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OUR WORK IN 2017

79,812

Volunteers

100,032

kg of litter picked up

175,643

Native seedlings planted

53,641

Students reached through our programming

64,964,590

Cigarette butts diverted from our waterways

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What you can do

Volunteer as one of 80,000 incredible Kiwis tackling litter and graffiti, painting murals and planting trees and doing their bit to keep New Zealand beautiful.

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Kids & Schools

Learn how to be A Tidy Kiwi! Our teacher resources include classroom activities and information on holding a clean-up event at your school.

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Councils/Non-Profits

KNZB supports councils and community groups in tackling local environmental issues, offering free resources and networks of volunteers.

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LATEST NEWS

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Michelle Henry takes out April Volunteer of the Month!

Michelle has been interning with the Keep New Zealand Beautiful national office since early March, volunteering her time and endless energy to assist the team in providing research and a draft project plan to support the National Litter Audit, the launch of the Mama Nature Campaign, packing of Adopt-A-Spot and Clean Up Kits, managing the…

YRE Winner Joshua Richardson attends UNESCO forum in Portugal

Rotorua student, Joshua Richardson says he felt “excited and proud” to be selected to represent New Zealand at a recent UNESCO forum. Held in Portugal from 15-19 March, the forum brought together 43 young people from 24 countries all over the world. Joshua (18), the sole representative from Oceania, worked with other young environmentalists over…

Keep New Zealand Beautiful launches new campaign to tackle litter

Keep New Zealand Beautiful (KNZB) has launched an anti-litter campaign, fronted by a boisterous character named Mama Nature to celebrate Kiwis doing the right thing when it comes to disposing rubbish.

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March Volunteer of the Month awarded to Miriam Shaw!

Miriam Shaw is this month’s Volunteer of the Month in association with the Princess Margaret Hospital Green Team! Miriam is dedicated to leading volunteers of the Green Team and an advocate for sustainability in her community. This past December, she and her team organised a river clean up along the banks of the Heathcote River…