council
when assessing parking infringement appeals
While there is no standard guidance, criteria or internal policy documents used by Council when
assessing parking infringement appeals, our team are guided by and trained in the application of
relevant legislation including the Land Transport Act 1998, the Land Transport Road (Road User
Rules) 2004 and the Wellington City Council Traffic and Parking Bylaw 2021.
I trust this information is helpful. If you have any concerns about the response please contact
[Wellington City Council request email]. Alternatively, you are advised of your right to raise any concerns
with the Of ice of the Ombudsman at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Danika Morris-Brown
Senior Advisor Of icial Information
Of icial Information & Privacy
Wellington City Council
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