Keep New Zealand Beautiful

When we were established by the Government in 1967, we were all about litter. But a lot has changed in over half a decade.

Our economy and population has grown, and so has the scale, scope and implications of our waste problem. Today, the three most critical challenges that waste poses to our country is: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

We believe, as Aotearoa’s oldest and most iconic environmental not-for-profit organisation, that we have an important role to play in addressing these issues. Which is why we’re passionately committed to creating a more climate conscious, ecologically diverse and pollution free future for all New Zealanders. But we can’t do it alone.

Help us and get involved as…

Do you Know a Tidy Kiwi?

Nominate them to be our Volunteer of the Month.

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Keep New Zealand Beautiful

Our Keep New Zealand Beautiful Ambassadors

We’re proud to have these incredible Kiwis supporting our cause – Hayley King, Stacey Morrison and Michael Van de Elzen.

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Our iconic rainbow logo has been a part of New Zealand culture for over 50 years. Visit our online store to shop our retro gear including tees, hoodies, hats and bags as well as our Mama Nature campaign inspired merchandise.

What we accomplished in 2023

522

branches across New Zealand

138,520

students have received environmental education since the launch of our new school programming

$3,051,743

worth of community contribution during Clean Up Week, covering 39,524,772 m2

56,919

pieces of litter collected and audited as part of our research and citizen science programmes

45,263,581

media impressions

News & blog

See what we’ve been up to. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with all our upcoming events, programmes and competitions, as well as news from our helping hands and branches.

Sue lives in Hobsonville Point, a reasonably recent housing development in West Auckland. The area was initially an air base for both land and sea aviation and was governed by the Waitakere […]

11-year-old Saara has a passion for our environment and is a driver to promoting a clean environment. She has a strong desire to spread knowledge about the harm we are causing to our […]

27 Oct 2025

Glutton Fiesta 

On the windswept coast of Aotearoa, two brothers, Ty and Timoti, discover a strange, living creature buried in the mud. It’s small, slimy, and curious — and it only eats […]