Northlanders unite for Keep NZ Beautiful Clean Up Day

Nick Bamford, left and Tony Gill dig holes for Theo Waterman and Levi Sutherland to make their tree planting a speedy process.

Last week was Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week and as part of the event communities across the country spent Saturday cleaning up their communities for Clean Up Day.

A number of communities in Northland took part. A clean up and commemorative planting day was held at Fishbone Park in Ōtangarei.

The Northern Advocate supports the community clean up across the district and our photographer John Stone went along on Saturday to capture the efforts at Fishbone Park.

Oliver Picken hoists up his rubbish early on in the clean up.

Carris Lee picked up plenty of rubbish.

Fiona Sime on the hunt for more rubbish.

Jenny Heke turned up with her grand daughter Estelle Heke.

Matt Hobbs picks up rubbish at the edge of the bush on Fishbone Park.

Lis Sime found plenty to fill her rubbish sack on Saturday.

Andrew Houlden drops off seedlings for the planting crew. Clean up and commemorative planting day at Fishbone Park. 14 September 2018 Northern Advocate photograph by John Stone