Remember to bring:
- Closed-toed shoes
- Sun-smart gear
- Raincoats and appropriate clothing for the day on the coast
- Reusable drink bottle, filled and ready to go
- Pack Lunch – single use plastic free please!
Unfortunetly de to strong winds and rains this event and the EMR community snorkel has been cancelled.
Please keep an eye on our events page for future clean-ups and Citizen Scientist training over the coming months across Taranaki!
On behalf of Sustainable Coastlines and Christchurch Envirokids, our sincerest thanks for your awesome clean-up effort at Sumner Beach.
Enthusiasm and energy was high as the tamariki recreated the journey of Yoshi the turtle through an obstacle course. We then got down onto the beach to gather data on the litter that had accumulated.
In total, 450 litetr items were collected, categorised, counted and weighed – an amazing effort by the young citizen scientists! Please find the survey & audit data here: Litter Intelligence – Christchurch Envirokids Clean-up – 15th April
Survey results of note:
– Litter density (Items per 1,000m2) was the highest it has ever been since Litter Intelligence began at Sumner in 2020.
– Unidentifiable hard plastic fragments was the most prominent category with a count of 291. Thank you for your diligence in picking up all of those small pieces!
Thank you for supporting both Sustainable Coastlines and Christchurch Envirokids, and we looking forward to seeing you at another clean-up or at the Kiosk in the Botanic Gardens soon.
The day started bright and early with a beautiful sunrise and the good vibes continued throughout our Seaweek Celebration! Enthusiastic volunteers tried their hand at a Litter Intelligence audit, getting insight into what it’s like to be a citizen scientist, before going for a paddleboard!
We are super grateful to MERC who invited us along to be a part of the day! It was great to be there alongside Revive Our Gulf and Drowning Prevention Auckland.
On behalf of Sustainable Coastlines, Blake NZ and Christchurch City Council I want to pass on our sincerest thanks for attending the Seaweek Event “The Ocean: Above, Below and Around” at Sumner on Sunday. It was inspiring to see the engagement as you dived below the surface of the moana, got your hands dirty sorting through litter from the estuary and visited the home of the Little black/flea mussel. We hope you came away from the day feeling that little bit more connected to the moana!
Further information to help you continue your ocean exploration:
Blake NZ
BLAKE website: https://www.blakenz.org/
NZ-VR videos link: https://www.nzgeo.com/vr/
Sustainable Coastlines
Please find your litter data here: Litter Intelligence – Avon Heathcote Estuary – The South New Brighton Yachtclub – March 11/12 2023
The total number of items counted was 429, 67% of which was made of plastic
Unidentifiable soft and hard plastic fragments had the highest counts, along with glass fragments. This speaks to litter breaking up into smaller pieces once it enters the environment!
Get in touch if you’d like to join one of the regular monitoring groups!
Christchurch City Council
Learning through action: https://www.ccc.govt.
At all events, the safety and well-being of our people, their whānau and the wider community is our top priority. We run our events in line with the current government regulations.
What an awesome evening we had cleaning the coastline of Takapuna! The weather was balmy and sunny, a perfect evening in between the two storms Tāmaki Makaurau faced. There seemed to be noticeably more rubbish on the coast due to the floods!
Huge thank you to the mahi of all who attended as we were able to make a positive impact on our coastlines!
