Graffiti Removal Campaign

View looking down at Kilbirnie Town Centre.

Example of graffiti vandalism

Like other cities, Wellington faces a graffiti problem and every year thousands of dollars are spent removing it from Council buildings, structures and residential properties.

As graffiti negatively impacts on feelings of safety and property values, the Council has developed a new campaign to prevent and remove graffiti.

Graffiti

Example of graffiti art

Graffiti vandalism or tagging is the illegal or unauthorised defacing of property (such as buildings, walls, fences or vehicles), with drawings, symbols or words. It is different from graffiti art, which refers to drawings, symbols or words on property, done with the property owner's consent.

If graffiti is not removed soon after it appears, it can become a magnet for more as graffiti taggers see their tags as ownership of a space. Graffiti taggers are persistent, so certain areas tend to be repeatedly hit.

Graffiti Prevention and Removal Fact Sheet (413Kb PDF)

Graffiti Removal Kits & Campaign

As part of the new campaign on preventing and removing graffiti, the Council has developed graffiti removal kits that include paint remover, gloves, glasses and removal directions.

These free kits can be picked up by Wellington city residents at the City Service Centre located at 101 Wakefield Street, and at the following libraries:

Johnsonville
Karori
Kilbirnie
Miramar
Newtown
Tawa

Libraries

The campaign also includes the creation of murals, as well as closer work with local communities to prevent graffiti and increase the speed of its removal.

To report graffiti on Council property or for advice on other graffiti, complete the Fix It repair request form below or call our 24-hour Contact Centre on (04) 499 4444. If you see graffiti vandalism in process, call the police.

Fix It

Graffiti Removal Campaign

Graffiti

Graffiti Removal Kits & Campaign

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