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No 860
LAKES WEEKLY BULLETIN
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Ticked off about tickets
Yes, we all know petrol and diesel has gone up hugely and we also know more people are skiing than ever before, so the old issue of parking at the various ski areas is again being tested. Some peeps are car sharing and smart ones are parking at the bottom of Coronet Peak and arranging a lift up to save on both of the aforementioned. However, there is only so much space and good old reliable Queenstown Lakes District Council have removed parking across from the Cargo pub and the (mostly empty) gravel carpark at Queenstown Resort College’s Shotover Lodge is a TOW AWAY or CLAMP area. But how MEAN and nasty is the guy ticketing cars parked on the verge at the bottom of Coronet Peak access road? The piddly little useless sign is positioned in such a way as to trick people as they park there. They can’t actually see it. It’s a great revenue-gathering area and I have brought this to council’s attention previously. However, our current council are the worst we have ever had at getting back to one’s question or returning calls (yep, you know who are). Worst of all, they ticketed cars on MATARIKI Day, a public holiday, and knowing no one can see the sign. Nice one.
What pandemic? Queenstown enjoyed a bumper weekend as the stars, and school holidays, aligned to see the tourists return in their droves. Thousands of Aussie and domestic visitors were in town, leading to booked out restaurants, busy shops and long queues at Skyline (pictured), the skifields and Queenstown Airport. Saturday was particularly pumping, thanks to spectacular winter sun after a little snow to top up the ski runs overnight.
I don’t see any reason why this is no parking area and I encourage anyone who has been fined to not pay it as this is dishonest ticketing, in my opinion. Write in and make them reverse it or demand better signage. Last I heard, all these people are public servants and supposed to represent us ratepayers. Things have slipped. Jeff Hylton Skier at Coronet for 45 years
Cars and even a motorhome were parked up on the verge at the bottom of Coronet Peak on Saturday, although none had been ticketed by mid-afternoon. The Lakes Weekly Bulletin has asked QLDC for a response on its parking enforcement policy. Will it be relaxed across the district in response to bus service cuts and problems staffing private services due to illness?
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