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Last updated: 28 September 2022

WRC Rally NZ: Service park Wynyard Quarter - 19 September to 5 October 2022

Suburb: Central Auckland

Impacted roads: Hamer Street

Road closed: Hamer Street North of Link Road

Road closure time: 4am to 12pm, 19 September to 5 October 2022

Parking resolution: Hamer Street

All Blacks Test Match - 24 September 2022

Event time: 5pm to 9pm

Location: Eden Park, Mount Eden, Auckland

Impacted roads: Sandringham Road, Walters Road, Cricket Avenue, Onslow Road, Kowhai Street, Marlborough Street, Cromwell Street, Bellwood Avenue, Tongariro Street, Burnley Terrace, Taupata Street, Reimer Avenue, Raleigh Street, Royal Terrace, Rossmay Terrace, Altham Avenue, Shaw Street, Ethel Street, Ward Terrace, Collins Street, Morningside Drive, McDonald Street, Leslie Avenue, King Street, New Bond Street, Bond Street, New North Road

Roads closed: Sandringham Road, Walters Road, Cricket Avenue, Onslow Road, Kowhai Street, Marlborough Street, Cromwell Street, Bellwood Avenue, Tongariro Street, Burnley Terrace, Taupata Street, Reimer Avenue, Raleigh Street, Royal Terrace, Rossmay Terrace, Altham Avenue, Shaw Street, Ethel Street, Ward Terrace, Collins Street, Morningside Drive, McDonald Street, Leslie Avenue, King Street, New Bond Street, Bond Street, New North Road

Road closure times: 4pm to 10:30pm

Parking impact: TBC

Parking impact times: 4pm to 10:30pm

Shelley Park Primary School Gala - 25 September 2022

Event time: 10am to 3pm

Location: Somerville, Auckland

Impacted roads: Sunnyview Avenue, Cockle Bay Road, Local roads

Road closed: Sunnyview Avenue partial closure (Priority control from Sandspit Road)

Road closure time: 10am to 3pm

All Whites v Australia - 25 September 2022

Event time: 4pm to 5:50pm

Location: Eden Park, Mount Eden, Auckland

Impacted roads: Walters Road, Reimers Avenue, Cricket Avenue, Sandringham Road

Roads closed: Walters Road, Reimers Avenue, Cricket Avenue, Sandringham Road

Road closure times: Total road closure between 1:20pm and 7pm

Walters Road between Sandringham and Cricket Ave
Sandringham Road between New North and Burnley Terrace

Parking resolution: Sandringham Road and surrounding streets

Parking restriction time: 1pm to 7pm

Parking restriction map: Newsletter - All Whites v AUS- Sun 25 Sept 22 (PDF 100KB)

Māngere Bridge Fun Run and Half Marathon - 25 September 2022

Event time: 7:30am to 12pm

Location: Māngere Bridge, Auckland

Impacted roads: Coronation Road, Church Road, Kiwi Esplanade

Roads closed: Coronation Road (Between Church Road and McIntyre Road)

Road closure times: Full road closure 7:30am to 9:30am

Parking impact: Coronation Road (Between Church Road and McIntyre Road)

Parking impact times: 7:30am to 9:30am

WRC Rally NZ: Komokoriki Hill Road - 28 September 2022

Event time: 7am to 8pm

Location: Makaurau, Auckland

Impacted roads: Komokoriki Hill Road, Poyner Road, West Coast Road

Road closed: Komokoriki Hill Road

Road closure time: 8am to 7pm

WRC Rally NZ: Puhoi - 28 September 2022

Event time: 6am to 7pm

Location: Wainui, Auckland

Impacted roads: Upper Waiwera Road, Krippner Road, Tahekeroa Road, Tanohi Road

Roads closed: Upper Waiwera Road, Krippner Road, Tahekeroa Road, Tanohi Road

Road closure times: 6am to 7pm

WRC Rally NZ: Inland Road Shakedown - 29 September 2022

Event time: 7am to 5pm

Suburb: Helensville, Auckland

Impacted roads: Inland Road, Rautawhiri Road, Sheffield Road, Minerva Road

Road closed: Inland Road

Road closure time: 7am to 5pm

WRC Rally NZ: Auckland Domain - 29 September 2022

Event time: All day

Location: Auckland Domain, Parnell, Auckland

Impacted roads: Winter Garden Road, Domain Drive, The Crescent, Football Road, Kiosk Road, Maunsell Road, Cenotaph Road, Museum Circuit, Lower Domain Drive, Grafton Mews

Roads closed: Winter Garden Road, Domain Drive, The Crescent, Football Road, Kiosk Road, Maunsell Road, Cenotaph Road, Museum Circuit, Lower Domain Drive, Grafton Mews

