The Christchurch City Council wants to get a clearer view of how much cleaning will be required once it is suitable to do so.
Some residents have been concerned over tagging, which has appeared in areas such as Lyttelton, Woolston and the central city.
Photos of vandalism have been shared to Facebook community pages, including on the historic Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum in Magazine Bay, Lyttelton.
But a city council spokesperson said reporting of graffiti had “gone down considerably” and it has only received about 300 calls or Snap Send Solve requests since March 26.
“It is difficult to quantify during the Covid-19 alert level 4 lockdown how much graffiti there is that needs cleaning in Christchurch and how much it will cost,” the spokesperson said.
“Once staff, volunteers and residents are able to move more freely when the lockdown eventually lifts, we will be able to get a clearer view on what has been happening.”
The spokesperson anticipated there may be more unreported graffiti around the city which will require cleaning.
They said reports of graffiti are being mapped in preparation for cleaning after level 4 is lifted next week.
"We ask residents who are staying local with their exercise or travel for essential supplies to report any graffiti via our call centre or by using the Snap Send Solve app,” the spoksperson said.
“We do receive reports from time to time,” a police spokesperson said.
"If you see someone wilfully damaging property, please call 111 if the person is still there.
"Damage such as tagging can be reported after the fact on 105.”
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