LGOIMA: Wellington City Council Parking Capacity
Wellington's central area contains approximately 13,750 publicly accessible car parks, including 4,096 on-street spaces, according to this February 2026 LGOIMA response from Wellington City Council.
The question
I was wondering whether Wellington City Council had any estimates on the number of carparks in Wellington City, including on street parking and parking buildings?
The LGOIMA response
Your request has been considered under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA).
Within the central area as at 4 February 2026 there are approximately 13,750 car parks which are accessible to members of the public for short term hire, both in the commercially run parking buildings such as Wilsons and inclusive of 4096 on-street parking spaces. Shown by type in the table below.
For the purpose of parking, the central area is defined as being bound by: The State Highway to the west, Webb Street to the south, Kent Terrace to the east and the harbour’s edge. (The area includes the paid parking along Oriental Parade too).
On-street parking spaces
| Type of parking space | Amount |
|---|---|
| Metered | 2,866 |
| Loading zones | 342 |
| Time restricted | 184 |
| Coupon Parking | 179 |
| Resident | 117 |
| Mobility | 105 |
| Taxi | 73 |
| Motorcycle Bays | 65 |
| Bus / Coach parking | 48 |
| Car Share | 45 |
| Electric Vehicles | 8 |
| Miscellaneous | 64 |
| Total | 4,096 |
Off Street Parking Spaces
Let's Get Welly Moving (LGWM) created a parking report. Wellington Commuter Parking Levy, Final Report, 12th April 2021.
Within the report, there is a list of parking sites and parking bays. This also includes private parking within office buildings residential blocks etc. This relevant page has been attached.
See the LGOIMA response
a lil description so people can find it
This Official Information Act response from Wellington City Council (reference IRC-9677, dated 4 February 2026) provides comprehensive data on public car parking within Wellington's central area. The document reveals there are approximately 13,750 publicly accessible car parks in the central city, comprising 4,096 on-street spaces (broken down by type including metered, loading zones, time-restricted, mobility, and resident parking) and approximately 9,654 off-street spaces in commercial parking buildings. The central area is defined as bounded by State Highway (west), Webb Street (south), Kent Terrace (east), and the harbour edge, including Oriental Parade. The response references the 2021 Let's Get Welly Moving (LGWM) Wellington Commuter Parking Levy report for off-street parking data. This dataset is relevant for transport planning, parking policy analysis, and understanding Wellington's parking supply infrastructure.
