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Event Details

Wed
08
Dec 2010

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A massive thank you to the nearly 1,000 amazing people who cleaned-up most of Christchurch’s beaches and rivers on Wednesday – including the Heathcote and Avon Rivers, the Estuary, Sumner and New Brighton! All of the rubbish we collected is being transported by Fulton Hogan to a Christchurch City Council depot to be sorted, counted through and weighed.

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Send your best event shots to us at [email protected] to be in to win epic prizes from our awesome sponsors.

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Email [email protected] for more info, or check out the event on Facebook.

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Tue
07
Dec 2010

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A huge thanks to the 2,000+ awesome volunteers, school students and supporters who descended upon Wellington’s beaches to pick-up trash on Tuesday! Coastlines all around the harbour and the South Coast were cleaned-up. Every bit of rubbish collected has been transported by the Wellington City Council (thanks!) to the Southern Landfill where it was weighed-in. Check out the impressive results on the right hand side of this page.

Photo comp

Send your best event shots to us at [email protected] to be in to win epic prizes from our awesome sponsors.

Find out more

Email [email protected] for more info, or check out the event on Facebook.

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Event Details

Fri
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Apr 2009
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Sat
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Apr 2009

Clean-up volunteers removed 2.8 tonnes of rubbish from the isolated Aotea/Great Barrier Island beaches.

We were overwhelmed with the success of our massive coastal clean-up event on Aotea/Great Barrier Island. Hundreds of volunteers tackled the rugged coastlines on foot, from boats and in kayaks to remove over 2.8 tonnes of rubbish from the remote island – a true show of their passion to keep New Zealand beautiful.

On Friday the 3rd, around 230 children, parents and teachers from low-decile schools, along with hoards of young locals, cleaned the beaches of Tryphena Harbour. This was made possible by the Lion Foundation.

Then on Saturday, a second ferry-load of volunteers from Auckland teamed-up with the crew of the Spirit of New Zealand, members of the Navy, fishermen and masses of locals to continue the large-scale clean-up. This trip was made possible by sponsorship from Sanford Sustainable Seafoods and Pump water.

Event Director Sam Judd first saw the rubbish problem on Great Barrier while working as a commercial free-diver. After running a similarly successful event in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, he and several other volunteers – collectively known as Sustainable Coastlines – organised this massive event, all in the space of six weeks, from the offices of the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Society. Great Barrier Island was chosen as a perfect example of a pristine location that needs to be preserved for their inaugural NZ event.

After only two days, enough rubbish was collected from the island to fill the baggage hold of the 250-seat ferry: around 30,000 litres in the hold and more stacked on top.

Early on in the planning of the event it was decided that all rubbish collected was to be ferried back to Auckland, to ensure that locals weren’t left to deal with the aftermath and to allow VISY recycling to conduct a comprehensive audit of the items collected.

Experts from the Waitemata Harbour Clean-up Trust estimate that 85-90% of the waste that ends up on Great Barrier Island’s beaches comes off the streets of Auckland, down through the stormwater systems, and is blown across Hauraki Gulf by the prevailing south-westerly winds. Fittingly, the tonnes of waste that were removed from the beaches of the island have now been returned to whence they came.

And it doesn’t end there. There is a core crew going back out to work with locals and hit the areas that the event couldn’t finish. They will bring it back to Auckland city, where on arrival they are holding a huge fundraising party. Further projects are already in the pipeline, with The Ha’apai Islands of Tonga this spring and Gisborne after New Years Eve.

For more information, images, photos and footage (we have stacks to share from the event) or to offer your support, please contact us at [email protected]

Thanks to all of our sponsors for their support. Without your help what we achieved wouldn’t have been possible.

