Resene PaintWise

Resene PaintWise aims to return good condition paint back to the community for use by non-profit community groups - just like KNZB more »»

Ducks Unlimited restore Wairiro Block Wetlands

11 June 2008
KNZB partners, Ducks Unlimited, have taken part in the restoration the Wairiro Block Wetlands in the Wairarapa more »»

Four Seasons Newsletter May 2008

The May 2008 edition of the Four Seasons. more »»

Kaiapoi lays out its 2008 programme

08 May 2008
A celebratory garden party, a clean-up, a mural - Keep Kaiapoi Beautiful sets out its plans. more »»

Good Water tells us of its successes

21 April 2008
Good Water news update on its bid to become New Zealand's first recyclable beverage container more »»

Marc Spijkerbosch wins Tasmania Mural Competition

8 April 2008
KNZB's first graffiti challenge winner has scored top prize in a Tasmania graffiti competition, beating opponents from around the world. more »»

Have Crusher Will Travel

31 March 2008
KNZB CEO, Barry Lucinsky takes the glass crusher out on the road to show how recycling is done. more »»

Glass Forum

28 March 2008
The Glass Forum, established 2006, works on market opportunities and price for waste consumer glass. Here is their March newsletter to illustrate their work. more »»

Waterfowl and Wetlands, a New Zealand Odyssey

27 March 2008
Keep New Zealand Beautiful, Ducks Unlimited and Scientific and Wildlife Films have combined to bring Waterfowl and Wetlands, a New Zealand Odyssey, a film on the value of our wetlands and the waterfowl that depend on them. more »»

KNZB Zone Reports

12 March 2008
A roundup of the Zones' activities and successes for the past year. more »»

The Quantum Leap

11 March 2008
An overview of the the Quantum Leap event at the Beehive more »»

Pasifika Festival 2008.

10 March 2008
Once again Keep New Zealand Beautiful sponsored the Best Village Award at the Pasifika Festival 2008, presenting a trophy plus a miniature, together with a $1,000 cash prize to the winner. more »»

Annual General Meeting and Conference 2008

06 March 2008
Dates and venue are confirmed. Friday September 19 through to Sunday Sept 21, with Sunday being the AGM. more »»

Chairman's Excellence Award - Environmentalist of the Year 2007

29 February 2008
Lester was chosen from nominations from each of the society's 50 programmes, which cover New Zealand. His efforts to beautify 10 kilometres of rail track at Mosgiel, just south of Dunedin, have turned a transport corridor into virtual parkland, the independent judge decided. more »»

Westland District Council wins Barnita Trust and Keep New Zealand Beautiful Trophy

29 February 2008
Westland District Council's "fantastic attitude and presentation" scooped all other New Zealand local bodies to take the Barnita Trust / Keep New Zealand Beautiful trophy at a Beehive function tonight. more »»

Anti Litter Bug wins many new fans this summer

26 February 2008
ALBy has been promoting the very important litter abatement message in a special tour with top children's entertainment group, ThePlops. more »»

Resene and Toll team up with KNZB

26 February 2008
KNZB's logo gets an outing up and down the North Island's main drag every day as Toll's freight liners and Resene Paints team up with us. more »»

Fonterra's Edendale site cleans up at Keep New Zealand Beautiful competition

12 February 2008
Every year during Clean Up Week, staff at Fonterra's manufacturing sites up and down the country roll up their sleeves and take to their local streets in the name of keeping New Zealand beautiful. more »»

Four Seasons Newsletter November 2007

The November 2007 edition of the Four Seasons. more »»

Tarzan Lucinsky and the big bridge adventure

12 December 2007
They say that when Johnny Weismuller finally lost his youth and his mind he'd scream his Hollywood Tarzan cry, frightening the nurses. I feel for the man. I was trying to be Tarzan for just a few days and it nearly did me in. I spared the nurses but did manage to frighten myself. more »»

Gisborne - Best Town 2007

10 December 2007
The transformation happened bit by bit, but after 108,999 man-hours of beautification, Gisborne topped the country for upkeep and improvements. Here's how the Gisborne Herald reported the win. more »»

Christmas comes to Kaiapoi - and the Kaiapoi Beautiful Towns Committee adds its own special flavour

01 December 2007
The Kaiapoi Beautiful Towns Committee had a great time walking through the streets of Kaiapoi as part of the 50th Kaiapoi Christmas Carnival and celebrating 150 years as the Rivertown of Kaiapoi. more »»

A treasured life member of Keep New Zealand Beautiful

30 November 2007
The Board of Keep New Zealand Beautiful, the Chief Executive, Barry Lucinsky, the staff of National Office, KNZB and all members of KNZB throughout New Zealand extend their deepest sympathy to Cynthia's family. more »»

