On-street parking across Auckland to have charges applied in near future

So...in a city where the public transport network outside the main arteries is absolutely horrific, riding a scooter or bike is not always the best option, due to weather, hills, theft (in the case of bikes) etc, they want to make parking anywhere near a public transport hub, set of shops, place of interest or otherwise high-traffic area cost the drivers. 

You can't do this without addressing the issue first - the public transport network. People drive to PT hubs, so that they can actually get to work without driving in all the way - they can't or won't use PT all the way as it's inconvenient, ill-timed, non-existent or filled with low-life criminals (often youth who face no consequences).
Anyone who has tried to actively use the AKL bus network for anything other than hub-to-hub transport will know what I mean.

They also want to try and push for charging businesses in main centres who have their own off-street parking on a per-space basis. Because it encourages the use of cars. Despite everything stated above. 

It's already hard enough to get around this city. AT want to make it harder, without addressing the solutions - they just want to attack the symptoms. 

Brain dead and reactionary.