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We struck while the iron was still hot and put on a cracking fundraising party in Auckland, to make more coastal clean-up events possible. Thanks to everyone who came along to support the cause and join us to TOAST OUR COAST. The party featured:

  • The Shades
  • Atsushi & The Moisties
  • Thomas Sahs (The Honey Claws Junkbox)
  • DJ Benn Morrison (Funk, Soul, Hip Hop)
  • DJ Phil O (Dubstep/Drum and Bass)
  • PHD: DJ’s Subtrak & Lowphonix (Drum and Bass)

Thanks to our awesome sponsors for providing drinks and prizes, including the EPIC Jagermeister surfboard below.

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Event Details

This event was massive. Young and old joined forces to collect a colossal pile of rubbish from every corner of Foa and Lifuka Islands, with over 3,000 people getting involved from a total population of around 4,500. Over 120 truckloads of plastic, steel, aluminum, glass and all other manner of waste were sorted for recyclables, bagged, and loaded into containers kindly transported to Pangai Harbour by Reef Shipping’s Southern Tiare. Eight shipping containers were filled with trash: around 50 tonnes was collected in total on the one day event. From here, all the rubbish will be shipped to Tongatapu, sorted for recycling, and the remainder sent to the properly managed landfill there.

We are now helping the local community and the Tongan government – who has been supportive of the initiative since it began – to achieve the ultimate goal of the project: to implement a waste management strategy for the area. This is set to become a formula for other small island states in Tonga and the Pacific.

 

 

Background

The Ha’apai’s are a very special place: a breeding ground for humpback whales and incredibly beautiful, isolated volcanic island group that is well off the beaten track.

However – due to their low lying topography, the islands are unsuitable for landfill, and build-up of rubbish poses a major threat to the local environment and the health of local people. The event is making an example of a system that could alleviate waste management challenges, with New Zealand’s Reef Shipping sending eight containers to remove the rubbish from the event.

Emily Penn, who has been living in Pangai for three months working with the local community in preparation for this day, explains what the large scale cleanup event and education program strives to achieve. “Firstly we aim to develop an understanding among the community about the negative effects improper disposal of rubbish has on local health and environment. Secondly we are exposing the problem in Ha’apai in order to establish a long term waste management solution.”

Rubbish provides a breeding ground for mosquitos, which transmit the vector born diseases such as dengue fever and Elephantitis that affect many areas of the Pacific. 97% of rubbish is burned in the Ha’apai Islands, with the plastic content releasing dioxins (which are known to cause severe health effects such as birth defects and liver cancer) in close proximity to people’s dwelling areas.

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Sat
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Jan 2010

Event media

Check out the articles covering this event at the links below:

800 volunteers working along 270km’s of beautiful coastlines have removed nearly 12 tonnes of rubbish from our beaches and coastal areas. A huge thank you to everyone who helped out in the lead up to the event and on the day, your support was awesome and we couldn’t have done it without you.

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Event Details

Rubbish breakdown

In total over the course of two days on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 March, volunteers removed 32,900 litres, or 3,125 kg of rubbish from the coastlines of Aotea/Great Barrier Island. Overall, recyclable materials accounted for around 30% of the total weight, or 43% of the total volume collected.

Event totals and media

The official weigh-in has been completed: over the course of two days on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 March, volunteers removed 32,900 litres, or 3,125 kg of rubbish from the coastlines of Aotea/Great Barrier Island. That’s 300 kilos more than volunteers collected from the same locations at the same event last April, less than one year ago. While it’s sad to see how quickly the trash builds up on these beautiful shores, it was an amazing effort from all involved to help clean-up the beaches and raise awareness of the problem.

A huge thank you to everyone involved. Over the two days we had more than 1000 volunteers helping out around the island. On the Friday we had over 400 children from schools around Auckland patrolling the beaches in and around Tryphena Harbour. On the Saturday locals and volunteers from the mainland scoured the West Coast of the island in 22 boats, 65 kayaks and two walking groups. A massive effort from all.

