Paid parking plans driven out of town

Auckland Transport (AT) has backtracked on plans to introduce paid parking in Warkworth’s town centre after business association One Mahurangi reiterated its firm opposition to the idea.

AT’s parking design team had recommended trialling the introduction of charges instead of time limits in a draft parking review of Warkworth that was presented at a Rodney Local Board workshop on October 11 (MM, Oct 23).

The report’s assertion that One Mahurangi was at least partly supportive of the plans prompted disbelief from Warkworth members, who said One Mahurangi had made it clear that they d...