Without Waste NZ

Love nature? Take action this World Environment Day!🌏

The theme for World Environment Day 2026 is - taking action for our climate today.

There has never been a better time to start, and there are lots of simple ways to be part of the movement.

🌏 Attend beach clean-ups
🌏 Restore your local ecosystems by participating in local conservation projects, such as with and
🌏 Reduce waste

What are you doing for World Environment Day? 👇

Without Waste, Athletes for Nature and Forest & Bird Youth are collaborating for another Litter Intelligence Audit!

📍 Sumner Beach (meet at the Beach Bar by the Cave Rock)
🗓 Saturday 13th June
⏱ 10am-12pm

The event will involve collecting litter around the estuary, followed by categorising the different waste present and uploading it for public access. You will get the chance to work with litter experts and be a citizen scientist!

This is a free event - please register with the link in our bio to keep updated with the event details.

Join the Auckland Branch of NZIFST AGM Panel for an engaging discussion on practical solutions and emerging opportunities shaping the future of food in sustainability, waste minimisation, and circular innovation.

Hear insights from:
• Kate Gislason - Founder, Without Waste NZ
• Royce Bold - Co-founder & Head of Innovation, Rescued Limited
• Michal Garvey - Founder & CEO, Foodprint NZ

This session will provide valuable perspectives for food industry professionals interested in waste reduction, surplus food innovation, and sustainable business practices across the supply chain. It also comes with a three-course meal and a networking opportunity!

📅 Thursday, 4 June
🕕 6:00pm-9pm
📍 Everybody Eats, Onehunga (306 Onehunga Mall, Onehunga, Auckland 1061)

Register now here: https://nzifst.org.nz/g/event-manager/view/246

Thanks to everyone who came on Saturday to help with the Litter Intelligence Audit!

It is great to see that litter in Windsurfer's Reserve is decreasing! We found 141 fewer litter pieces than last time, with a 2% decrease in overall plastics.

This is what citizen science is all about - contributing to data and statistics that can be analysed to see how things are changing!

Check out the full audit results here: https://litterintelligence.org/data/survey?id=3876

Curious to see how it works and contribute to meaningful change?

Come to our next audit at Sumner Beach on 13th June at 10 am.

Forest & Bird Youth Christchurch
Athletes for Nature
Sustainable Coastlines

Over the weekend as part of the Mother of All Clean Ups, we ran a Litter Intelligence audit in the Avon-Heathcote Estuary for the community to attend.

This site had a litter density of 1037 items per 1,000㎡, which is the most litter-dense site we've ever audited!

75% of the litter by number of items was plastic, with 730 items found in total.

It's surprising just how diverse litter can be at the different sites we audit.

Curious to take part?

Join our next one on the 23rd May 2pm-4pm at Windsports Park.

Sustainable Coastlines Forest & Bird Youth Christchurch Athletes for Nature Mother of All Clean Ups

Mother's Day is this Sunday!

Celebrate our Earth Mother, Papatūānuku, too by gifting presents that don't cost the Earth.

Here are some ideas!

🌷 Bake some homemade treats

🌷 Gift a houseplant or garden plant

🌷 Cook a tasty meal with your Mum

🌷 Gift her reusables - reusable face wipes, drink bottle, coffee cup, etc

Swap single-use gifts for ones that last and matter 🫶

Share this with a friend who needs some zero-waste inspiration!

We've worked with some incredible organisations over the past four years, from not-for-profit organisations to Aotearoa-wide companies.

We are proud to be a driver of affordable and sustainable change across New Zealand.

Can you spot your organisation on here?