Our Sustainable Coastlines crew coordinated the transport of the rubbish we collected back to Auckland (where a lot of it came from), and accompanied the rubbish barge back to the city – arriving at 9am on Wednesday 17 March at the Sealink terminal on Wynyard Wharf to a flurry of reporters and cameras. Check out some of our coverage here:

What next? We’re currently completing a detailed audit on the rubbish and will report back with results on the types and quantity of trash collected. When compared with the results from last year, this will become a valuable tool for understanding the composition, rate of build-up, and origin of the waste that makes it to the coastlines of this pristine island.

 

 

Photos and thanks

Thanks to all volunteers, supporters, sponsors and crew. The event was awesome, so a big thank you to everyone who helped out. We couldn’t have done it without you. Check out our event photos in the gallery above.

Photo competition

We’d love you to send your best shots from the event, so we’re holding a photo competition to reward volunteers who took awesome pics. The best shots will win epic prizes from our generous sponsors, just email photos to us at [email protected] and be in to win.

 

 

Event details

Firstly, thanks for your support. There’s a lot of rubbish out there to be picked up! Please take the time to read through the important details below. If you booked seats for other people, please make sure you pass this information on to them.

What to bring

Think of this as a weekend camping trip. Some important things to bring:

  • A print out of the receipt for your ferry ticket booking
  • Solid shoes that you don’t mind getting wet
  • Rain jacket, hat and sunscreen
  • Daypack, lunch and water for Saturday
  • Heavy duty gloves
  • Camera
  • Cash for food, drinks, transport etc. There are no ATM’s or banks, but you can pay by card in most places
  • Camping gear (tent, sleeping bags, mats, torch etc)
  • Surfboards, dive gear, fishing gear

Important note: When we arrive at the island, we’ll transport your bags (aside from your daypacks) to the Claris Club for you while you get stuck into the clean-up. Please ensure all gear that you need during the clean-up – including gloves, cameras, food, rain jacket etc is in your daypack before boarding the ferry in Auckland. Make sure bags, tents, surfboards etc are clearly labeled with your name. Speak to a Sustainable Coastlines rep if your luggage needs particular attention.

Schedule for Saturday

7.00am

Check-in for ferry departure is at the Hilton, Downtown Auckland (not the ferry terminal):

  • Drop-off zone is at the Quay Street end of Princess Wharf. If you have a lot of gear that you can’t carry, drive down the East side of the wharf to drop it off beside the ferry.
  • Free car parking for event participants is available at the Downtown Auckland City Council car park, 31 Customs Street West (we’ll issue you with a ticket to validate your parking on the return ferry). Oh, and while we’re being good to the environment, please try and carpool to avoid congestion, we have limited free spaces.
  • Enjoy free tea or coffee at Hilton Auckland’s Bellini Bar before we board the ferry at 7.30am

8.00am

Our Fullers’ Jet Raider chartered ferry departs Auckland. A Sustainable Coastlines rep will talk to you during the voyage to decide your clean-up group.

10.00am

Jet Raider arrives in Whangaparapara Wharf on Great Barrier Island. Volunteers transfer to smaller boats, kayaks or mini buses to travel to clean-up locations. Luggage will be transported separately to the Claris Club / campsite (unless on special request).

10.45am

Jet Raider arrives in Port Fitzroy Wharf (further north on the island). Volunteers transfer to smaller boats, kayaks or mini buses to travel to clean-up locations.

5pm(ish)

Transport from your clean-up location to the Claris Club / campsite. Pitch your tent and grab a shower (toilets, showers and drinking water available). Lodging is available at www.xroadslodge.com two minutes walk from Claris Club.

7.30pm(ish)

Celebration at the Claris Club. Reasonably-priced BBQ and drinks, and a solid line-up of music.
See map of the island below, with key locations mentioned above marked.

