Taxis
Taxis play an important role in moving people around both
Auckland city and the region. The council has two main functions in managing
taxis in the city:
- to ensure the public have a safe environment to access
taxis where and when they need them
- to ensure taxis have a safe environment to access space,
where and when they need it.
Click on the image above to view maps of taxi rank locations in
the Auckland Isthmus.
Taxi ranks in the CBD
There are taxis operating in the Auckland region - a large proportion of them
visiting Auckland's CBD at some point each day.
To ensure the best of use of the limited parking space available, some taxi
ranks having different uses at different times of the day. It's important taxi
drivers and potential customers check road signs to ensure they are parked
legally.
Both passengers and taxi drivers have rights and responsibilities, as set out by
Land Transport New Zealand. Visit the
Land Transport New Zealand
website under factsheets for more information.
In September 2004, Auckland City reviewed the size and hours of operation of
each taxi rank in the CBD with a view to:
- improving public safety and access
- balancing taxi supply with public demand
- improving traffic flow by addressing illegal parking behaviour by taxis.
The review was undertaken in conjunction with the Taxi Federation, Land
Transport Safety Authority, the New Zealand Police and some inner-city hotels.
Taxis on Queen Street
As of 18 July 2005, Auckland City replaced road signs for
short-term parking areas on Queen Street. The new signs state the parks are for
private and goods service vehicles only.
This move is in response to taxis misusing 15-minute
parking spaces on Queen Street to wait for business, disadvantaging the people
they have been set aside for - for example, shoppers, visitors, couriers and
delivery vehicles.
Surveys of short-term parking on Queen Street indicated
around 20 per cent of parks were occupied by taxis, negatively impacting other
street users and taking up valuable CBD street space.
P15 car parks are now signposted for private vehicles or
goods service vehicles only. Taxis using the parks illegally will receive an
instant $40 infringement fine.
The move to better manage taxi behaviour on Queen Street is
aligned with the
Queen Street upgrade and has the support of the local business association,
Heart of the City, and the New Zealand Taxi Federation.Eastern Viaduct Co-op
taxi rank.
Eastern Viaduct Co-op taxi rank
Auckland City has contracted Co-op Taxis to operate a taxi
rank in the Eastern Viaduct Basin outside the Maritime Museum. From Monday to
Thursday, the rank operates between the hours of 6pm and 8am. It then operates
from 6pm on Friday through to 8am on Monday, including all public holidays. It
is clearly signposted and has two car spaces.
Night time taxi ranks
Click here to view maps of taxi rank locations in
the Auckland Isthmus.
Night time taxi ranks were introduced in the CBD, to make
it easier for people to find taxis at night:
|
Rank details and explanation |
Hours of operation |
Spaces |
|
Customs Street East, outside the Rose and Crown |
6pm - 6.00am |
4 |
|
Customs Street East, Showgirls |
Midnight - 6.00am |
5 |
|
Customs Street East, south side Queen Street to
Fort Lane, outside Queen's Arcade |
6.00pm - 6.00am |
7 |
|
Karangahape Road, between Mercury Lane and East
Street |
Midnight - 6.00am |
7 |
|
Karangahape Road, between Pitt Street and opposite
East Street |
Midnight - 6.00am |
9 |
|
Karangahape Road, west of Day Street |
Midnight - 6.00am |
3 |
|
Lower Hobson Street, Spy Bar |
6.00pm - 6.00am |
14 |
|
Nelson Street, outside the Empire Hotel |
6.00pm - 6.00am |
2 |
|
Parnell Road, down from the George |
Midnight - 6.00am |
5 |
|
Parnell Road, The Bogg |
Midnight - 6.00am |
3 |
|
Quay Street, outside Price Waterhouse |
6.00pm - 6.00am |
3 |
|
Queen Street, outside/near Vulcan Lane |
Midnight - 6.00am |
3 |
|
Shortland Street, between High Street and Queen
Street |
6.00pm - 6.00am |
3 |
|
Shortland Street, between High Street |
6.00pm - 6.00am |
2 |
|
Symonds Street, north of Newton Road |
6.00pm - 8.00am |
3 |
|
Victoria Street East, opposite south side - carpark |
Midnight - 6.00am |
7 |
|
Wellesley Street East, outside HSBC |
6.00pm - 8.00am |
3 |
|
Wellesley Street, outside ASB between Federal
Street and Albert Street |
6.00pm - 6.00am |
3 |
|
Wellesley Street West, outside Murphys Bar |
6.00pm - 6.00am |
3 |
Other taxi ranks
Following is a list of taxi ranks in the CBD
|
Rank details and explanation |
Hours of operation |
Spaces |
|
Albert Street, Stamford Plaza Hotel |
At all times |
4 |
|
Customs Street East, Downtown Shopping
Centre, (see
Note) |
At all times |
4 |
|
Durham Lane, outside City Life |
At all times |
2 |
|
Federal Street, Sky City Casino |
At all times |
4 |
|
Fort Street |
At all times |
5 |
|
Karangahape Road, by National bank |
At all times |
2 |
|
Karangahape Road, on the bridge |
At all times |
6 |
|
Kitchener Street, opposite the Metropolis |
At all times |
3 |
|
Lower Hobson Street, outside Loaded Hog |
At all times |
4 |
|
Mayoral Drive, down from the Carlton Hotel |
At all times |
3 |
|
Queen Street, Scotia Place, (see
Note) |
At all times |
3 |
|
Queen Street, outside 152, (see
Note) |
At all times |
3 |
|
Queen Street, outside 371 (Durham Street),
(see
Note) |
At all times |
3 |
|
Symonds Street, north of Newton Road |
At all times |
2 |
|
Victoria Street West, Victoria Park Market |
At all times |
7 |
|
Wellesley Street West, outside Smith and
Caughey |
At all times |
5 |
|
Wyndham Street Heritage Hotel |
At all times |
3 |
Note - Auckland City's strategy for
revitalising the CBD, entitled Auckland's
CBD into the future, may see some taxi ranks relocated, in particular, those
currently situated on Queen, Customs and Albert streets.
Updated November 2007
