Two of the central city seesaws have been adjusted to address the noise issue, while the wheelchair-accessible seesaw will be removed for repairs.
A council spokesman said the "squeaking issue" with the seesaws was due to some minor vandalism involving school pupils.
"We have followed up with the school and they will be speaking to the pupils involved."
The "vandalism-induced squeaking" was emanating from both of the non-accessible seesaws, but mainly the larger of the two.
A subcontractor was on site yesterday carrying out a regular service, and while there was also making minor adjustments to the seesaws "to reduce the risk of similar squeaking in the future".
Damage to the accessible seesaw had also been identified and it would be removed for the manufacturer to fix the issue while the seesaw remained under warranty.
The accessible seesaw is an off-the-shelf product provided by a different company from the other two seesaws in George St.
"It’s disappointing this has happened but some teething problems are inevitable, and we’re fortunate these issues can be rectified at no cost to ratepayers while the new seesaws are still under warranty", the spokesman said.
The three seesaws were installed in April as part of a $586,000 interactive play space during the George St retail quarter upgrades.
Nearby businesses told the Otago Daily Times last week the seesaws were pretty squeaky and a worker questioned why they were so squeaky given they had just been installed.
