November 2009
The two PICK IT UP youth concerts enthusiasm was overwhelming and unfortunately not all those wished to participate could be accommodated. The intend was to get New Zealand’s most well know musicians to deliver recycling and anti littering messages to Manukau youth at an affordable local and popular music event and that was a real success. Thanks to all of you who supported this new initiative.
Manukau Be A Tidy Kiwi School Competition (2009)
By participating in a local clean-up event and conducting their choice of school anti-litter promotion, some great prizes were up for grabs, including funding for school environmental projects, school shows and concerts. Judges were impressed by the quality of the entries received making selecting winners a difficult task. They were delighted by the students and teachers enthusiasm in helping Manukau being a clean, tidy and proud city.
Sancta Maria College was selected as our 2009 secondary school category winner.
East Tamaki School was selected as our 2009 primary school category winner.
Cockle Bay and Elm Park schools were also highly commended in our 2009 primary school category.
Thank you to “PICK IT UP” for their generous donation and “Kids4Drama” for their support and congratulations again to all our winners and highly commended schools.
Edgewater College Pick up your rubbish Challenge (2009)
Students at Edgewater College have been challenged to put their rubbish in the bin and set up a pledge poster to become Tidy Kiwis. Manukau Council was proud to hear that Manukau youth was promoting personal responsibility for litter and would specially like to thanks poster pledge leaders for their time and effort.
Pick It Up Youth Concert
8th July 2009 & 1st October 2009
The Pick it Up Youth Concerts supported by Manukau City Council and Papakura District Council will feature some of New Zealand’s hottest artists all sharing the stage during the coming school holidays.
Pick it Up is an organisation focused on teaching the younger generation about recycling, litter and caring for your environment.
Be a Tidy Kiwi in Manukau
Manukau City Council is getting right behind the Be a Tidy Kiwi campaign this summer, and with the support of the MCC Community Litter Education Strategy various community and council initiatives will aim to eliminate the problem of litter in Manukau.
A 2005 survey showed 63 per cent of people in Manukau littered because they were too lazy or couldn't be bothered putting rubbish in the bin. Ten per cent said they didn’t care about the environment. The survey also found 75 per cent of people believe litter is everyone’s responsibility.
Manukau is a beautiful place, diverse in environments, cultures and ages, but as studies have shown – our efforts in keeping a high level of pride in the way Manukau looks has taken a turn from what it used to be, and now it’s time to “turn back the clock”.
Manukau City Council wants to enable Manukau communities to take pride in ‘their place’, to look after it and keep it litter free. Doing so will enhance our environments and make our communities a better place to live. No one wants to live in a dump – so let’s stop it from becoming that way by taking responsibility for our litter.
Be a Tidy Kiwi will feature widely throughout Manukau this summer – so keep an eye out and encourage others to put it in the bin!
Councillor Sharon Stewart encourages all Manukau residents and visitors to get behind the campaign, for all of us to go the extra mile, think about what will happen to that piece of litter that we’re just about to drop on the ground, or throw out the car window, and put it in the bin mate!
M.I.T. Students at Otara Town Centre helping spread the word on being a Tidy Kiwi in 2006.
