Tāhunanui Beach Clean-Up
Saturday 19 September 2026
‘Do the Right Thing’ — rally your friends and whānau to help make a collective difference in your neighbourhood!
Building on the success of last year’s event — where over 200 amazing volunteers helped collect around 500 kg of rubbish from Tāhunanui Beach and surrounds — we’re once again inviting the local community and businesses to join us for another big clean-up. But this time, we’re aiming for 1000 kgs! This event is part of Clean Up Week 2026, New Zealand’s largest annual movement against litter.
Clean Up Week shines a light on how much litter ends up in our environment and brings communities together to tackle the issue head-on. Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week also incorporates World Clean Up Day which happens on 19th September this year! The event is a global civic action, bringing together individuals, governments, and organizations to tackle waste issues.
Together, we’ll be cleaning up:
- Tāhunanui Beach
- The inlet
- The Back Beach
- Surrounding areas
After the clean-up, stick around for a thank-you BBQ and the chance to win spot prizes as a token of our appreciation.
What to Bring & Wear
- Sturdy shoes
- Long-sleeve shirts and trousers
- Sun hat
- Drinking water
We also encourage you to bring:
- Reusable/gardening gloves
- Jute/firewood/reusable bags or buckets for collecting rubbish
We’ll provide gloves and bags if needed, along with litter pick-up tools, sunblock, and bug spray.
Registration
All volunteers must register on arrival for Health & Safety reasons — it only takes a minute!
Look for our gazebo with the ‘Registration’ sign behind the Beach Café on Main Tāhunanui Beach.
We’d love to see you there — bring your friends, whānau, students, or colleagues. The more hands, the better!
For updates, possible postponement date and to RSVP, visit our Facebook event here.
Why We Care
At Tāhuna Beach Holiday Park, we’re proud of the legacy we’ve built since 1926 — creating fabulous holiday memories for generations of New Zealanders. We believe we’re all custodians of this beautiful shoreline, and we’re committed to keeping Tāhunanui Beach clean and vibrant for future generations, our moana, wildlife, and local community.
Organising regular beach clean-ups is just one way we’re working to protect this special place.
