A resident parking permit allows you to park in either resident or coupon parking spaces in your area.
Confirm that you live in a residence parking area
Before you apply
Check you meet the criteria below and have all the required documentation.
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 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 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.
Proof of address
As part of your application, you must provide proof that you reside at the address.
We can 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.
We can't accept:
- a bond lodgement form
- a change of tenant lodgement form
- a cellphone bill
- a rates bill.
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.