North Shore City has introduced two new graffiti initiatives as follows:
- volunteer graffiti programme
- graffiti awareness education programme.
Volunteer graffiti programme
This programme has four levels of involvement, from customers simply making a commitment to report graffiti to being actively involved in removing graffiti tags. North Shore City will supply the paint and brushes to individuals and groups that want to take responsibility for specific streets and/or neighbourhoods.
Graffiti awareness education programme
This two week programme, developed by North Shore City for use in primary schools is widely recognised as a valuable component of the curriculum. Fifty three schools are now involved.
The programme:
- aims to make children aware of the consequences of tagging and rewards them for adopting areas in their neighbourhood or street to keep clean and
- also acts as a deterrent to younger vandals by making them aware that they will be held accountable for damage they cause.
Contact us if you are interested in taking part in either of these programmes, phone Actionline
on (09) 486 8600 or email actionline@northshorecity.govt.nz.
