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LITRES OF LITTER CLEANED UP

We love our coasts and oceans and want them litter-free. We clean up beaches and deliver education to prevent litter, particularly single-use plastics.

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TREES PLANTED BESIDE WATERWAYS

We restore waterways by planting trees, educating people on the problems facing freshwater, and enabling communities to scale-up local solutions.

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EDUCATION PRESENTATION ATTENDEES

We deliver inspiring events, behaviour-focused education and training to enable people to look after the places they love.

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We are a charity, and we need your support now more than ever. Our work to protect our coastlines and waterways doesn't stop. Donate now to help us keep looking after the places we love.

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Need a good gift? Gift a cleaner coastline! We’ll remove sacks full of litter from Aotearoa’s coastlines on behalf of those gifted and send them a lovely e-card.

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LOVE YOUR COAST

Beach clean-ups and education to prevent litter.

LOVE YOUR WATER

Planting and education to restore freshwater.

LITTER INTELLIGENCE

Data, insights and action for a litter-free Aotearoa.

OUR TEAM

Meet the team behind Sustainable Coastlines.

OUR EVENTS

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Upcoming events

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05 May 2021

**NEW DATE** Christchurch Litter Intelligence Education Professional Development Day

Governors Bay School, 1 Jetty Road, Governors Bay, 8971, Christchurch

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09 May 2021

Ambassadors’ Litter Intelligence Training Workshop

Flagship Education Centre, Wynyard Quarter Auckland City

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12 May 2021

Nelson Litter Intelligence Education Professional Development

Granary Hall, Founders Park, 87 Atawhai Drive, Nelson 7010

@sustainablecoastlines

Looking for a way to give back to our whenua? We t

Looking for a way to give back to our whenua? We turn your dollars into native trees that help clean up the waterways of Aotearoa and protect our climate and natural biodiversity. Every little bit helps, and we can’t do the work we do without you! 🌿

It’s super simple to give: just head over to our donate page and choose how much you would like to donate — link in bio.

#treeplanting #donate #biodiversity #nativetree #aotearoa #loveyourwater

What says ‘collaboration’ better than a group

What says ‘collaboration’ better than a group hug?

This was an epic evening! On April 15 we were very proud to host Hon David Parker, Te Aroha and Lillian Grace, and Louise Nash, who spoke alongside SC’s own Camden Howitt. The topic was ‘Working Together for Our Environment’, and each speaker delivered unique insights from their respective perspectives (government, mana whenua, business and community) on how collaboration can enhance our ability to look after the environment.

The speeches were followed by a Q&A, some delicious kai, and awesome chats with like-minded people. Here’s hoping it gives rise to some new collaborative efforts! What a special event, and a wonderful way to round off a successful Summernova Festival series. We are definitely keen to host more like this, so watch this space!

@ngatiwhatuaorakei @circular.ity @nzenvironment @stripedtreesproductions @visitauckland @gracefullillian @sustainablecoastlines @sustainablefoodco

#event #environment #kai #speakers #panel #lovepapatuanuku #Summernova

From our whānau to yours, have a great Sunday! W

From our whānau to yours, have a great Sunday! Weather permitting, we hope you’re getting out into nature today and enjoying the last day of the weekend ☀️

#team #connectwithnature #family #whānau #americascup #loveyourcoast #loveyourwater

Remember 2019’s Fox River disaster? It raises th

Remember 2019’s Fox River disaster? It raises the question, what to do with our landfills that threaten to spill onto our coasts? This rubbish already exists, and there's sadly not much we can do about it except for aiming to minimise damage by digging it out or walling it in — but we CAN do something about the creation of new landfill, and we like the thinking behind the quote from Hokitika-based DOC marine adviser Don Neale:

“The big lesson from the Fox River response is that it’s far easier to prevent and minimise the amount of rubbish we’re producing than it is to go and clean it up after it gets washed down rivers."

Check out our Facebook for the full article — link in bio.

