Keep New Zealand Beautiful

Kawerau community cleanup and sausage sizzle
2025-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Maurie Kjar Aquatic Centre, Kawerau, New Zealand
Keep Kawerau Beautiful warmly invites everyone to join us for a community cleanup, with a sausage sizzle to follow at Maurie Kjar Aquatic Centre, proudly sponsored by the legends at Essity all part of Keep New Zealand Beautiful week, 19th – 25th September.

• Meet at 1pm sharp at the pools carpark to register, (you will see our team in our KKB hi-vis vests)You’ll be handed your gloves and bags, followed by a quick Health and Safety brief, then given your lucky number for the SPOT-PRIZES which will be drawn during the sausage sizzle

• Sausage Sizzle proudly sponsored by ESSITY and takes place from 2.30-3.30pm. This is for our litter picking volunteers who come to get amongst it with us that afternoon.

Spot prizes thanks to Essity, New World and Keep New Zealand Beautiful.. and not forgetting RESENE who supplied us with the yummy little boxes of m&ms

Look for our weekly updates between now and then leading up to the event.Ngā mihi nui

#keepnewzealandbeautifulweek#keepnewzealandbeautiful #kaitiaki #keepittidy

Pukehuia Park clean-up
2025-09-21 13:00 - 17:00 | Pukehuia Park, Horokiwi Rd West, Newlands, New Zealand
Join us in making a difference!Formerly Newlands Park, Pukehuia Park has been upgraded to include all of the below, which are all subject to Wellington wind’s habit of swirling and depositing rubbish!– Two new play areas, one for toddlers and younger children and another for older kids– An all-weather artificial surface for informal sports and a basketball half-court– A boardwalk with a small wetland area– A revamped skate area– Pump track, picnic and BBQ area– An expanded car park and improved entrance areaContact us at the email address below or our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/altrusaohariu

Porirua Harbourside Cleanup
2025-09-22 09:00 - 12:00 | Porirua Harbourside, Wineera Drive, Porirua, New Zealand
Help with nationwide clean up efforts by joining us at our Harbour Clean Up event on Monday 22 September, 9am-12pm.

We’ll be at the Harbour’s Edge (outside Kai Tahi). Come and burn off some school holiday energy with us!

As well as a chance to pick up litter, there will be:free sausage sizzleplantingplay itemsspot prizes.

Remember to bring your gumboots and lots of enthusiasm. Be part of Aotearoa’s largest movement against litter!

Te Herenga - Waka Victoria University of Wellington
2025-09-22 11:00 - 12:30 | Te Herenga – Waka Victoria University of Wellington, 139 Vivian Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Public clean up event

Bremner Bay Beach Clean-Up
2025-09-22 15:30 - 17:00 | Bremner Bay, Bremner Bay Aubrey Road, Wanaka, New Zealand
A community beach clean-up, with tea and coffee provided.Please bring your own water bottle, gloves and weather appropriate clothes.Meet at the Bremner Bay carpark – look out for the WAI flag

Whau River Cleanup
2025-09-24 11:00 - 13:00 | Olympic Park,, 36 Portage Road, Auckland, 1071, New Zealand

Greater Green Island Youth Action Group Cleanup
2025-09-24 13:00 - 16:00 | 1047 Brighton Road, 1047 Brighton Road, Dunedin, New Zealand

Open Valley Urban Ecosanctuary (VUE)/ The Valley Project
2025-09-25 10:00 - 12:00 | 262 North Road, North East Valley, Dunedin, 262 North Road, Dunedin, 9010, New Zealand
​Residents, visitors and volunteers are vital to see this vision through, by taking action in their own backyards and community spaces including: removing invasive weed species, growing and planting native plants, trapping and monitoring introduced mammalian predators, as well as taking part in Citizen Science, the online community and being involved at an organisational level as part of the steering group.

