Payment for parking is required in Tauranga city centre on weekdays between 8am – 5pm. All weekend parking is free.
There are some on-street time restricted areas which are signposted P15, P30, P60, or P120. Time limits apply seven days a week, from 8am to 6pm. Payment is also required in these timed areas on weekdays between 8am to 5pm.
PayMyPark (app and website)
The PayMyPark app and website can be used for all city centre parking, including the parking buildings. If you prepay through the app, it will send you a notification when your time's almost up, reminding you to extend your parking, if needed, so you can avoid a parking ticket.
Here’s how to get started:
- Download the PayMyPark app for free.
- Set up an account by registering your details.
- Select your parking area.
- Choose to pay for a set time or use the start/stop option.
- Click "buy," and you’re parking will start
While there are no transaction fees applied to casual payments, account users will be charged a fee when topping up their account. This is due to the way PayMyPark functions across the country. However, account users will be refunded 6% of the credit used in Tauranga at the end of each month (credited to their account).
Download the app for free at the App Store or Google Play or visit the PayMyPark website.
Need help with PayMyPark?
If you have any concerns or questions about using PayMyPark, please contact our parking team.
For technical or account support visit PayMyPark
Tauranga City Centre Parking (64.5kb pdf)
Parking machines
Tauranga parking machines are paperless so they won’t issue you a ticket to display on your dashboard. You will need to enter the licence number for your vehicle at the parking machine, then pay for your parking as usual.
You can pay for your parking with:
- Debit card (including paywave) no transaction fees apply
- Coins (Only some machines accept cash. – those that do are usually placed opposite cashless machines. This reduces maintenance costs and encourages options like the PayMyPark app and tap and go cards.
How to get an electronic parking receipt
When you complete your parking transaction using the paperless machines, you will be asked if you want an e-receipt. If you select 'yes' a QR code will be displayed and an e-receipt code. Take note of the code or scan the QR code. To receive your receipt enter the e-receipt code and your licence plate number at my-receipt.com
The first time you do this, you can choose to register your email address so that all future receipts and transaction details for that plate number will be sent to your email address. You must still select ‘yes’ at the machine when asked if you would like an e-receipt.
Full list of parking fees