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Inglewood Place toilets

We’re building new toilets at Inglewood Place, to replace the ones removed from Te Aro Park.

Artist's impression of the Inglewood Place toilets showing six doors, in a brown wooden-looking building. The toilets look small compared to the tall building behind them. You can also see a tree to the left.
Artist's impression of the Inglewood Place toilets.

About the project

New public toilets will be installed in Inglewood Place to replace the toilets that were in Te Aro Park.

We picked this location because it has high foot traffic and visibility to CCTV, and the new facility will be well lit.

There will be six toilets: two standard toilets, three accessible toilets with baby changing facilities, and one Changing Places facility. The toilets will be open 24/7.

The Changing Places unit will be the first to open in Wellington and it provides fully accessible bathroom facilities for people with complex needs.

Access to the Changing Places unit will be via key card that you can gain by registering with Changing Places New Zealand: Become A Member - Changing Places.

Wellington Water’s Taranaki Street Pump Station and gravity pipeline project is finished, and we are getting ready to install the Inglewood Place public toilets over the next few months.

The initial groundworks in the construction of the toilets have begun.

Construction is expected to take a few months, with the toilets expected to open in early 2025.

Traffic management

The hoarding that is up for the Wellington Water project in Inglewood Place is expected to stay as it is until the toilet is installed and ready to open. Inglewood Place will remain closed to traffic and pedestrian access will remain along the footpath in front of the buildings.

Background

The decision to remove the toilets at Te Aro Park is part of our commitment to improve safety and vibrancy in the central city. The design and location of the toilets created a secluded and unsafe space, making it a hotspot for anti-social behaviour. The toilets have also been a long-standing cause of hurt for mana whenua due to their proximity to Te Aro Pā, an ancestral site of great significance to the descendants of the Pā.

Contact us

If you have any questions please contact Jacqueline Lear, Project Manager.
Email: inglewood.toilets@wcc.govt.nz

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