PORT ROAD BEACH CLEAN UP - Seaview
2025-09-28 09:30 - 11:00 | 95 Port Road, 95 Port Road, Lower Hutt, 5010, New Zealand
Hi EveryoneJoin Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful and Petone Beach Clean-up Crew for beach clean-up on Sunday 28th September at the Beach Cove Opposite 95 Port Road Seaview.This area is a natural catchment area for rubbish washed in by the tides and winds and unfortunately a dumping ground for household rubbish and Tyres.DATE: Sunday 28th SeptemberTIME: 9:30am to 11amLOCATION: The beach cove opposite 95 Port Road Seaview or directly opposite Marchbanks Street.All ages welcome and this is a dog friendly beach , doggies most welcome .Bags , grabbers are supplied , please bring gardening gloves if you own some .A hot drink and biscuits will be supplied after the event kindly sponsored by Hutt City Pak’NSaveHopefully see you there and lets make a difference ! Wayne – Keep Hutt Valley BeautifulLorraine -Petone Beach Clean Up Crew

Waihinga Farm
2025-09-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Waihinga Farm, 154A Jellicoe Street, Martinborough, New Zealand
8 kms of road both sides

MOERA SPRING CLEAN
2025-10-25 09:30 - 11:00 | Moera Community House , 105a Randwick Crescent, Moera, Lower Hutt, Woburn, 5010
Join us at the Moera Community House to clean up Randwick Road and York Park Stream. We will supply everything you need to undertake the cleanup – just wear suitable clothing and sturdy footwear. After the event enjoy a hot drink and biscuits with the team. They will be some Keep Hutt Valley merchandise to give away.

Waiheke Island Beach Clean Up
2025-10-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Walter Frank Drive, Walter Frank drive, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
It’s time to get down to the precious coastline and Keep Waiheke Island Beautiful!

This hidden gem needs our attention as it’s not a main beach, we often find large amounts of rubbish washed out there affecting the health of moana.

This event is a collaboration of Keep Waiheke Island Beautiful and Waiheke Marine Project Supported by Waiheke Resources Trust

We got gears, so just bring a bottle of water and your love to our whenua.

Light snacks will be provided

Te Haumi Beach
2025-10-26 10:00 - 12:00
This is our normal monthly beach clean date, and we will be meeting at Te Haumi Beach at the layby there (where the coffee guy normally is). We haven’t been here since July and it feels like a great time to comb for microplastics and broken things before our summer visitors arrive. (I’l remind you about this one closer to the time but please remember to share it with friends and colleagues whenever you can!)

TRACK ATTACK!
2025-11-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Jubilie Park, 18 Jocelyn Street, Te Puke, New Zealand
Join us for a unique community clean-up opportunity!

Kiwirail has given us special access to tidy up the rail corridor between Bramble Bridge and Jocelyn Street Bridge — an area that’s gathered plenty of litter, old bicycle frames, shopping trolleys… you name it!

These opportunities don’t come around very often, so let’s make the most of it and get those tracks looking great again!

Date: Sunday, 2nd November Time: 9:00am sharp (Health & Safety briefing) Meeting point: Jubilee Park (next to New World)

Bring your energy, closed-in shoes, and community spirit — we’ll provide the rest!

Let’s get Te Puke’s tracks back on track!

Operation Clean Sweep
2025-11-03 12:00 - 2025-11-07 12:00
Operation Clean Up Week is back! 3 – 7th November 2025 and it’s shaping up to be our biggest one yet.

Operation Clean Up Week is back! 3 – 7th November 2025 and it’s shaping up to be our biggest one yet. Come along to one of the events for as much time as you can give. Help to improve your local environment and meet other members of the plastics manufacturing community while giving back to your local communities. We’ve confirmed clean-ups in the following locations: Rosebank (Auckland): Wednesday 5 November, 10 am – 12 pm – Register here East Tamaki (Auckland): Thursday 6 November, 10 am – 12 pm – Register here Hamilton (Donny Park): Thursday 6 November, 1 pm – 3 pm – Register here Hawkes Bay: Thursday 6 November, 2 pm – 4 pm – Register here Christchurch – EPL, Woolston: Friday 7 November, 2 pm – 4 pm – Register here How you can get involved: *Volunteer – Join an existing event and bring your team along. Register today! *Host an event – No event in your area? We can help you set one up! We’ll provide templates, flyers, and admin support, you’ll lead the charge on the day! Contact ocs@plastics.org.nz to learn more. Let’s work together to show that the plastics industry is stepping up and making a difference. We can’t wait to see your team in action this November.