Thanks to everyone that came along to our ‘What

Thanks to everyone that came along to our ‘What is Ethical Fashion?’ event with the wonderful @ethicallykate! For one of our last #Summernova events, around 30 people turned up to the Flagship — not only did we learn how to shop ethically, we also had a clothes swap to repurpose some pre-loved clothing instead of buying new! 💃

If you missed out, check out our website for more events like this.

#sustainabilitytip #clothing #microplastics #microfibres #plastic #waste #fashion #consumerism #secondhand

Looking for a way to give back to our whenua? We t

Looking for a way to give back to our whenua? We turn your dollars into native trees that help clean up the waterways of Aotearoa and protect our climate and natural biodiversity. Every little bit helps, and we can’t do the work we do without you! 🌿

It’s super simple to give: just head over to our donate page and choose how much you would like to donate — link in bio.

#treeplanting #donate #biodiversity #nativetree #aotearoa #loveyourwater

What says ‘collaboration’ better than a group

What says ‘collaboration’ better than a group hug?

This was an epic evening! On April 15 we were very proud to host Hon David Parker, Te Aroha and Lillian Grace, and Louise Nash, who spoke alongside SC’s own Camden Howitt. The topic was ‘Working Together for Our Environment’, and each speaker delivered unique insights from their respective perspectives (government, mana whenua, business and community) on how collaboration can enhance our ability to look after the environment.

The speeches were followed by a Q&A, some delicious kai, and awesome chats with like-minded people. Here’s hoping it gives rise to some new collaborative efforts! What a special event, and a wonderful way to round off a successful Summernova Festival series. We are definitely keen to host more like this, so watch this space!

@ngatiwhatuaorakei @circular.ity @nzenvironment @stripedtreesproductions @visitauckland @gracefullillian @sustainablecoastlines @sustainablefoodco

#event #environment #kai #speakers #panel #lovepapatuanuku #Summernova

From our whānau to yours, have a great Sunday! W

From our whānau to yours, have a great Sunday! Weather permitting, we hope you’re getting out into nature today and enjoying the last day of the weekend ☀️

#team #connectwithnature #family #whānau #americascup #loveyourcoast #loveyourwater

Remember 2019’s Fox River disaster? It raises th

Remember 2019’s Fox River disaster? It raises the question, what to do with our landfills that threaten to spill onto our coasts? This rubbish already exists, and there's sadly not much we can do about it except for aiming to minimise damage by digging it out or walling it in — but we CAN do something about the creation of new landfill, and we like the thinking behind the quote from Hokitika-based DOC marine adviser Don Neale:

“The big lesson from the Fox River response is that it’s far easier to prevent and minimise the amount of rubbish we’re producing than it is to go and clean it up after it gets washed down rivers."

Check out our Facebook for the full article — link in bio.

Thanks to everyone that came along to our ‘What

Thanks to everyone that came along to our ‘What is Ethical Fashion?’ event with the wonderful @ethicallykate! For one of our last #Summernova events, around 30 people turned up to the Flagship — not only did we learn how to shop ethically, we also had a clothes swap to repurpose some pre-loved clothing instead of buying new! 💃

If you missed out, check out our website for more events like this.

#sustainabilitytip #clothing #microplastics #microfibres #plastic #waste #fashion #consumerism #secondhand

“If the water is poor, then the people are poor.

“If the water is poor, then the people are poor. If the water is healthy, then the people are healthy.” 💧

For this week’s te reo word, we’re sharing a whakataukī / proverb that resounds with us. Who else relates?

@reomaori

#water #wai #stream #river #awa #aotearoa #healthywater #loveyourwater #biodiversity #treeplanting #trees #tereo #māori

Our impacts

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LITTER CLEANED UP (LITRES)

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LITTER CLEANED UP (KILOGRAMS)

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TREES PLANTED BESIDE WATERWAYS

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WEEDS REMOVED (CUBIC METRE)

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EDUCATION PRESENTATION ATTENDEES

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