Police have angered residents of Wellington's Molesworth St by cordoning off public car parks outside their national headquarters for their own use.
The street is already under partial blockade thanks to the parliamentary protest, and residents are frustrated at further disruption caused by the police taking some of the few
remaining car parks for themselves.
The car parks, which are for the public and managed by Wellington City Council, have been the subject of a long battle between police and local residents.
It is understood residents are frustrated at the fact the police often take over the car parks using traffic cones, despite an abundance of commercial parking nearby. One resident criticised the fact police were not communicating with local residents who were getting their information from the media.
When alert level 2 restrictions were in place in Wellington, police took over the car parks, citing "a staff safety issue for returning to distant cars late in the evening".