Petone Beach Storm Clean Up
2025-11-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Honiana Te-Puna Reserve, Esplanade, Petone, New Zealand
The recent weather has deposited a large amount of litter on Petone beach. Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful and Petone Beach Clean Up Crew are holding a joint beach cleanup.

Enter at Honiana Te-Puni Reserve. Look for our flags.We will supply everything you need – just turn up.Wear appropriate clothing and footwearAll ages welcome and this is a dog friendly beach, so doggies most welcome.A hot drink and biscuits will be supplied after the event.See you there. Together we can make a difference

Glutton Fiesta
2025-11-16 08:00 - 2026-03-03 17:00
120 Clean Ups New Zealand Wide

With support from Keep New Zealand Beautiful Timoti has set up 120 plastic cleanups over Aotearoa. From mid-November Timoti will be travelling the entire length of New Zealand (Cape Reinga → Bluff) — collecting plastic waste every day, filming the journey, and releasing daily videos across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Along the way he’ll be speaking with locals, schools, councils, and media. This is not only an environmental clean-up but a national conversation about change, connected directly to the film.

To find the cleanup nearest you, when & where go to gluttonfiesta.com and make your change today.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1186488766655451

NEW BRIGHTON CLEAN UP EVENT
2025-11-16 14:00 - 16:00 | New Brighton Library, 213 Marine Parage, New Brighton, New Zealand

PORT ROAD CLEANUP
2025-11-23 09:00 - 10:30
Join Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful and Petone Beach Clean Up Crew on Sunday 23rd Nov for our next beach clean up at the Beach Cove ,Port Road Seaview.This area is a natural catchment area for rubbish washed in by the tides and winds and unfortunately is a dumping area for household rubbish .

DATE: Sunday 23rd NovemberTIME: 9am to 10:30amLOCATION : The beach cove opposite 95 Port Road or directly opposite Marchbanks Street .Beach clean up flags will clearly seen for our meeting point

bags and grabbers will be supplied please bring gardening gloves if you own some .All. ages welcome and this is a dog friendly beach.

A hot drink and biscuits will be supplied after the event .hopefully see you there and lets make a difference

Lorraine Petone Beach Clean Up CrewWayne Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful

Kawakawa Town Clean Up
2025-11-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Kawakawa Library
If you haven’t been there before, there is loads of parking outside the library, just follow the little road next to the Bay of Islands Vets, and it will take you behind the Hunderwasser toilets to the library and parking.

10am will be safety briefing and dividing (hopefully lots of) volunteers into assigned areas. I hope to cover from the railways station/4sq/caltex right down to Johnson Park. Here is a link to the Facebook Event I set up: Kawakawa Town Rubbish Clean Up

'We Luv Ya Te Puke'
2025-12-07 09:00 - 11:30
Clean up event – town and surrounds

Please bring your gardening gloves (or we can suppy them) and wear closed in footwear. Grabbers and rubbish sacks provided.

Show how much you love Te Puke!

Bring the kids, bring the mother in law.

See you there!

PORIRUA INLET CLEAN UP
2025-12-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Paramoana Street, Paramoana Street, Porirua, New Zealand
Join Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful and Petone Beach Clean Up Crew on Sunday 14th Dec for our last beach clean-up of the year 2025

Date; 14th DecemberLocation; Porirua inlet, behind the Porirua Pak’nSave Parumoana Street. beach clean-up flags will clearly be seen for the meeting point.Time; 10am to midday.

bags and grabbers will be supplied, please bring gardening gloves if you own some.If you want to cross the inlet at low tide, be prepared to get wet up to waist height. if you want to stay dry there are plenty of areas around the inlet to clean. I suggest wearing gumboots in case you want to walk out onto the sand flats as the tides goes out.

all ages welcome and children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

hopefully see you there and let’s make a difference.

