Keep Inner-City Wellington Beautiful Clean Up Crews

We’ve had a thought

We have over 125 apartment buildings in our inner-city.

If a resident or two (or more) in each apartment building became a ‘Clean-Up Crew’ for their street and immediate area, what an amazing difference that could make to our inner-city streets.
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Breaking news!
Congratulations to our wonderful Clean Up Week winners!


Every year, New Zealand has a ‘Clean Up Week’. This year it was from 19 to 25 September 2025.

We invited our amazing Keep Inner-City Wellington Beautiful Clean Up Crews to let us know what clean ups they did during the week, and we said we would present a lucky winner with a small prize (a $50 Prezzie card). Well, we went one better and two Clean Up Crew folks will each receive a card. Here they are in action!

Ian & Margaret cleaned up from Dixon Street to Courtenay Place and up Marjoribanks Street.
Their reason: “Creation Care”.

Thank you :)

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Francis cleaned up the lawn and planted areas around St Peter’s Church on the corner of Ghuznee and Willis Streets.
His reason: “I just wanted to help!”

Thank you :)
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Are you Interested in being a Keep Inner-City Wellington Beautiful clean up crew member?

It’s easy - just email us and we’ll be in touch.
And here are some things to consider.

  • You might find there’s litter in your street’s gutter that will stop the rain running freely and into the drain when it rains. Flooded pavements!

  • You might see cigarette ends and bits of plastic are collecting in your gutter that, when it rains, will go straight out to sea via your stormwater drain. Microplastics and toxins!

  • You might identify that a little patch of plants and bushes in your area loves to catch litter when the Wellington wind plays. Not a great look for your area or your local wildlife!

  • You might find a nearby laneway, or a bit of vacant land, that loves to be home to discarded cans and fast food packaging. Happy rats and mice!

Don’t have the equipment to get started?
ICW can help!

While stocks last, we can provide a free Clean-Up Crew kit to get you underway - a litter pick-up stick, a pair of gloves, and a bag! (We can provide more than one set if you have a larger group interested!)

So if your apartment building would like to create a Clean-up Crew, let us know!

Want to be part of local clean ups - including beach clean ups - in our area?
Check out our page here for details