Smokefree Wellington Action Plan
The Smokefree Wellington Action Plan supports the Government’s goal for New Zealand to be smokefree.
The Action Plan was first made in 2016 and has been updated in March 2019.
The Action Plan is about the creation and management of smokefree events and outdoor public spaces. These help people who are trying to quit and remain smokefree, and help prevent young people from taking up smoking. The less smoking young people see around them, the less likely they are to become smokers themselves.
New areas designated smokefree in March 2019 are beaches and a part of Grey Street. These join with other smokefree areas around the city as listed below.
Smokefree Wellington Action Plan (265KB PDF)
The Council conducted a survey of public attitudes to smoking in Wellington to inform the plan – read our survey results about attitudes towards smoking and vaping in Wellington.
Smokefree areas in Wellington
See below the areas across Wellington that are smokefree, in addition to outdoor dining areas on Council-owned land.
Some private land across the city is also smokefree, like Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington – these are set by businesses and land owners and not listed here.
Additional smokefree areas are set by the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990. This Act means that all schools and early childhood centres, hospitality venues, and indoor workplaces are smokefree and vapefree.
It's your choice to smoke or vape, but please avoid the smokefree and vapefree areas.
| Area |
Where |
| All beaches |
All the sandy beaches around the coastline of Wellington City (effective from September 2019)
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All playgrounds
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Across Wellington City
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All skate parks
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Across Wellington City
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All sports parks (including artificial sports fields)
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Includes Newtown Park, Rugby League Park and the National Hockey Stadium
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Bolton Street Cemetery
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Bolton Street
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Bus stops
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Includes all bus shelters across the Wellington City
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Cable Car Lane
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From the entrance on Lambton Quay
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Civic Precinct and Civic Square (including all public entrances)
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All public entrance ways out to 10 meters
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| Entrances to all branch libraries |
All public entrance ways out to 10 meters |
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Entrances to all council community centres
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All public entrance ways out to 10 meters
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Entrances to all recreation centres
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All public entrance ways out to 10 meters
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Entrances to all swimming pools
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All public entrance ways out to 10 meters
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Grey Street pocket park
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The pedestrian area between Grey Street and Lambton Quay (taking effect when it reopens after redevelopment, May or June 2019)
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Laneways
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Includes Eva Street, Leeds Street, Egmont Street and parts of Chew’s Lane
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Midland Park
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Lambton Quay, Wellington Central
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Ōtari-Wilton's Bush
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Wilton Road, Wilton
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Truby King Park
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Manchester Street, Melrose
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Waitangi Park
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Cable Street, Te Aro
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Wellington Botanic Gardens
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Glenmore Street, Kelburn
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Wellington Zoo
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Daniel Street, Newtown
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Zealandia
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Waiapu Rd, Karori
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