I try to remember to check now if I'm using a charger, sometimes I forget. As far as an ICE parking in an EV spot so far I've had that happen once and that was at the Pak n Save in Kaitaia, the woman that parked there just before I got to it didn't have a clue. I think the park wasn't near capacity and there were closer parks to the shop too.

 

There's more and more Leafs showing up around here, a few Teslas and Konas, a Zoe and the little BMW just speaking from personal observation. So far the nearest stations are a Vector at the most recently built Bastard Petroleum station and a Chargenet near a Z station. The nearest two shopping centres don't currently have any EV parks, I wonder when this situation might change if the numbers of EVs grows as seems to be the case.