Road closure time: 8am to 5pm, closed internal roads will reopen 12pm midday 30 September

Parking impact: Parking restrictions

Parking restriction time: All day

Listen In Concert - 30 September 2022

Event time: 5pm to 1am

Location: Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland

Impacted roads: Beasley Avenue, Maurice Road, Station Road, Church Street

Road closed: Beasley Avenue

Road closure times: 2pm to 2am

Parking impact: Parking resolution in place for Beasley Avenue

Parking impact times: 2pm to 2am

IRONMĀORI Auckland - 1 October 2022

Event time: 7:30am to 12:30pm

Location: Okahu Bay, Auckland

Impacted roads: Tamaki Drive between Ngapipi Road and Auckland Road

Roads closed: Tamaki Drive between Ngapipi Road and Auckland Road

Road closure times: 5am to 12:30pm

Parking impact: Parking resolution Tamaki Drive between Ngapipi Road and Auckland Road

Parking impact time: 5am to 12:30pm

WRC Rally NZ: Kaipara Hills - 1 October 2022

Event time: 5am to 6pm

Location: Glorit, Auckland

Impacted roads: Kaipara Hills Road, Noakes Road

Roads closed: Kaipara Hills Road, Noakes Road

Road closure time: 6am to 5pm

Lorne Street Spring Fair - 1 October 2022

Event time: TBC

Location: Auckland Central, Auckland

Impacted roads: Lorne Street

Roads closed: Lorne Street (Between Rutland Street and Wellesley Street)

Road closure time: 8am to 4pm

Ōtāhuhu Food Festival 2022 - 1 October 2022

Event time: 10am to 4pm

Suburb: Ōtāhuhu, Auckland

Impacted roads: Great South Road, Avenue Road, Hall Avenue, King Street, Criterion Street, Mason Avenue

Roads closed: Great South Road (Between Station Road and Park Avenue), Avenue Road (Between Atkinson Avenue and Great South Road), Hall Avenue (Between Queen Street and Great South Road), King Street, Criterion Street, Mason Avenue

Road closure time: 5am to 5:30pm

WRC Rally NZ: Jacks Ridge - 2 October 2022

Event time: 6am to 6pm

Location: Whitford, Auckland

Impacted roads: Whitford Park Road, Sandstone Road, Brownhill Road, Ara-Kotinga, Brookby Road, Twilight Road, Kimptons Road, West Road

Roads closed: Brookby Road, Whitford Park Road, Twilight Road

Road closure times: 7am to 3pm

Rugby World Cup: Team Welcome - 3 October 2022

Event time: 11:30am to 12:30pm

Location: Auckland Central, Auckland

Impacted roads: Federal Street

Road closed: Federal Street (Between Wellesley Street and Victoria Street)

Road closure time: 4am to 4pm

WRWC 2022: Triple Header - 8 October 2022

Event time: Gates open 1:15pm, final match finishes 9pm

Location: Eden Park, Mount Eden, Auckland

Impacted roads: Walters Road, Sandringham Road

Roads closed: Walters Road, Sandringham Road

Road closure times:

Walters Road: 12:45pm to 10:45pm
Sandringham Road: 8pm to 10:45pm

Parking impact: Parking resolution in place

Parking restriction times: 12:45pm to 10:45pm

Auckland Diwali Festival 2022 - 8 to 9 October 2022

Event time: 12pm to 9pm

Location: Aotea square, Auckland central, Auckland

Impacted roads: Queen Street, Mayoral Drive, Wellesley Street, Airedale Street, Rutland Street, Wakefield Street.

Roads closed: Queen Street (Between Mayoral Drive and Wellesley Street), Airedale Street, Wakefield Street, Rutland Street

Road closure time: 7pm (7/10) to 6am (10/10)

Parking impact: Parking resolution in place on Queen Street (Between Mayoral Drive and Wellesley Street)

Parking impact times: 7pm (7/10) to 6am (10/10)

Howick Village Hop - 15 October 2022

Event time:

Event set up: 6:30am to 8am
Event time: 8am to 2:30pm
Pack down: 2:30pm to 4pm

Location: Howick, Auckland

Impacted roads: Picton Street

Road closed: TBC

Road closure times: 6am to 3:30pm

Parking impact: TBC

Parking impact times: 6am to 3:30pm

run4planet - 16 October 2022

Event time: 3pm to 8pm

Location: Devonport, Auckland

Impacted roads: King Edward Parade

Roads closed: King Edward Parade

Road closure time:

King Edward Parade (between Victoria Street and Buchanan Street): 8am to 2pm
King Edward Parade (between Victoria Street and Church Street): 2pm to 11:30pm

