In reply to D. Parks' problem with regards to the loss of street parking on Ocean Beach Road I would suggest that she park on the berm wherever a spot is available.

It was reported in the Sun Live 31/1/2012 quote – 'This afternoon Tauranga City Council confirmed parking is permitted on grass berms, unless specifically prohibited by council signage”.

As I understand, it also applies to green space unless prohibited by council signage.

However, motor vehicles parked on nicely mown berms are generally a common eye sore and annoyance, but why not invent a new name for them such as Autoracea mobillius, or maybe Autoteris nissanier depending on the make, and view them simply as flora.

Your berm is council property it does not belong to you. If people are berm parkers, hopefully they will get a park on their adjacent nicely mown berm - if not already taken, rather than on a berm elsewhere.

How long ago was it that Tauranga City Council glamorised the prospect of intensified housing development, when we can't even manage present problems of our ever-worsening parking situation?

Paradoxically, some people prefer to park on a berm or green space even when there are legal parking spaces on the adjacent roadside.

Dave Wilson, Mount Maunganui