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!
We thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Mother of All Clean Ups event 2023.
In total, 60 volunteers removed 13 full sacks/ 650 litres of litter from the coastline – an amazing effort by everyone. From chairs to cigarette butts, a body board to a toy calculator there was quite an array of items out there!
The data from the Litter Intelligence survey can be found here: Litter Intelligence – New Brighton Beach – 13th May
Survey results of note:
– 478 items were categorised, counted and weighed
– Litter density (379 Items per 1,000m2) is higher than the national average.
– Plastic was by far the most prominent material type – 92%
– Excluding unidentifiable items, the most common items found were cigarette butss, polystyrene and rope.
Those numbers contributed to the wider Mother of all Clean Ups event totals – 543 enthusiastic volunteers removed 438 bags of rubbish, weighing more than 2370kg, from our awa and moana in a single morning. A great achievement that comes with the reminder that there are still steps we can take to reduce pollution in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Thank you to the Mother of All Clean Ups organising committee, the 60 community groups and 20 schools who rolled up their sleeves and helped to clean-up the environment!
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.
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.
At all events, the safety and well-being of our people, their whānau and the wider community is of top priority. For information on our Covid-19 protocol please follow the link below:
At all events, the safety and well-being of our people, their whānau and the wider community is of top priority. For information on our Covid-19 protocol please follow the link below:
It was a joyous day and really special to see so many members of the community join together for the awa.
In total, we planted 1,450 trees with around 60 volunteers. This averages out as roughly 24 trees planted per person, an awesome effort and our biggest planting event this season by the Waimakariri!
We teamed up with Forest & Bird (North Canterbury Branch) for this planting and it was brilliant to build our connection with another organisation who is also passionate about preserving our natural world while bringing more people together.
The Student Volunteer Army were also out in force along with youth group Raise Up. Both were ready to roll up their sleeves, get a bit muddy and put trees into the ground!
While enjoying a bowl of soup by Pulp Kitchen Catering at the end, it wasn’t only the tummy that was being warmed but our hearts at seeing the range of community members united by a common goal to protect our environment.
Big thanks goes to Environment Canterbury for your ecological knowledge, trees and collaboration. Hirepool for the ever important portaloos. Phoenix for keeping our volunteers refreshed! Rātā foundation for operational support. And Forest & Bird for connecting in this important cause.
