Auckland commuters parking on city fringe streets are set to pay almost three times as much from July 25 due to changes implemented by Auckland Transport.

Auckland commuters parking on city fringe streets are set to pay almost three times as much, under new charges proposed by Auckland Transport.

The agency plans to raise the cost of parking on streets from Wynyard Quarter through to Grafton Gully from $2 or $3 an hour, to a standard $3 per hour for the first two hours then $6 an hour thereafter.

It means parking for an eight-hour day will go up from $16 in some places around the fringe to $43.

LAWRENCE SMITH/FAIRFAX Parking charges on some Auckland streets will go up from $16 to as much as $63 a day.

Charges for parking on streets in the CBD will also rise, from the current $4 an hour for the first two hours and $8 thereafter to $4.50 and $9 respectively.

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It means it will cost a whopping $63 to park all day on a CBD street, up from $56 at the moment.

It costs $24 a day to park in the council-run Downtown, Civic and Victoria St parking buildings, and $16 in the Fanshawe St car park.

The transport agency says the changes are part of the "demand responsive pricing" policy it now operates, which means that if there is high demand in an area it will put the prices up.

It sets prices at a level that ensures people can find a car park most of the time within a short walk of their destination.

The areas most affected by the new charges will be the Wynyard Quarter on the city's western fringe, some streets around Sale Street near Victoria Park, and the streets around Vector Arena.

At peak times, parking in these areas is at an average 84 per cent of capacity, Auckland Transport (AT) said.

In the CBD an average 94 per cent of parks were taken at peak times, it said.

There had been a considerable increase in demand for parking over the past three years, with average peak occupancy in central Auckland rising from 73 per cent in 2013 to 88 per cent by last year.

There had also been a 10 per cent reduction in the number of spaces available due to street upgrades and new bus and cycle lanes, AT said.

The changes take effect from June, and will also standardise parking charges in the city centre from three pricing areas down to just two.

Auckland's city centre is entering a building boom, with major projects such as the City Rail Link and the redevelopment of the Downtown shopping centre getting underway and making driving around the CBD difficult.

AT is running an extended campaign to encourage people travelling into the centre to leave their cars at home.

CITY CENTRE HOURLY ON-STREET PARKING CHARGES

Hamilton: $2

Tauranga: $1-$2

Napier: $1-$2

New Plymouth: $2

Palmerston North: $1.50

Wellington: $4

Hutt City: $1-$1.50

Nelson: $1.50

Christchurch: $2-$3.10

Dunedin: $3

Source: Council websites