Parking impact: King Edward Parade

Parking impact times: 6am to 11pm

Bunnings NPC final - 22 or 23 October 2022

Event time: TBC

Location: Mount Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland

Impacted roads: TBC

Roads closed: TBC

College Sport Auckland Triathalon 2022 - 27 October 2022

Event time: 7am to 1pm

Location: Panmure, Auckland

Impacted roads: Dunkirk Road, Riverside Avenue, Kings Road, Tripoli Road, Tobruk Road, Tangaroa Street, Anderson Avenue, Tamatea Avenue, Tuakiri Street

Roads closed: Dunkirk Road (Matapan Road to Tobruk Road), Riverside Avenue (Point England Road to Tuariki Road), Kings Road (148 Kings Road to Point England Reserve), Tripoli Road (71 to 172 Tripoli Road), Tobruk Road, Tangaroa Street, Anderson Avenue, Tamatea Avenue, Tuakiri Street

Road closure times: 5am to 2:30pm

Parking impact: Parking resolution for Dunkirk Road, Point England Road

Parking impact time: 5am to 1:30pm

Auckland Marathon - 28 to 30 October 2022

Event time: 3am to 7pm (Set up 28/10 to 29/10, event day 30/10)

Location: Devonport to Auckland Central, Auckland

Impacted roads: Victoria Road, King Edward Parade, Northboro Road, Church Street, Vauxhall Road, Old Lake Road, Hamana Street, Seacliffe Avenue, Winscombe Street, Williamson Avenue, Lake Road, Bracken Avenue, Burns Avenue, Auburn Street, Byron Avenue, Northcroft Street, Huron Street, Como Street, Anzac Street, Taharoto Road, Barrys Point Road, Fred Thomas Drive, Dominion Street, Puriri Street, Hackett Street, Karaka Street, Shakespeare Road, Esmonde Road, Curran Street, Sarsfield Street, Emmet Street, Shelley Beach Road, Westhaven Drive, Daldy Street, Beaumont Street, Jellicoe Street, Hamer Street, Brigham Street, Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Victoria Street West, Halsey Street, Fanshawe Street, Customs Street West, Quay Street, Lower Hobson Street, The Strand, Tamaki Drive, Ronaki Road, Ngapipi Road

Roads closed:

King Edward Parade: 2am to 10am
Church Street, Vauxhall Road, Old Lake Road, Hamana Street, Seacliffe Avenue, Winscombe Street: 5am to 9:30am
Lake Road, Bracken Avenue, Burns Avenue, Auburn Street: 4:30am to 10am
Anzac Street, Taharoto Road, Dominion Street, Puriri Street, Karaka Street, Shakespeare Road: 5:30am to 10:30am
Curran Street, Sarsfield Road, Shelley Beach Road, Westhaven Drive: 4am to 11am
Halsey Street, Daldy Street, Beaumont Street, Jellicoe Street, Hamer Street, Brigham Street, Fanshawe Street: 2am to 3pm
Customs Street West, Quay Street, Lower Hobson Street, The Strand, Viaduct Harbour Avenue: 4am to 2pm
Tamaki Drive, Ngapipi Road: 4am to 1pm

Parking impact: Victoria Road, King Edward Parade, Lake Road, Northboro Road, Bracken Avenue, Anzac Street, Auburn Street, Barrys Point Road, Shelley Beach Road, Sarsfield Street, Emmet Street, Curran Street, Halsey Street, West Haven Drive, Beaumont Street, Jellicoe Street, Halsey Street, Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Customs Street West, Lower Hobson Street, Quay Street, Tamaki Drive, Ronaki Road, Vauxhall Road, Old Lake Road, Hamana Street, Seacliffe Avenue, Williamson Avenue, Burns Avenue, Taharoto Road, Shakespeare Road, Dominion Street, Karaka Street, Puriri Street, Hackett Street, Madden Street

Parking impact times:

Vauxhall Road, Old Lake Road, Hamana Street, Seacliffe Avenue, Williamson Avenue, Burns Avenue, Anzac Street, Taharoto Road, Shakespeare Road, Dominion Street, Karaka Street, Puriri Street: 5am to 9am
King Edward Parade: 2pm (29/10) to 11am (30/10)
Lake Road and Northboro Road: 4am to 10am
Bracken Avenue: 4am to 9am
Auburn Street, Anzac Street, Barrys Point Road: 6am to 12pm
Sarsfield Street, Hackett Street, Shelley Beach Road, Curran Street: 4am to 11am
Victoria Park Carpark (Beaumont Street): 2pm (29/10) to 10pm (30/10)
Halsey Street (East Side): 9am (28/10) to 10pm (30/10)
Halsey Street (West Side): 2am to 3pm
Westhaven Drive, Beaumont Street, Jellicoe Street, Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Lower Hobson Street, Quay Street: 2am to 2pm
Customs Street West: 10pm (29/10) to 2pm (30/10)
Madden Street: 3pm (29/10) to 2pm (30/10)
Tamaki Drive: 4am to 12pm
Ronaki Road: 6am to 1pm

