Parking charges

On-street parking charges in the central city

	1 hour	2 hours	3 hours+	Operating times
Hourly parking – Green zone	Free	$3	Additional $6 per hour	Monday – Saturday 8am - 8pm
Hourly parking – Yellow zone	Free	$1	Additional $6 per hour	Monday – Saturday 8am - 8pm
All-day parking – Orange zone	$3-$6 per day			Monday – Friday 8am - 5pm

Off-street parking charges

Important: The overnight rate only applies if your entire stay falls within those hours. If you enter or leave an off-street parking area during the paid daytime hours, you will be charged the daytime rate.

Off-street car park facilities
Demand Responsive Parking (DRP) from 1 July 2025. DRP must be reviewed and may be adjusted no less than 3 monthly and no more than annually. DRP adjustments no less than $0.50 and no more than $3.00. No change until DRP data identifies adjustment required. DRP range for hourly rate $1.00 to $6.00 and range for all day rate $3.00 to $12.00.
Founders Theatre Car Park
Demand Responsive Pricing (DRP)	All day rate	$7.00
Demand Responsive Pricing (DRP)	per hour	$2.00
Demand Responsive Pricing (DRP)	per month	$150.00
Meteor Theatre Car Park
Demand Responsive Pricing (DRP)	All day rate	$7.00
Demand Responsive Pricing (DRP)	per hour	$2.00
Reserved monthly rate	per month	$150.00
Museum Car Park
Demand Responsive Pricing (DRP)	Per hour (Maximum 3 hour stay)	$2.00 per hour up to $5.00 for 3 hours
Reserved monthly rate	per month	$150
Opoia Paa (Sonning) Car Park
Demand Responsive Pricing (DRP)	All day rate	$7.00
Reserved monthly rate	per month	$150
Kent Street
Reserved monthly rate	per month	$50.00
Old Mill Street Car Park
Demand Responsive Pricing (DRP)	Pay by App only	DRP $3.00 to $12.00