It's Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week starting Sunday. Rotorua's council is getting in on the action and is asking for volunteers to help clean up the city. Photo / File
It's Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week starting Sunday. Rotorua's council is getting in on the action and is asking for volunteers to help clean up the city. Photo / File
Rotorua residents are being challenged to be tidy Kiwis and get involved in Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week.
The annual event is one of the largest nationwide community fixtures and is taking place this year from September 15 to 21.
Rotorua District Council Keep Rotorua Beautiful co-ordinator Rose Hiha-Agnew saidthousands of Kiwis get involved with Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week, including individuals, businesses, schools and groups who are keen to get out into their communities and help clean up their piece of Aotearoa.
"Rotorua people are proud of the community we live and work in, so I challenge local groups in our area to get behind Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week.
"We're encouraging community and iwi groups, schools, kura kaupapa, and all our fantastic local businesses to support this year's project by organising their own clean-up events or joining other clean-up groups in our city."
Mrs Hiha-Agnew said 249 sites registered for clean-ups in Rotorua last year, with more than 40,000 volunteers throughout New Zealand participating in the collection of thousands of tonnes of rubbish.
"Everyone's efforts resulted in big steps towards keeping New Zealand beautiful.
"We hope to achieve the same results, if not better, this year," she said.
Volunteers should contact the Rotorua District Council on (07) 348 4199 to register their clean-up group, including how many people will be involved and the area they want to participate in.
Keep Rotorua Beautiful will provide rubbish and recycling bags, gloves, posters and certificates for participants.
For more details visit www.knzbcleanupweek.co.nz or email Rose Hiha-Agnew at rose.hiha-agnew@rdc.govt.nz.
