The clean up of the plastic beads that washed up on the beach on Monday continues.
The plastic beads, which measure 2.5 millimetres in diameter, do not represent any significant risk to public health and safety or to wildlife, but they are a visual nuisance and can be difficult to remove from beaches.
Beach grooming equipment is operationg between Papamoa Domain up towards the main Mt Maunganui beach.
Envirowaste has been contracted to remove beads under the co-ordination of the onshore debris management team.