Auckland Transport spokesman Mark Hannan said similar parking technology was being looked at by the Auckland City Council and could be a possibility for the city in the future.
"We are not quite ready yet but I know the marketing people are looking at a whole lot of [parking] technology options," he said.
Wellington Employers Chamber of Commerce chief executive John Milford said the new technology would encourage more shoppers into the central city because they would know people weren't "hogging all the parks".
"We're all time-poor, so any technology that makes us less time-poor is a good thing. Having to drive around the city for an hour trying to find a park is not a good look for Wellington."
Andy Foster, the council's transport and urban development committee chairman, said he expected wardens would also be issuing less tickets with the new technology in place, given there would be greater compliance.
"The sensor information could eventually allow the council to have different parking rates in different parts of the city, or extend free parking periods if the two hours offered on weekends were found to be not long enough."