All metered parking within the Central Business District is managed with Pay & Display machines, which provide for payment by coins, TxT-a-Park or Credit Cards. HCC Pay & Display Parking Meters provide GST Invoices, and do not vend coin change.
Approved In-Car meters (e.g. SmartPark personal parking meter) are supported and HCC stored value cards are available from Council.
Mobility car parks are provided at the prevailing zone fee.
On-street metered parking is restricted to 2 hour maximum parking duration in the Lower Hutt commercial centre. High demand parking spaces attract a higher fee for the second optional hour. All day parking is provided on-street and in the car parks that surround the central area. The Dowse car park offers metered 2 hour and 4 hour maximum duration parking.
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, except Public Holidays
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Premium Shopper Zone (red) |
$2 per hour, rising to $3 per hour for the second hour. |
| Shopper Zone (green) (2 hour maximum) |
$1.50 per hour. |
| Commuter Zone (yellow) (All day, unrestricted) |
70 cents per hour with a $5 per day maximum charge. |
| Riverbank car park | 70 cents per hour, with a $4 per day maximum charge. A monthly pass is available at $60 per month (reduced to $45 for December). |
| Txt-a-Park & Credit Cards | 50 cents service fee applies |
| SmartPark stored value cards ($50 & $100 denominations) |
$5 service fee applies per card. |
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Premium Shopper Zone (red) ($2 per hour, |
- High Street (Laings Rd to Waterloo Rd) |
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Shopper Zone (green) ($1.50 per hour
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- Market Gr (North side) - Ward St - Fraser St - High St (Fraser St to Laings Rd) - Queens Dr (Laings Rd to Daly St Extn) - Andrews Ave - Dudley St - Daly St (North-east part from Andrews Ave) - Rutherford St (Margaret to Countdown car park) - High St (Waterloo Rd to Downer St) - Queens Drive (Waterloo Rd to High St) - Osbourne Place - Kings Cres (Cornwall St to Queens Dr) - Bloomfield Tce (Knights Rd to Kings Cres) - Cornwall St (Kings Cres to Pretoria St) - Pretoria St (High St to residential boundary) - Waterloo Rd (Queens Dr to Cornwall St) - Raroa Rd (Cornwall St to eastern end) |
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Commuter Zone (yellow) (70 cents per hour, |
- Raroa Road (High St to Cornwall St) - Cornwall St (Knights Rd to Kings Cres) - Knights Rd (Cornwall St to Bunny St) - Stevens Grove - Civic Fountain car park - Market Grove (South side) - Rutherford St (Countdown car park to Queens Dr) - Riverbank car park ($4 maximum & monthly $60 pass available) |
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Myrtle Street (yellow) |
- Knights Rd to Huia St and north side Huia St to Laings Rd |
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The NewDowse car park (yellow) |
- Provides 2 hour and 4 hour maximum parking duration at Commuter Zone rates. |
| Not displaying a ticket | $40.00 |
| Overstay where the excess time is: | |
| No more than 30 minutes | $12.00 |
| More than 30 minutes but no more than 1 hour | $15.00 |
| More than 1 hour but no more than 2 hours | $21.00 |
| More than 2 hours but no more than 4 hours | $30.00 |
| More than 4 hours but no more than 6 hours | $42.00 |
| More than 6 hours | $57.00 |
| Parking Exemption Permits for permitted activities available for Contractor only - conditions apply | $15.00 per space per day or $8.00 per space per half day. |
Please also refer to main parking section on the internet -
Parking Services, Car Parks, Charges & Infringement Notice Explanation