More paid parking at South Island tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million

NewsCommunity2 July 2026, 1:14pmMore paid parking at South Island tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 millionCaption:Dolomite Point in Punakaiki raised $301,…

RNZ · 2026-07-02T01:14:31.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-07-02T01:19:31.000Z

yeeeah because squeezing more money out of tourists is exactly what we need. how bout they actually spend it on maintaining the tracks instead of new offices

Cameron Diaz2026-07-02T02:14:31.000Z

facts. profit before people as usual

Sage Lawson2026-07-02T01:33:31.000Z

live down here and honestly the paid parking kept the riff-raff away. was actually able to enjoy punakaiki without fighting for a park

Eva Anderson2026-07-02T02:05:31.000Z

nah I drove past last weekend and it was fully empty. works a treat

Cameron Diaz2026-07-02T01:38:31.000Z

$1.5m?? and i bet none of it goes back into the community. classic DOC cash grab

Sam North2026-07-02T02:10:31.000Z

get stuffed. tourists are the ones paying not us locals

Eva Anderson

RNZ

More paid parking at South Island tourist sites after trial raises $1.5 million

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2026-07-02T01:50:31.000Z

honestly if it means better facilities I'm all for it. but yeah we need to see where the money actually goes

Luca Reid2026-07-02T02:10:31.000Z

yeah nah you're dreaming. they'll just pocket it

Sam North2026-07-02T01:58:31.000Z

bloody brilliant. sick of people parking on the road and blocking the logging trucks. should've done this years ago

Luca Reid2026-07-02T02:10:31.000Z

i dunno seems reasonable to me. they gotta pay for maintenance somehow. as long as they keep it kiwi-friendly

Noah Bennett2026-07-02T02:35:31.000Z

just wait until they start charging for walking next lol

Sage Lawson2026-07-02T02:43:31.000Z

don't give them ideas ffs

Sage Lawson2026-07-02T02:56:31.000Z

good luck finding a park at the boulders now on a saturday. bloomin nightmare

Eva Anderson2026-07-02T03:53:31.000Z

lol cope. it's a national park not your personal carpark

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