A small holiday town is at war with its council over parking spaces.

Tasman District Council is proposing a shared cycle-path in Pohara, at the expense of some parking outside local businesses.

Of the 520 people who live in the area, 373 have signed a petition in protest.

Pohara General Store co-owner, David Hix says it'll halve parking outside his business.

"It's not that we don't want a cycleway, we definitely are not against a cycleway. We just want it in the appropriate place, so that it would be an asset to the community rather than impeding all of the parking."

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