Sunday: Explore the Island

Everyone is free to do what they like and make the most of this beautiful island. A few things that we recommend:

  • Enjoy brunch at Claris Texas Cafe, near the Claris Club.
  • Swim at the Kaitoke Hot Springs. Taxis available from Claris.
  • Hire a car or mountain bike at http://www.gbirentacar.co.nz/ ($10 discount/day per car).
  • Surfing on the East Coast.
  • Go for a fish or a dive. Contact Kim Watts, Riviera on 0275485957 / (09) 4290733 or visit www.gbionline.co.nz

Very important note: All event participants returning to Auckland will need to make their own way back to Whangaparapara Wharf by 5pm for a 5.30pm departure. We can help transport your gear from the Claris Club if necessary, just come and see us to organise this.

 

 

Event updates

Bringing your own boat?

Meet in Port Fitzroy at 10am on Saturday 6th March. Epic spot prizes on offer from Burnsco Marine, Harken, Gill and RFD. Saturday night BBQ at Smokehouse Bay or transport to big celebration in Claris available. To register, contact Mike Good at Burnsco Marine on 09 535 4558 ex 702 [email protected]

Frequently asked questions

To answer any questions you may have about the upcoming event, we’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions and, of course, the answers to them. For more information please contact Sam Judd on 021 058 9349 or e-mail [email protected]

What’s this all about?

This event is the second annual coastal clean-up, following on from the success of last year’s event that spanned the West Coast of Aotea/Great Barrier Island, when volunteers working with Sustainable Coastlines removed over 2.8 tonnes of rubbish in one day. 85-90% of this came from the storm water drains of Auckland city and from the boats that enjoy the beautiful island each summer. Come down and help us do it again this year! We’ll be picking up rubbish from the island’s coasts on foot, vehicles, yacht, boat, kayak and dive groups, depending on individual preference and capability. A detailed volunteer briefing will be held on the morning of the event.

Where is it?

Aotea/Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. Volunteers are welcome to either make their own way there or come as a foot passenger on our chartered ferry from Downtown Auckland.

When is the event?

Saturday 6th March, 2010: Ferry leaves Downtown Auckland at 8am, arriving at Great Barrier Island mid morning. We will clean-up the coastlines then enjoy a BBQ and celebration with some top musical artists at the Claris Club in the evening. Free on-site camping will be available for event participants. Artists to be announced here soon.

Sunday 7th March, 2010: Everyone is free to enjoy the amazing location. Possibilities include world class surfing, diving the crystal clear waters, challenging tramping, soothing natural hot pools, golf, cycling, great fishing and simply relaxing on Great Barrier Island. Ferry departs Great Barrier Island at 5.30pm and arrives back in Auckland at around 7.30pm.

Who’s involved?

Everyone is welcome, however under 18 year olds must be supervised by a parent or guardian. Sustainable Coastlines is a New Zealand charity with solid results from events in the Galapagos Islands, Kingdom of Tonga and New Zealand. We focus on community-wide participation in activities at grass roots level, with the education of young people about coastline protection and recycling the underlying priority. What sets us apart however is that we make it FUN!

Why are we doing this?

When litter is dropped on the streets of Auckland City, it flows through the storm water drains and out into the Hauraki Gulf. Every city-facing coastline of all of the gulf’s islands is covered in trash, choking the ecosystem and poisoning marine life. Boats contribute to this problem also; especially through fishing rubbish and plastic debris escaping from vessels; so take the opportunity to help clean up our coastline whilst enjoying the epic island scenery and attractions with hundreds of other volunteers.

How can I get involved?

Spaces on our chartered ferry are limited, so make sure you book your seat now. You can do this through the link at the top of this page, and tickets cost only $50 return per person. There’s plenty of room for dive/fishing gear, surfboards, bicycles etc and plenty of time to explore the beautiful Great Barrier Island on Sunday as well as discounts on rental cars (details still to be announced).

 

 

Dates announced

Plans are taking shape for our next event – to be held on the 5th, 6th and 7th of March along the coastlines of Aotea/Great Barrier Island. This follows on from our event last April, when over 700 volunteers removed around 2.8 tonnes of rubbish from the island’s beaches over two days. For a good feel for what this event was like, and an idea of what to expect this time around, check out the Campbell Live story on last year’s clean-up here.

