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Record clean up leads into South Auckland community fun walk
Media release
03 May 2016
Record clean up leads into South Auckland community fun walk this weekend
Hot on the heels of a massive community effort to clean up the Puhinui Stream over the weekend, registrations are rolling in for the first annual 6km Puhinui Stream Challenge.
Over 1,900 volunteers gathered on Saturday collecting 6 tonnes of rubbish, 500kg of recyclables, 200 shopping trolleys, and 300 car tyres - all within four hours! The effort was organised by the Manukau Charitable Beautification Trust with funding from six southern local boards and now holds the record for the single largest environmental clean-up in New Zealand.
Following on from this stellar effort, the Manurewa and Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Boards are funding the first 6km Puhinui Stream Challenge this weekend.
The free community fun walk traces the Puhinui Stream from Manukau’s Hayman Park to Manurewa’s Totara Park, with free shuttles back to the start line and a fun-filled day of entertainment.
“It’s the first time we’ve had an event like this out in South Auckland. A free walk event for everyone to enjoy of all fitness levels, through local parks and along urban streets,” says Manurewa Local Board Chair Angela Dalton.
“When you’re finding 200 trollies and 300 car tyres in our streams, you know we can do a better job at loving and caring for our waterways. So as well as getting the community together for some healthy fun, this event is part of our efforts to reconnect people to our environment.
“The Puhinui Stream has a rich history of service to the local community and mana whenua, far before settlement. We’d like to make sure that continues for generations to come.”
The inaugural Puhinui Stream Challenge will start on Saturday 7th May 2016 at 10:30am, with warmups and on-site registrations from 9:30am.
Register before Friday 6 May, 12 noon to secure a seat on the shuttle back to the finish line after the event. Online registration forms and further details can be found on the ‘Puhinui Stream Challenge’ event Facebook page or OurAuckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Registrations will also be taken on the day at the start line. For any accessibility queries, please contact the event team on walkpuhinui@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz or 09 301 01 01 for the events team.
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