29 Oct 2024

Parking woes on Stewart Island

From Nine To Noon, 9:35 am on 29 October 2024
image of Parking Stewart Island/Rakiura

Parking Stewart Island/Rakiura Photo: Southland District Council

Plans are afoot to crackdown on motorists' anti-social parking on Rakiura - Stewart Island.

The Southland District Council has been consulting with the public about the issue, which is clogging the limited amount of parking available in popular places.

Stewart Island/Rakiura ward councillor Jon Spraggon says the situation is exacerbated by people leaving their cars parked for an unreasonable amount of time, which can stretch from days to weeks to even a couple of months.

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