Help us clean up the Taupo District

Have you spotted groups of people with rubber gloves and high visibility vests around the district over the past week? It's likely it was council staff waging a war on litter by getting out and about doing something about our litter problem.

In conjunction with Keep New Zealand Beautiful Clean Up Week, council has launched a litter campaign that aims to make the Taupo District the cleanest in the country. Groups of council staff have been out collecting rubbish in Taupo, Turangi, Mangakino and Kinloch, and the community is invited to do their bit at a public clean up tomorrow*.

Chief executive Gareth Green says the Taupo District's litter problem has increased over the past year, with around 1.8 tonnes of litter being collected each week throughout the district.

"That's simply unacceptable and it's about time we as a community called time on people who are not doing the right thing," he said.

"We all need to take responsibility for sorting out this issue, and contribute to looking after the place we love."

*UPDATE: Please note that this event has been cancelled due to the weather. We hope to have another initiative soon so keep an eye out for details!