Hayden Smith from the Waitemata Harbour Clean-up Trust estimates that around 85-90% of the rubbish found on the beaches (particularly the West Coast) of Aotea/Great Barrier Island comes directly from the stormwater drains and rivers of Auckland City. So there’s plenty of rubbish to pick up.

In the next few weeks, our planning team will be heading over to the island to work with the local community on coordinating the event. As we fine-tune the plan for the event, we’ll update this page with all of the details and helpful information. We’ll also be sending out our e-newsletter closer to the event with an official invite to get involved.

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Sep 2010

Thank you

By attending our ball, supporting our tree-planting project, and purchasing artworks and auction packages, you’ve helped us to continue the work we’re doing to protect and sustain our coastlines. We hope you had a great night!

Ball photos

Thanks to our photographer Stephen Tilley, we now have over 300 brilliant photos from the evening for you to check out. You can see a selection of some of the best shots on this page. To see the entire range of photos, as well as order prints online, click here.

Send us your photos and be in to win

Send us your favourite photos from our charity ball at [email protected]. The best shot wins a bottle of Yealands Estate Wine or a pack of Monteith’s beer or cider. Good!

 

 

Event update

Tickets sold out!

We’re looking forward to an awesome night, with a three-course seated meal, beverage package and performances from some of New Zealand’s top musicians. Performers include Aotearoa’s leading (and world-renowned) concert pianist Michael Houstoun, NZ’s top jazz ensemble Nairobi Trio, the sensational contemporary singer/songwriter Hollie Smith, and the critically acclaimed up-and-comer Bella Kalolo and her 8-piece band The Soul Symphony.

For those who have bought tickets: in the interests of saving paper we won’t be mailing these out. Your name will simply be on the door, along with the number of tickets you’ve bought. If you bought tickets for a group or table, just make sure the rest of your group knows who bought the tickets: they’ll need to tell us what booking name they’re under. Event is strictly R18: Sorry kids! Please remember to bring your photo ID on the night.

Getting suited-up?

If you’re looking for the perfect suit for the ball, our good friends at Exclusive Suit Hire have plenty of top-of-the-line options for hire. And, in support of our cause, they’ll be donating $10 from every suit rental to Sustainable Coastlines! To sort your suit out, head to one of Exclusive Suit Hire’s locations in Auckland CBD, Botany, Mt Eden or Albany, call them on 0800 266 466, or visit their site at www.exclusivesuithire.co.nz. Cheers guys!

Table and group bookings?

During the three-course meal we’ll be seated at tables of ten. If you’re interested in booking a table for you and your crew, all you need to do is write ’10’ under quantity on our ticketing page, and you’ll have a table set aside especially for you.

For group bookings of less than ten, all you need to do is select the quantity of tickets you require. We’ll do our best to seat you together, however numbers may dictate that some groups are split across tables. That way, you’ll get to meet some awesome new people while you enjoy your meal!

A little help from our friends?

Please feel free to forward this email on to your friends, clients, contacts, siblings, parents, in-laws, colleagues, etc and invite them to join us for what is certain to be a fantastic occasion.

If you have access to a printer, please feel free to decorate your walls with our event poster to help us promote the Ball.

 

 

This is going to be fantastic

It gives us great pleasure to announce The Sustainable Coastlines Charity Ball, to be held on Saturday 18 September at the Hilton in downtown Auckland. Those of you who attended our Aotea/Great Barrier Island event earlier this year will remember the Hilton’s kind support in offering a superb location for our early morning departure, and it’s great to be working with them again.

The evening promises to be one of glamour, world-class entertainment, mouth-watering food and drinks, and generally feeling great about giving something back to the coastlines we love. Aotearoa’s leading concert pianist – Michael Houstoun – will start the evening off in style while Hollie Smith – the sensational singer / songwriter – will play an amazing acoustic set.

