Parking

3rd August 2026 DOC / Parking

DOC expands paid parking to NZ’s first marine reserve

The popular marine reserve set to become the fourth DOC site to introduce parking charges.

2nd July 2026 DOC / Parking

DOC to retain paid parking at tourist hotspots after raising $1.5m, eyes more sites

Concession holders who had a permit during the pilot will have them extended to June 2027.

15th December 2025 DOC / Parking

DOC car parking fees start today at South Island sites

The Department of Conservation will begin charging for car parking at three South Island sites – Punakaiki, Franz Josef and Aoraki Mount Cook – from today onwards.

12th November 2025 DOC / Parking

DOC confirms Aoraki Mt Cook parking fees, concession holders exempt

The Department of Conservation has finalised the pricing for car parking at Aoraki Mt Cook as part of a trial starting mid-December.

2nd October 2025 DOC / Parking

DOC delays West Coast parking pilot to December

The Department of Conservation has shortened a paid parking pilot at Dolomite Point, Punakaiki and Franz Josef/Waiau by a couple of months this summer.

8th August 2025 DOC / Parking

DOC trialling $5 per hour, $20 daily parking at hotspots, concession holders exempt for now

Visitors at two of the West Coast’s popular destinations will soon have to pay $5 per hour or $20 per day to park their vehicle but concession-holding operators will be exempt from the trial.