Peninsula Team Up 2 Clean Up

01/07/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞? 🌱✨

At our recent Te Atatū Peninsula Team Up 2 Clean Up - 28 Jun 2026 (Sunday) we noticed something worth celebrating.

Along the same route, the amount of rubbish collected was much lower than before — from 163.8 kg in September 2024 to 57.0 kg in June 2026.
That’s a big drop, and it gives us hope.

🤔Maybe it means our clean-ups are doing more than removing rubbish.
🤔Maybe they’re helping people think twice before littering.
🤔Maybe more of us are beginning to look after the places we share.

Small actions can create a bigger ripple than we realise.

Thank you to everyone who keeps showing up, caring, and making a difference. Let’s keep building cleaner, healthier communities together. 💚🌿

Peninsula Team Up 2 Clean Up

28/06/2026

Yesterday we ran our 13th Peninsula Team Up 2 Clean Up and we had a fantastic crew join us.

Over 50 legends gave up their Sunday sleep-in to pick up other people's rubbish and we love them for it.

Here's what we achieved:
- 57kg of rubbish collected, and of that:
- 25kg sent to recycling (not landfill, thank you very much)
- 32kg sent to landfill (most so dirty we couldn't clean it for recycling)

Plus 150kg of illegally dumped waste reported.

So we diverted 44% from landfill.

A reminder that if you see someone deliberately leaving waste on the berm, in local parks, or the bush to call Auckland Council 0800 NO DUMP. I literally call them every single week...

Oh, and we made the NZ Herald today!

Huge thanks to the Electrify West Auckland crew. Solar powered pancakes were a hit!

If you've been thinking about coming along to one of these — just come. Good people, fresh air, and the very satisfying feeling of doing something that actually matters.

See you at the next one, the morning after Halloween - November 1st.

24/06/2026

Weather's looking beautiful for a clean up this weekend! If you're coming along, please make sure to register and spread the word to family and friends! https://tinyurl.com/bdvssrfx

See you there!

Let's team up to do some street clean at Te Atatū Peninsula. Come and connect with the community. Make your day meaningful!

05/06/2026

✨ Something exciting is coming to Te Atatū Peninsula this Matariki! ✨

Our next Team Up to Clean Up event is not your usual community clean-up…

Join us for a special Matariki-themed experience where you’ll have the opportunity to learn something new, connect with your local community, and make a meaningful contribution to your neighbourhood.

As we celebrate the season of reflection, connection, and new beginnings, come along and discover how a small act can make a big difference.

📅 28 June
📍 825 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatū Peninsula
⏰ 10:00am – 12:00pm

🌟 Save the date and bring a friend.
Register: https://events.humanitix.com/te-atatu-peninsula-team-up-2-clean-up-28-jun-2026-sunday

Team Up 2 Clean Up

20/05/2026

WANTED: People who don't mind getting a bit grubby for a good cause.

Let's be honest. You've walked past that piece of rubbish on the ground and thought, "I should really pick that up."
Well friend, now you can!

Since March 2023, our little crew of legend-level locals have hauled away 3,257kg of waste from our Peninsula — that's roughly the weight of a small whale. And we're not done yet.

Our next clean up in locked and loaded:
📅 June 28th
📍 825 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatū Peninsula
⏰ 10am-12pm

We'll supply the gloves and the good vibes. You supply yourself (and maybe a friend?).

Register here:

Let's team up to do some street clean at Te Atatū Peninsula. Come and connect with the community. Make your day meaningful!

20/04/2026

This is an incredible opportunity! If you know someone who would relish this kind of opportunity, read more below!

Do you know a young person interested in the outdoors and looking after Aotearoa's environment?
Starting next Tuesday afternoon at 3.30pm based at Hubwest is a 4 week FREE program for 11 - 18 year olds.

08/04/2026

A wonderful volunteering activity to attend!

🌿Join us at Tawa Esplanade next Sunday 🌿
🪏Over the past few years, Rivercare Group and local volunteers have been working hard to restore this special stretch of land along the awa — planting natives, removing invasive weeds. 🌳🌱

We need our community to help us in the ongoing maintenance of Tawa as we seek to restore the forest. So if you have two hours to give next Sunday we would appreciate your help

📅Sunday, 19 April- 11AM – 1PM

📍Tawa Esplanade- Matipo Road Entrance

Click the link below to register ⬇
https://www.rivercaregroup.org/event-details/awhina-day-5

22/02/2026

Fabulous opportunity!

🎓 Calling students & recent grads in Disaster Management, Climate Change, Environmental Studies or related fields!

Looking to complement your academic knowledge with real-world, hands-on community experience?

Join Earth Action Trust’s Community Flood Resilience Programme and gain practical experience in workshops, public engagement, and climate adaptation work across Central and West Auckland.

Build your facilitation skills, strengthen your CV, and make a meaningful impact in diverse communities.

Apply here:
https://jobs.dogoodjobs.co.nz/job/20538/community-flood-resilience-engagement-volunteer/

21/11/2025

Excellent workshop on today, register if you’re keen!

https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-lfhw-grow-harvest-and-cook-workshop-te-atatu/?fbclid=IwY2xjawONlQ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR5dot_Onc-BukMRH8HyCpJTD4zWmJNoy7pTtx9y-JEi0OQaKSx_I2MSMY5yfw_aem_LPonrEMYXvqy0OmUsRzHhQ

Join Amanda at Awhimai Community Garden (a garden sanctuary tucked behind the chapel on Beach Road) for this Love Food Hate Waste workshop focused on growing, harvesting, and cooking from your own garden. Learn practical regenerative gardening techniques to build healthy soil, support thriving plant...

20/11/2025

If you’ve spotted groups of people wandering around Te Atatū Peninsula with gloves, bags and wearing high vis vests, that’s us.

Since 2023, our local clean-ups have turned into a bit of a community ritual. This year alone we rallied 138 volunteers, collected 759kg of litter, and managed to divert 47% from landfill — which is both impressive and slightly alarming in terms of how much rubbish was lying around in the first place.

But the magic isn’t just in the weight totals. It’s in seeing kids proudly hauling in a bottle they rescued from the gutter, neighbours chatting who’ve never met before, and the collective realisation that living on a peninsula means our rubbish has a direct route to the sea if we don’t catch it first.

Our 2025 Highlights and three-year Impact Overview show what consistent community effort can achieve — and honestly, it’s pretty awesome.

If you’d like to join the clean-up crew (we promise it’s more cheerful than it sounds), follow our Facebook. It feels good to do good!

And a massive shout-out to Earth Action Trust — the steady hands behind the scenes who keep this whole operation running. Couldn’t do it without you. 💚