Parades and other street events held on public roads
require the prior approval of Council.
If a street event requires traffic on a road to be stopped
for more than five minutes then this is known as road
closure. Road closures for events must be approved by the
Street Events Subcommittee of the Community Board for the
ward the event is planned for. An application for a road
closure for a street event must be submitted at least twelve
weeks before the proposed event.
If an event can be held without stopping traffic on a road
for more than five minutes then the event can be approved by
Council staff. In these cases an application must be
submitted to Council at least three weeks before the date of
the proposed event.
Organisers of street events should apply by contacting
Council's call centre (09) 839 0400 and requesting a
Regional Event Application Form. When event organisers
return their form they will need to attach a traffic
management plan showing how they intend to carry out their
event in a manner that is safe for event participants and
other road users and minimise the disruption for motorists
and nearby property occupants. Traffic management plans must
be prepared by a qualified person. Council can provide event
organisers with a list of traffic management contractors
able to prepare traffic management plans on request.
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