All ticket sales, along with an art auction during the evening, will help raise funds for our ongoing work on projects to sustain and protect our coastlines. Shortly we’ll be announcing a live band to add to the line-up, further details about the ball and will be making tickets available for purchase on this page. Keep checking back here as we’ll be releasing further information closer to the night.

Event Details

Whoop! The time has come to set-up an HQ in Auckland, so we’re damn keen to celebrate our arrival in Upper Queen.

We’re getting all of our friends together for a combined Office Warming, Christmas Party and Volunteer Thanks party. This will be a great way to celebrate the massive year to date and give huge kudos to all the awesome people who have helped us look after our coastlines.

Dress: Pirate and Mermaid dress-up theme, aaaaaarrrrg! Entry by koha. Oh, and the party’s R18, sorry kids! Pretty please, RSVP

There will be a list of names on the door, so either flick us an email at [email protected] with ‘I wanna party’ in the subject line or just do the old RSVP on Facebook.

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DOWNLOAD RESULTS
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Event Details

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in The Great Coromandel Coastal Clean-up. With your help we managed to remove over 58,000 litres of rubbish (nearly two full shipping containers!) from the beautiful Coromandel coastline over the three-day event.

On Saturday, 150 volunteers collected the mother-load of trash from beaches and islands all along the western side of the peninsula, while on Monday and Tuesday over 400 school students from around the region got together to scour the region for rubbish. These incredible results would not have been possible without you, nor without the help of the rest of our supporters. A huge thank you to you all.

Photos, media and results

We have a bunch of great photos from the event. See them by scrolling through the album at the top of this page or through our Facebook album here. Remember – if you’re a Facebook user – ‘Like’ us to stay in the loop. If you have your own shots from the event we’d love to see them – just read the section below about the photo competition and send them through!

The big effort made it through to a bunch of media. Below are a few of the stories that ran – check them out to see if you made an appearance!

On Wednesday 6th April we conducted an audit of all the rubbish collected at the Smart Environmental Thames Transfer Station with the help of local Community Workers through the Department of Corrections. We are using the data we collected during this audit to create educational resources, and will combine these results with those from the rest of our coastal clean-up events to gain a detailed understanding of how best to prevent pollution of our coastal areas.

We found that the rubbish came from a variety of sources. A flow from Auckland City and rubbish from the aquaculture industry were identified as major sources, alongside upstream land-based farming and recreational fishing. Download the event results at the link on the right to see for yourself exactly how much, and what, we collected.

Photo comp!

We are holding a competition for the best shots from the event. To enter, all you need to do is send your favourite photos to us at [email protected] by 5pm Friday 29 April, 2011. Check out some previous winners here and here. You can enter as many photos as you like. We’ve got a heap of awesome prizes, including a sweet digital camera from Sony, sunnies from Arnette, and an epic, massive canvas print (see below) donated by local photographer and photo comp judge Kevin Richards.

The legal stuff: By submitting photos into The Great Coromandel Coastal Clean-up Photo Comp you are agreeing to grant Sustainable Coastlines Incorporated, any media and partner organisations a license to use, distribute publish or exhibit these photos in any manner either now known or subsequently devised and without any restrictions, in perpetuity. If you request, your photo will be duly credited whenever used in this way.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback and would very much appreciate any testimonials you may have from the day. You can provide these simply by emailing [email protected]. This will help us create better projects and give more to the community in the future.

What next?

We have already had a number of requests to run this event on an annual basis and so will be sure to keep in touch regarding plans for 2012.

 

 

Event details

The weather’s looking good and we’re all set for an epic time at The Great Coromandel Coastal Clean-up this weekend. Here’s some key info to make sure you know what to bring, where to be and what’s planned.

If you know anyone who wants to come but who hasn’t already registered, please ask them to fill in our registration form here. It’s not too long, we promise! Oh and if you’ve registered for someone else please pass this information on so they’re in the loop.

