Whanganui’s public toilets are cleaned every evening on a schedule that varies, so closing times are not set unless specified below.
Most toilets, unless otherwise stated, are open from about 6.00am.
| Public toilet | Hours |
|---|---|
| Anzac Parade (freedom camping area, near boat ramp) | 24/7 |
| Orient toilets (Victoria Avenue, second block) | 24/7 |
| Victoria Avenue (next to Sunny’s) | 5.30am and 8.30pm. |
| Taupo Quay (next to InterCity bus terminal) | 24/7 |
| Moutoa Gardens/Pākaitore (between Market Place and Bates Street) | Dawn to 8.00pm |
| Aramoho Shopping Centre (140 Somme Parade) | Dawn to dusk |
| Aramoho Cemetery (3 Papaiti Road) | Dawn to dusk |
| Aramoho Cemetery Chapel (3 Papaiti Road) | Open and closed as required |
| Kowhai Park (Anzac Parade) | Dawn to dusk (winter) Dawn to 8.00pm (summer) |
| Bason Botanic Gardens (552 Rapanui Road) | 8.00am-5.30pm (outside of daylight saving hours) |
| Whanganui East Shopping Centre (Duncan Street) | Dawn to dusk |
| Williams Domain (between Patapu Street and Hakeke Street) | Dawn to dusk |
| Wembley Park (Wilkie Street, gates and grandstand) | Open for winter football and events as required |
| Victoria Park (Parsons Street) | Open for cricket season and events as required |
| Durie Hill (Blyth Street) | 24/7 |
| St Hill Street (Ladies’ Rest Rooms and men’s toilets) | Limited facilities available 24/7; full facilities open dawn to dusk |
| Cooks Gardens (St Hill Street), toilets under main grandstand |
Dawn to dusk |
| Rotokawau Virginia Lake, Great North Road Cityside and lakeside tracks Winter Gardens |
All day Dawn to dusk (winter) Dawn to 8.00pm (summer) |
| Springvale Park (between Parsons Street and London Street) | Dawn to dusk |
| Gonville Domain (Alma Road) | Dawn to dusk |
| Gonville Shopping Centre (Abbot Street) | Dawn to dusk |
| Tregenna Street (fishing wharf) | 24/7 |
| Rangiora Street (Castlecliff Playground) | Dawn to dusk |
| Duncan Pavilion (Castlecliff Domain, Seafront Road) | Dawn to dusk (summer) Closed for winter from 31 March |
| i-SITE Visitor Information Centre (Taupo Quay) | 9.00am–5:00pm (Monday-Friday) 9.00am–4:00pm (Saturday and Sunday) 9.00am–3.00pm (public holidays) |
| Kai Iwi Beach, Mowhanau | Dawn to dusk |
| Peat Park (Peat Street) | Dawn to dusk |
| Hipango Park (Whanganui River access only) | 24/7 |
| Lake Wiritoa (beach toilets, 316 Kaitoke Road, south of Whanganui) | All day |
| Ototoka Beach, Ototoka Beach Road (long drop) | 24/7 |
| William Birch Pools (State Highway 3, north of Whanganui) | Dawn to dusk |
| Otamaire (Whanganui River Road between Koriniti and Atene, long drop) | 24/7 |
| Jerusalem (Whanganui River Road) | 24/7 |