Music on the Mall Onehunga - 29 October 2022

Event time: 4pm to 11pm

Location: Onehunga, Auckland

Impacted roads: Onehunga Mall Road

Roads closed: Onehunga Mall Road (between Arthur Street and Church Street)

Road closure times: 11am to 11pm

Parking impact: Onehunga Mall Road

Parking impact times: 11am to 11.30pm

Sandringham Street Festival - 29 October 2022

Event time: 9am to 3pm

Location: Sandringham, Auckland

Impacted roads: Sandringham Road, Calgary Street, Kitchener Road, Lambeth Road

Roads closed: Sandringham Road (between Calgary Street Lambeth Road), Calgary Street (between 6 Calgary Street and Sandringham Road), Kitchener Road (between 1 Kitchener Road and Sandringham Road), Lambeth Road (between 99 Lambeth Road and Sandringham Road)

Road closure times: 5:30am to 5pm

Parking impact: Parking resolution in place for Sandringham Road (Between Calgary Street and Eden View Road), both kerb lines

Parking impact times: 9am to 4pm

Dua Lipa Concert: 2 to 3 November 2022

Event time: 7:30pm

Location: Spark Arena, Auckland Central, Auckland

Impacted roads: Mahuhu Crescent, Tapora Street

Roads closed: Mahuhu Crescent, Tapora Street

Road closure times: 8pm to 1am

Parking impact: Parking resolution in place

Parking impact times: 5pm to 1am

WRWC 2022: Semi-Final - 5 November 2022

Event time: 3:30pm to 9:15pm

Location: Eden Park, Mount Eden, Auckland

Impacted roads: Walters Road, Sandringham Road

Roads closed: Walters Road, Sandringham Road

Road closure times:

Walters Road: 3pm to 10:45pm
Sandringham Road: 8pm to 10:45pm

Parking impact: Parking resolution in place

Parking impact times: 3pm to 11pm

Rotary Coastal Run - 6 November 2022

Event time: 9am to 1pm

Location: Maraetai, Auckland

Impacted roads: Maraetai Drive, Maraetai Coast Road

Road closed: Maraetai Coast Road lane closed for east bound traffic

Road closure times: 9am to 10:30am

Parking impact:

No stopping Maraetai Drive (Northern kerb line between the eastern border of 229 Maraetai Drive and the western border of 255 Maraetai Drive)
No stopping Maraetai Coast Road (Northern kerb line and spaces occupied by the area opposite 1R Maraetai Coast Road)

Parking impact times: 8:30am to 10:30am

WRWC 2022: Final - 12 November 2022

Event time: 3:30pm to 9:15pm

Location: Eden Park, Mount Eden, Auckland

Impacted roads: Walters Road, Sandringham Road

Roads closed: Walters Road, Sandringham Road

Road closure times:

Walters Road: 3pm to 10:45pm
Sandringham Road: 8pm to 10:45pm

Parking impact: Parking resolution in place

Parking impact times: 3pm to 11pm

Festival Italiano - 13 November 2022

Event time: 11am to 5pm

Location: Newmarket, Auckland

Impacted roads: Teed Street, Osborne Street, Kent Street, York Street

Roads closed: Teed Street, Osborne Street, Kent Street, York Street

Road closure times: 6:45am to 7pm

Parking impact: Teed Street, Osborne Street, Kent Street, York Street

Parking restriction times: 6:45am to 7pm

Howick Village Christmas Fair - 18 November 2022

Event time: 5:30pm to 9:30pm

Location: Howick, Auckland

Impacted roads: Picton Street, Ridge Road, Wellington Street, Fencible Drive, Moore Street, Cook Street, Selwyn Road, Uxbridge Road, Parkhill Road, Glenfern Road, The Gable

Roads closed: Picton Street, Uxbridge Road, Moore Street

Impacted roads: Jack Butt Lane, Coast Road

Roads closed: TBC

Road closure times: TBC

Clevedon Half Marathon 2023 - 5 February 2023

Event time: 7am to 12pm

Location: Clevedon, Auckland

Impacted roads: Tourist Road, Monument Road, McNicol Road

Roads closed: Tourist Road, Monument Road, McNicol Road

Road closure times:

Tourist Road from Monument Road to McNicol Road: 6:30am to 10:45am
Monument Road from Tourist Road to 107 MonuFment Road: 6:30am to 12pm
McNicol Road from Clevedon Kawaka Road to Tourist Road: 6:30am to 9am
McNicol Road from Tourist Road to 600 McNicol Road: 6:30am to 10:45am