Nominees for the Chairman's Excellence Award announced

08 November 2007
Six nominees vie to be the recipient of the Chairman's Excellence Award. more »»

Bio bottles - Good Water

31 October 2007
The Good Water Project has achieved its first major goal and produced our country's first ever water bottle made from plants. Keep New Zealand Beautiful shares Goodwater's second goal: to be the first ever water bottle to be fully recycled in NZ. more »»

Kaiapoi's spring show

16 October 2007
Kaiapoi has a committed and enthusiastic team to keep the town looking beautiful. So much so that the town was a winner in the 2007 Most Beautiful Towns competiton. See the team and Kaiapoi on a spring day. more »»

Best Loos Sponsor - Kiwi Loo awards the winners

11 October 2007
Kiwi Loo sponsored the 2007 Best Loo competition - here's an account from Barry Lucinsky as he delivered the prize money and trophies. more »»

Best Loos

21 September 2007
See the winner of the 2007 Best Loo competition more »»

Beautiful Towns named

21 September 2007
Our judges names the best towns for 2007 more »»

Clean Up New Zealand Week - response overwhelming

21 September 2007
1.3 million Kiwis turn out to clean up New Zealand more »»

Water - the good oil

17 September 2007
We join opposition leader, John Key, to celebrate water bottles made from vegetables! more »»

Cigarette butt litter toolkit

07 September 2007
Cigarette butt litter toolkit - Another great way to keep New Zealand beautiful. more »»

KNZB Annual General Meeting

03 September 2007
View remits and nominations for office at the Annual General Meeting more »»

Four Seasons Newsletter August 2007

The August 2007 edition of the Four Seasons. more »»

KNZB and New Zealand Vehicle Wash Association

26 August 2007
The recently formed New Zealand Vehicle Wash Association think our activities are great. They've endorsed our work and are keen for a close relationship. more »»

KNZB / Barnita Trust Trophy

17 August 2007
KNZB / Barnita Trust Trophy is awarded to the Local Authority which does most to promote the abatement of litter, during "KNZB Clean Up Week" or throughout the year.more »»

Clean Up New Zealand Week 2007

Registration opens for Clean Up New Zealand Week.more »»

Four Seasons Newsletter May 2007

The latest edition of the Four Seasons.more »»

Partnership to eliminate plastic bags

March 28 2007
Keep New Zealand Beautiful and Bunnings Warehouse have formed a partnership to eliminate the use of plastic bags from all of the hardware chain's stores by the end of December this year more »»

Beautiful villages is a competition run by Pasifika Festival and Keep New Zealand Beautiful with a $1,000 prize and trophy.more »»

Walter's a Life Member

Walter Stermbridge receives a Keep NZ Beautiful life membership.more »»

Four Seasons Newsletter December 2006

The latest edition of the Four Seasons.more »»

Winners for Best Loo and Best Cities/Towns

KNZB announced the winners of the Best Loo and Best Cities and Towns awards at the annual conference.

Four Seasons Newsletter October 2006

The latest edition of the Four Seasons.more »»

They're wearing our t-shirts over there!

New Zealand paralympian, blind cyclist, Jayne Parsons, competed at the ITU World Triathlon Champs in Lausanne, Switzerland. Guess who's t-shirt was proudlty worn? KNZB's of course. Read about Jayne's determination and see pictures from Lausanne more »»

Agenda for annual general meeting

The agenda is now avaibale for the annual general meeting on 13, 14 15 October 2006. more »»

Clean Up Week doubled in size!

Clean Up Week 2006 filled 400,000 bags of rubbish - we cleaned up twice as much as last year. more »»

KNZB name goes international

At the recent international Chinese martial art competition, Wushu, held in Malaysia, two local lads paraded the KNZB logo on their t-shirts - and generated interest in our country. More »»

Chairperson's report on South Australia Visit, Aug 2006

The chairperson went to South Australia and found a pristine environment, civic pride and a recycling system to knock your socks off. Here's his report on the visit. more »»

Best Loos 2006 announced

The search is on for the country's top toilet. Keep New Zealand Beautiful is encouraging communities to fling open the doors of their public conveniences with pride in the 2006 Best Loos Competition. more »»

Chairperson's report July 2006

Chairperson Barry Lucinsky's wrap-up of recent events and intentions for Keep New Zealand Beautiful. more »»

Four Seasons Newsletter May 2006

The latest edition of the Four Seasons covers what's happening in Waitakere, Rakiura and Rangiora's clean up projects, an update on our merchandise and much more.more »»