Lorraine Petone Beach Clean Up CrewWayne Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful

BAY -WIDE Beach Clean
2025-12-29 10:00 - 12:00
Pop it in your calendars, folks! I know it falls during that limbo time of I’m-on-holiday-some-time-between-christmas-and-new-year-what-day-is-it-even, but we are again wanting to facilitate a fabulous and final end of year rubbish blitz in conjunction with Bay of Islands Sailing Week & Ocean Mind. 10am Sunday 29th December, with groups starting in Waitangi, Paihia, Opua, Russell & More (Let me know if you want to facilitate a spot near you). There will be spot prizes and loads of good vibes so look forward to seeing you then.

PALM BEACH Community Clean Up
2026-01-03 14:00 - 16:00
et’s start the new year with good mahiJoin us for an afternoon of community action as we care for one of our island’s stunning beaches. Whether you’re a local or visiting for the summer, everyone is welcome to lend a hand and make a difference for our moana and biodiversity

Please bring:– Reusable water bottle– Sun protection (hat, sunscreen)– Your friends and whānau

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲! This is a great opportunity for families, groups, and individuals to connect with the community while doing something meaningful for our environment

We’ll cook up plant-based sausages to celebrate our effort afterwards

This event is a collaboration between WRT’s Beach Ambassadors, Keep Waiheke Island Beautiful and Waiheke Marine Project.

Sausages are kindly provided by Meat Free Monday Waiheke

See you on the sand

Petone Beach Clean Up - Honiana Te Puni Reserve
2026-01-11 09:00 - 10:30 | Honiana Te Puni Reserve, The Espalande, Petone, New Zealand
HI EveryoneFor our first beach clean-up of 2026 we will be cleaning the Western end of Petone beach.

DATE; Sunday 11th JanTIME; 9am to 10.30amLOCATION: The Western end of Petone beach, Petone Esplanade enter at Honiana Te Puni Reserve and turn right into the carpark area (just past the Bunnings store)bright colored beach clean-up flags will clearly be seen for the set-up location

All ages are welcome, and this is a dog friendly beach.Bags and grabbers will be supplied, please bring some gardening gloves if you own some.

A hot drink and biscuits will be supplied at the end of the event.

Hopefully see you there and let’s make a difference

EVANS BAY CLEAN UP
2026-01-18 10:30 - 12:00 | Evans Bay Marina, 517 Evans Bay Parade, Wellington, New Zealand

Porirua Inlet Clean Up
2026-01-25 08:00 - 09:30
Porirua inlet, behind the Porirua Pak’nSave Parumoana Street. Petone Beach Clean-up and KNZB flags will clearly be seen for the meeting point.Bags and grabbers will be supplied, please bring gardening gloves if you own some.If you want to cross the inlet at low tide, be prepared to get wet up to waist height. if you want to stay dry there are plenty of areas around the inlet to clean. I suggest wearing gumboots in case you want to walk out onto the sand flats as the tides goes out. All ages welcome and children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

Hopefully see you there and let’s make a difference.

Waitangi Day PORT ROAD Clean Up
2026-02-06 09:00 - 10:30
Hi EveryoneCelebrate Waitangi Day by caring for our moana (Ocean/ Sea)Join Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful and Petone Beach Clean Up Crew on Friday 6th Feb to remove rubbish from the beach cove at Port Road Seaview.

Date; Friday 6th FebTime; 9am to 10.30amLocation: The beach cove opposite 95 Port Road Seaview or directly opposite Marchbanks street, just look for the beach clean-up flags on the roadside

Bags and grabbers are supplied please bring gardening gloves if you own some.all ages are welcome and this is a dog friendly beach.

Join us for a hot drink and morning tea after the clean-up.

hopefully see you thereLorraine Petone Beach Clean Up CrewWayne Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful

Seaweek
2026-02-28 08:00 - 2026-03-08 17:00
Each year, Seaweek collaborates with a wide range of groups across Aotearoa New Zealand to organise a variety of accessible opportunities for all to immerse themselves in the marine environment and learn about the ocean. Seaweek hopes to inspire people to engage with nature, explore the ocean and develop a deep sense of connection to our environment so that all are inspired and empowered to be kaitiaki. Keep an eye out for events in your area – or create your own events.

Honiana Te Puni Reserve Clean Up
2026-02-28 09:00 - 10:30
