Auckland Transport and Auckland Council Traffic-related Bylaws

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We're proposing a new Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw

Traffic-related bylaws enable us to keep Auckland’s transport network efficient, effective and safe.

The rules about vehicle use and parking in Auckland are currently spread across multiple traffic-related bylaws. These are the:

  • Auckland Transport (AT) Traffic Bylaw 2012
  • Auckland Council (AC) Traffic Bylaw 2015
  • AC Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013 (clause 16 vehicles on parks and beaches).

These rules should be easy to use and understand. The proposed bylaw would consolidate the three current traffic-related bylaws into a one-stop-shop bylaw covering all rules about vehicle use and parking in the Auckland region.

Graphic shows what bylaws and rules will be combined into the new Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, which is the Auckland Transport Traffic Bylaw 2012, the Auckland Council Traffic Bylaw 2015, and clause 16 of the Auckland Council Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013


One joint traffic bylaw will clarify the driving and parking rules in Auckland. This will make it easier for everyone to access and understand the rules, and create a consistent set of rules across our region.


To support the proposed Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, Auckland Transport and Auckland Council are proposing some changes and updates to the rules in the proposed bylaw

These include:

  • Moving the rules about vehicles on parks and beaches from the Public Safety and Nuisance bylaw to the new Vehicle Use and Parking bylaw. There will be no changes to the existing rules about vehicles on parks and beaches, rather the change will allow us to more efficiently enforce any unsafe driving and unauthorised parking.
  • Adding the tools available under the Land Transport Act 1988 regarding heavy vehicle use and parking to the bylaw. This includes the ability to restrict heavy vehicles from parking in areas where they are causing problems for the community (e.g. where they are blocking visibility).
  • Define ‘off a roadway’ more clearly to increase certainty about where parking is prohibited. This will allow us to install signage and begin enforcement faster in areas where the community has told us there is a problem (e.g. where parking is causing safety concerns at a local park, or damaging utilities under a berm)

Some proposed changes do not introduce any new rules or powers, and aim to clarify existing rules, such as:

  • Distinguishing between bus lanes, busways, busway stations, and park and rides, and clarifying who can use them.
  • Referring to resident parking schemes using the same language as Auckland’s Parking Strategy.
  • Clarifying how we temporarily manage driving and parking for special events like parades, festivals, and markets.

We are also proposing to tidy up the bylaws by moving or removing clauses that are better suited or already in other bylaws, or do not need to be in a bylaw.


We are also proposing supporting amendments to other bylaws

These are the AT Activities in the Road Corridor Bylaw 2022, the AC Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013, and the AC and AT Signs Bylaw 2022, to address road damage caused by building work and regulate certain activities involving vehicles (like advertising, sale, repair or disrepair) and things left on roads.


You can read about the proposed changes in detail in the Statement of Proposal, or read a two page overview here.


How you can have your say

Our online feedback form will walk you through the proposed changes - click below to begin:


You can talk to the team at one of the four drop-in sessions around the region or log in to the online session 26 November, 5:30-6:30pm.

If you would like to present your views to a panel of decision-makers in person or via audio-visual link, please email TrafficBylaw@at.govt.nz or call (09) 355 3553 to book a time slot to speak or use NZSL. These hearings will be held 5 & 6 December 2024 at 20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland.

We're proposing a new Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw

Traffic-related bylaws enable us to keep Auckland’s transport network efficient, effective and safe.

The rules about vehicle use and parking in Auckland are currently spread across multiple traffic-related bylaws. These are the:

  • Auckland Transport (AT) Traffic Bylaw 2012
  • Auckland Council (AC) Traffic Bylaw 2015
  • AC Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013 (clause 16 vehicles on parks and beaches).

These rules should be easy to use and understand. The proposed bylaw would consolidate the three current traffic-related bylaws into a one-stop-shop bylaw covering all rules about vehicle use and parking in the Auckland region.

Graphic shows what bylaws and rules will be combined into the new Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, which is the Auckland Transport Traffic Bylaw 2012, the Auckland Council Traffic Bylaw 2015, and clause 16 of the Auckland Council Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013


One joint traffic bylaw will clarify the driving and parking rules in Auckland. This will make it easier for everyone to access and understand the rules, and create a consistent set of rules across our region.


To support the proposed Vehicle Use and Parking Bylaw 2025, Auckland Transport and Auckland Council are proposing some changes and updates to the rules in the proposed bylaw

These include:

  • Moving the rules about vehicles on parks and beaches from the Public Safety and Nuisance bylaw to the new Vehicle Use and Parking bylaw. There will be no changes to the existing rules about vehicles on parks and beaches, rather the change will allow us to more efficiently enforce any unsafe driving and unauthorised parking.
  • Adding the tools available under the Land Transport Act 1988 regarding heavy vehicle use and parking to the bylaw. This includes the ability to restrict heavy vehicles from parking in areas where they are causing problems for the community (e.g. where they are blocking visibility).
  • Define ‘off a roadway’ more clearly to increase certainty about where parking is prohibited. This will allow us to install signage and begin enforcement faster in areas where the community has told us there is a problem (e.g. where parking is causing safety concerns at a local park, or damaging utilities under a berm)

Some proposed changes do not introduce any new rules or powers, and aim to clarify existing rules, such as:

  • Distinguishing between bus lanes, busways, busway stations, and park and rides, and clarifying who can use them.
  • Referring to resident parking schemes using the same language as Auckland’s Parking Strategy.
  • Clarifying how we temporarily manage driving and parking for special events like parades, festivals, and markets.

We are also proposing to tidy up the bylaws by moving or removing clauses that are better suited or already in other bylaws, or do not need to be in a bylaw.


We are also proposing supporting amendments to other bylaws

These are the AT Activities in the Road Corridor Bylaw 2022, the AC Public Safety and Nuisance Bylaw 2013, and the AC and AT Signs Bylaw 2022, to address road damage caused by building work and regulate certain activities involving vehicles (like advertising, sale, repair or disrepair) and things left on roads.


You can read about the proposed changes in detail in the Statement of Proposal, or read a two page overview here.


How you can have your say

Our online feedback form will walk you through the proposed changes - click below to begin:


You can talk to the team at one of the four drop-in sessions around the region or log in to the online session 26 November, 5:30-6:30pm.

If you would like to present your views to a panel of decision-makers in person or via audio-visual link, please email TrafficBylaw@at.govt.nz or call (09) 355 3553 to book a time slot to speak or use NZSL. These hearings will be held 5 & 6 December 2024 at 20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland.
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