Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) and Ruapehu District Council are working together in a winter tourist venture to save wear and tear on the mountain road.
Last week RAL, which operates the Ruapehu skifields, started a complimentary shuttle service from Ohakune to keep hundreds of cars off the mountain road and out of the Turoa skifield carpark.
And now the council is proposing 90-minute restricted parking in parts of the Ohakune township to persuade visitors to park on the outskirts of town.
RAL chief executive Ross Copland said the shuttle service was working well after just a week.
"But we won't know the full benefit until the season really gets going."