Auckland Mayor Len Brown wants local residents to have a say on proposals that would send parking prices soaring.
Motorists could be stung $29 for a four-hour stay on a central city street.
But that would be offset by lower prices where there's less demand.
Len Brown told James Coleman the draft plan is open for public consultation until July 1st:
"Free parking for the first initial short period, and then increasing - the longer you stay, the more you pay," says Mr Brown.
"At this point in time it's a proposal, so we're asking all those, in particular city dwellers and those that come in, Aucklanders, to have their say on this."
Mr Brown says the plan is not a revenue gathering exercise for the council, and that it's actually cost-neutral.
"There is a focus on, for example, the vision for Auckland – world's most liveable city – that sense of liveability is often about walkability, and walkability around city centre areas is definitely a major trend in the best cities of the world."
Public consultation on the central city parking zone ends on July 1.
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