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Palmerston North City Council introduces METRO Pay & Display Meters
October 2008
In July Palmerston North City Council approved a replacement programme to upgrade their on-street parking meters with 180 METRO meters.
There were five different types of parking meters used in the city and although some were working satisfactorily, many were unreliable and could only be repaired by cannibalizing machines from low occupancy areas. Council parking technicians regularly attempted to repair machines and deal with the constant complaints received from the public. With meters out of action, any shortfall in parking revenue must be met from general rates.
The replacement programme will provide the latest parking meter technology with the introduction of METRO meters. They are currently in use throughout New Zealand including Wellington, Christchurch, North Shore and Manukau City in Auckland, Tauranga, Lower Hutt, Blenheim, Queenstown, and at Massey University’s Centennial Drive campus, so Palmerston North was been able to assess their experiences with this technology before taking the decision to purchase this meter model for Palmerston North.