What to bring?

  • Sturdy shoes: coastal areas can be slippery and have sharp, loose rocks. You will need closed-toe, sturdy shoes (such as sneakers, sports shoes or tramping boots).
  • Warm clothes: While the forecast is looking good, NZ weather is always unpredictable. Please bring at least one warm top and a rain jacket.
  • Sun hat and sun cream.
  • Lunch and snacks for Saturday (minimal packaging please!).
  • Reusable water bottle for out and about.
  • Heavy duty gloves (we’ll provide thin ones but strong gardening-type gloves are key).
  • Camera (we have an awesome photo comp…).
  • Camping gear: tent, sleeping bags, camping mattresses, torch and spare batteries etc (remember Tucks Bay has no power).
  • Surfboards, dive gear, fishing gear, bicycles etc for your own missions on Sunday.
  • If you want to drive to a clean-up location, please bring a tarpaulin for your boot or tie-downs for your roof-rack to transport trash!

Schedule for Saturday

We’ll be sending volunteers out on foot, by car and by boat to remove trash from the stunning beaches and islands of the region. Boat providers: please refer to section below for specific instructions.

9.00am
All volunteers meet at Tucks Bay for welcome and event briefing as to where and how you will be picking up trash.

9.15am
Volunteers on boats: go to Long Bay Boat Ramp to board your vessel!
Volunteers in cars: collect clean-up gear and drive to an allocated location.

9.30am
Boats carrying volunteers to depart from Long Bay Motor Camp.

3.00pm
All volunteers return to Tucks Bay along with their trash. Boats return to barge drop-off point (marked on charts). Cars return to Tucks Bay drop-off point. Downtime and camping set-up for those who arrived today.

5.00 – 10.00pm
BBQ celebration at Tucks Bay with food, music and spot prizes. Bring a gold coin donation for food. Bring your own drinks. Remember the gates at Long Bay Motor Camp close at 10.30pm so if you’re not staying the night, please move your car before then. Sober drivers please! If you blow a tyre and are running late, call Event Director Sam Judd on 021 058 9349.

Instructions for boat owners

Tune-in to Channel 62 when you arrive in the area, this will be our operational channel throughout the event.

  • The contact vessel is GOOD SOLUTIONS on Channel 62.
  • Coastguard will be in attendance through ASB rescue and will take trip reports on Channel 62 (Please have your call-sign ready and advise ASB that you are in the Coastal Clean-up).
  • We’ll be holding a BBQ for boaties on Friday night from 6pm either at Woolshed Bay in Coromandel Harbour or Te Kouma Harbour. Listen to Channel 62 for confirmation of location ‘Great Coromandel Coastal Clean-up’.
  • Mike Good from Burnsco will be on site to give a briefing to those boat owners that can make the Friday night BBQ.
  • On Saturday morning boats should moor as close as possible to Tucks Bay to enable the pick up of volunteers from 9am.
  • Rubbish sacks, boaties packs and information for boat teams available from GOOD SOLUTIONS channel 62.
  • There will be a barge at Tucks Bay for rubbish drop-offs on Saturday afternoon.
  • Celebration on Saturday night will be at Tucks Bay unless weather prevents boaties access. Listen to Channel 62 for updates.
  • All boat owners must carry enough lifejackets for all crew and volunteers in accordance with Maritime safety regulations.

Any further questions regarding boats participating in the event please contact Mike Good on 021 663 206 or email [email protected]

Plans for Sunday 3 April

There are no plans… This day is free for everyone to explore beautiful Coromandel Town and the surrounding region. There are plenty of epic things to see and do: check out some ideas for attractions, activities, beaches and walks. A few of our favourites:

  • Delicious mussels at the Coromandel Smoking Co.
  • Cafe, art gallery, bookstore and railroad tour at the Driving Creek Railway.
  • Great coffee at The Chai Tea House.
  • The famous 309 drive and Kauri Grove walk.
  • Sunday lunch or dinner at the Pepper Tree.
  • Mission over the hill to Whangapoua and New Chums Bay (keep an eye on the weather for waves too…).

