Over half the Whangarei Hospital staff surveyed about Northland District Health Board's plans to charge them for car parking told their bosses they opposed the idea.
The health board is working toward introducing parking fees for the public and staff at its main Whangarei site from June.
Over 280 staff have now registered their interest in securing their own paid car park space but a survey last year showed that 58 per cent of those who took part were opposed to having to pay for parking, with 42 per cent not opposed.
One of the main reasons for introducing charges was to move staff from the free public carpark, Brett Halvorson, Director Strategic Projects, said. The board had been consulting with staff and their unions for some time about the parking issue.
"This feedback has allowed us to fine-tune things such as charges for paid car parking, the number of car parks to be provided and how to decide on exemptions fairly," Mr Halvorson said.