Tauranga City Council wardens parking on the grass during peak hours in Mount Maunganui has angered some residents who think it is unacceptable behaviour.

An image submitted by a SunLive reader shows two parking meter warden cars parked on the grass on the corner of Marine Parade and Grace Avenue on Sunday, January 29.

The two TCC parking warden cars photographed on Sunday, January 29.

The reader told SunLive in an email that the cars were parked illegally and the two male parking wardens were patrolling both sides along the road along Mount main beach.

The reader goes on to say as there is no sign along that stretch of road for parking times, he assumes the wardens were targeting registrations and warrant of fitness.

'Both were writing out tickets when I saw them. Their cars were parked behind yellow lines and the small posts to keep cars off the grass. Unacceptable behaviour from officials I think.”

Tauranga City Council group manager customer services and environmental monitoring Peter Frawley says in the area where the Council cars have parked, there is no signage to prohibit parking on the grass verge, so the cars are not illegally parked.

'Obviously, I would have preferred our parking officers not to park here,” says Peter.

'Saturday was a very busy one at the Mount I understand and the parking staff would have been pressed to find a marked space in the Marine Parade area to resort to parking on this grass verge."

Peter says it is his intention to get a full explanation of the circumstances on Tuesday.