ICW demystifier: How often is Courtenay Place cleaned?

Checked 26 November 2025
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From the Wellington City Council’s Cleansing & Growth team.

There are numerous cleaning programmes happening on Courtenay Place now.

• Roads and footpaths are swept nightly

• Nov 2025 Update: Hot water blasting has now been included into the normal wet washing of the pavement.) A wet clean done by a scrubbing machine is carried out every four weeks

• Water blaster is used around assets, but the general use would blow out the locking sand between the pavement blocks.

• Sumps are cleared on a three-monthly or six-monthly frequency depending on where flooding issues have occurred in the past.

• Slot drains are cleared six-monthly

• Pedestrian shelters, glass weekly, structure are cleaned six-monthly

• Identified areas are wet-washed weekly - eg bird poo, human issues

• Reactive fouling removal is within 2 hours

• Gum removal is six monthly

• In the daytime a Street Orderly removes any loose litter and cleans street furniture.

• Cleaning is also done on a reactive basis where issues have been identified.

The team works closely with the Council’s Community Engagement team to clean up if a person has been removed from the street environment. There is a wraparound service in place to assist these persons find better options than being homeless.