Port Ōhope Wharf Permaloo was a runner-up in Keep New Zealand Beaultiful's 'Best Loo' award. Photo / Supplied
Port Ōhope Wharf Permaloo was a runner-up in Keep New Zealand Beaultiful's 'Best Loo' award. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty has almost cracked the title of best loo in New Zealand.
Port Ōhope Wharf Permaloo toilet and Spa Park toilet in Taupō were in the running but eventually lost out to Invercargill who will sit on the porcelain throne this year.
The Colac Bay Toilet award looked into the best public toilet in the country in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful awards. Judges considered the location, facilities, cleanliness, interior, exterior and the surrounding environment of the toilets.
The best loo was one of 14 categories in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful (KNZB) annual awards which were held this evening in Toitu Otago Settlers Museum with a gala dinner.
Spa Park toilet in Taupō was a runner-up in Keep New Zealand Beautiful's 'Best Loo' award. Photo / Supplied
The competition recognised the environmental excellence of individuals, groups, businesses and schools.
KNZB is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to keeping communities clean, safe and beautiful with campaigns like 'Be A Tidy Kiwi' and 'Do the Right Thing'.
Waihī, who won the most beautiful small town after being a finalist last year, took the win because of their strides towards sustainability, waste management and beautification.
In the past year, they have more than doubled the number of volunteers who attend community clean-ups and in March, the local council-funded 600 menstrual cups to combat period poverty.
Invercargill's Colac Bay Toilet won the best loo in the country. Photo / Supplied
It also started the Town Portraits Project, which aimed to bring inspirational people from Waihi's past to life through a series of portraits scattered around the town on blank walls.
KNZB's chief executive Heather Saunderson said the selected finalists demonstrated leadership and innovation to build resilient towns and cities.
"These towns and cities are truly leading the way in tackling a variety of environmental issues, and we believe that their call to action will inspire others to create change."
Winners and finalist
Beautiful Towns and Cities
Most Beautiful Small Town Winner: Waihi Hanmer Springs
Most Beautiful Large Town Winner: Cambridge Pukekohe
Most Beautiful City Winner: Lower Hutt City Whanganui
Outstanding Service Award Winner: Lower Hutt City
Community Awards
Klean Kanteen Community Environmental Initiative Award Winner: RefillNZ Sea Walls Tairawhiti Palmy's Plastic Pollution Challenge
Community Group Award Winner: For Our Real Clean Environment (FORCE) World Mission Society Church of God Friends of the Waiwhetu
Sustainable Schools Award, proudly sponsored by New Zealand Couriers Winner: : Francis Douglas Memorial College (New Plymouth) Rangiruru Girls School (Christchurch) Salisbury School (Richmond)