Anyone who doesn’t have to (or doesn’t want to) work on Monday is welcome to stick around to help out with our big schools’ day (see below for more info). Come and talk to members of our team during the event, or call Sam Judd on 021 058 9349 to express your interest.

Tucks Bay camp and event base

Our event base at Tucks Bay is part of Long Bay Motor Camp. Tucks Bay will also be the venue for a post-event barbecue and celebration on Saturday evening after the clean-up. Check it out on a Google Map or check out our fly-in movie to really get a feel for the location…

Everyone who is registered for the event has a space for camping, but you’ll still need to check-in and pay at the campground office when you arrive ($10 / night for adults, $5 / night for kids). From the office at Long Bay, Tucks Bay is a two-minute drive over the gravel road or a 5-10 minute walk around the coastal path.

Tucks Bay has running water and composting toilets and while we will have a generator for some lighting we remind you there is no power, so please bring a torch! Kitchen, toilet and shower blocks – as well as the public boat ramp – are located back in Long Bay where there is power. Bring 50 cent coins for hot showers.

Of course you don’t have to stay here to be a part of the event. Cabins and caravans are available at Long Bay Motor Camp and you can find other nearby accommodation options here.

Getting there

We’re encouraging as many people as possible to make their own way to Coromandel Town and Tucks Bay on Friday night so we can get going on clean-up activities on Saturday morning.

There is a regular 360 Discovery ferry sailing departing Auckland at 6pm on Friday the 1st of April, and a sailing leaving Coromandel (from Te Kouma) at 4.30pm on Sunday the 3rd. Booking these trips will give you the full day on Saturday for the clean-up and Sunday to explore the town and surrounding area. Plus you are very likely to see dolphins on the way! See the 360 Discovery Coromandel page for full timetable and fare details. There is a free bus service from the wharf where the ferry arrives at Hannaford’s Wharf to Long Bay Motor Camp.

For those who’d rather drive, it’s around a 2.5-hour trip from Auckland so get together a group of friends and car pool over for the weekend. Pass through Thames and take the coastal road until you reach Coromandel Town and head north around the coast to Long Bay Motor Camp.

Make sure you get to Long Bay Motor Camp office before 10.30pm: after this the campground gates and office will be closed for the evening.

Monday 4 April

Students are the focus for this day: when school kids and their teachers will be traveling from Auckland to Coromandel to be met by local schools, organisations, volunteers and our crew. The clean-up activities will be based primarily around Coromandel Harbour, Ruffin Peninsula, Te Kouma Peninsula and Harbour and Manaia Harbour.

We’ll be holding an educational session and BBQ after the clean-up, which will be a great opportunity for students to come together with other event participants to learn more and celebrate what they’ve achieved.

If your school would like to get involved in this event then please contact us at [email protected] to register your interest and find out more.

 

 

A bit more background

After running the entire East Coast of the North Island this summer on his ‘Cape to Strait’ mission to highlight the impact of marine debris on New Zealand coastlines, endurance athlete Alex Asher reported back to Sustainable Coastlines. He said that the area “was one of the worst affected areas for rubbish” that he visited during his journey.

Following on from a summer of increased beach and ocean use in the region, the timing is perfect for a big clean-up. As with every event we organise we will collect detailed data on just how much and what types of rubbish we picked up, with help from Department of Corrections PD workers. This will contribute to the creation of educational resources that will help us learn more about where rubbish is coming from and how to prevent it from getting there in the first place. These results will be openly shared with everyone who takes part, providing feedback to schools and material for supporting businesses to use in sustainability reporting.

More information?

As our planning team fine-tunes event details we’ll update this page with all of the details and helpful information. Register for the event here to receive further updates as plans progress, or sign-up to our mailing list using the form on the right hand side of this page for invites to future events.