Received a breach notice?
Understand your notice and find the right next step, whether you want to pay or submit an appeal.
Keeping mobility parking fair.
We keep mobility parks free for the people who rely on them, and put part of every paid breach back into communities across Aotearoa.
Mobility parks should be there when they’re needed.
Canary helps businesses reduce misuse of mobility parking through consistent monitoring, fair review and respectful enforcement.
The goal isn’t to issue more breach notices. It’s to change behaviour, improve access and make these spaces more reliably available for the people who depend on them.
- Donated to charity from every paid breach
- $50
- Donated to charity so far
- $134,450
How can we help?
Looking after a business or facility?
Keep mobility parks available for the people who need them, with consistent monitoring and respectful enforcement.
Seeing a problem in your community?
Tell us about a location where mobility parking is regularly misused.
Our community partners
Meet the charities and community organisations Canary supports.
How Canary works
A fair process that gives back.
From monitoring to manual review, every step is designed to keep mobility parks available and turn enforcement into positive community impact.
Monitor
We monitor designated mobility parks at participating businesses and facilities.
Identify
Our system identifies potential misuse of those mobility parks.
Review
Our team manually reviews potential breaches before a notice is issued.
Manage
Canary handles breach notices, communication, payments and appeals.
Give back
A portion of every paid breach supports our charity and community partners.
Community partners
The charities Canary supports
In the media
Mobility parking misuse, and Canary’s part in tackling it, as reported by New Zealand news outlets.
TVNZ Breakfast
TV · 11 June 2025
People misusing mobility carparks shows ‘lack of respect’
“When you take that space without needing it, you are blocking the ability for someone else to participate in society.”
1News covered how misuse of mobility carparks shows a lack of respect, featuring Canary’s role in tackling the issue.
Watch the interview(opens in a new tab)The Press
Article · 9 October 2024
Mobility parking fine increase fails to address main problem for disability groups
“[The fines] don’t apply to what is known as private parks… In actual fact, that is where our biggest problem is.”
The Press highlighted Canary as a solution, noting its system “caught more than 90% of offenders” while remaining free for businesses.
Read full article(opens in a new tab)Community feedback
Real responses from people and partners
By spearheading a new innovative approach, Canary is tackling this problem head-on. I believe that best part about this initiative, is no-one is personally confronted, it’s done remotely. You’re leading the way Canary.
Despite me getting a little huffy about the breach, your response was excellent, and much appreciated. I totally agree that people without permits should not use the parks, and that unfortunately it requires monitoring. The cameras are a great idea. Way less people abuse those parks now.
In just three months after implementing Canary’s system, the mobility parking abuse rate plummeted from over 70% to just 20% at their first site.
The Chirp
The latest from Canary
News, updates and stories from Canary, our partners, and the wider mobility parking community across New Zealand.
How mobility parking misuse affects Kiwis
Around 180,000 New Zealanders hold a mobility parking permit. Research suggests close to a third of the people using mobility parks don’t.
How one site cut mobility parking misuse by more than 70%
Before Canary, the mobility parks at our first monitored site were misused around 70% of the time. Three months later it was around 20%.
Mobility parking misuse isn’t going away. Here’s what we’re doing about it.
The fine went up five-fold in 2024, and misuse is still widespread. The missing piece is someone checking, which is the part Canary does.
Seen someone parked in a mobility park without a permit? Here’s what to do.
Check for a permit, skip the confrontation, and tell the people who can act: the council on a street, the business in a private car park.
How Canary’s donations help Kiwi charities help others
For every breach notice that is paid, $50 goes to a charity partner. Here is what that money has been doing.
Quick answers
Curious about Canary?
What is Canary?
Canary is an organisation dedicated to keeping mobility parks free for the people who need them. We partner with businesses to monitor the mobility parks on their premises and follow up when one is used without a permit.
Is Canary legitimate?
Yes. Canary is a New Zealand organisation that works with charities and accessibility organisations across Aotearoa. You can meet our partners or get in touch if you’d like to check anything with us.
How does it work?
Signs and cameras go in at a participating site. If a vehicle is recorded in a mobility park without a valid permit displayed, a person checks the recording. If it’s confirmed, a breach notice is sent to the vehicle’s registered owner.
Where does the money go?
Part of every paid breach is donated to our charity and community partners, and the rest goes into expanding our coverage of mobility parks. See who we support.
Does it cost businesses anything?
No. Canary is free for the businesses we partner with. Find out how it works for businesses.
I’ve received a notice. What do I do?
You can pay it online, or appeal it if you think it was sent by mistake, for example because you hold a valid permit. Start here.
