{"id":4223,"date":"2024-12-01T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asezstar.org\/nz-takapuna-beach-cleaning\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:29:20","slug":"nz-takapuna-beach-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asezstar.org\/en\/nz-takapuna-beach-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEZ STAR Auckland Region, New Zealand: Takapuna Beach Cleanup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On December 1, 85 volunteers\u2014including members of ASEZ STAR, the Church of God student volunteer group, from the Auckland region\u2014carried out a beach cleanup at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Takapuna+Beach\/@-36.7891251,174.77829,16z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x6d0d377d053a2803:0xb69caa36bb97a82b!8m2!3d-36.7925202!4d174.7803608!16s%2Fg%2F11h8tpbbgs?entry=tts&#038;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgzMC4wIPu8ASoASAFQAw%3D%3D&#038;skid=4b577dd7-be0c-4b5d-a139-f3bd5031f27c\">Takapuna Beach<\/a>. This event marked ASEZ STAR\u2019s first volunteer activity in New Zealand, representing a meaningful first step in the group\u2019s efforts to promote environmental protection in the region.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/asezstar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nz_takapuna_beach_cleaning_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asezstar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nz_takapuna_beach_cleaning_2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/asezstar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nz_takapuna_beach_cleaning_2-1200x764.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/asezstar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nz_takapuna_beach_cleaning_2-800x509.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asezstar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nz_takapuna_beach_cleaning_2-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asezstar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nz_takapuna_beach_cleaning_2-785x500.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After carefully listening to safety and activity guidelines, participants spread out across the beach at 10:30 a.m. to collect litter. Despite strong coastal winds, the volunteers worked together to remove large discarded items such as decayed wooden debris and abandoned shopping carts. Cleaning a 3-kilometer stretch of shoreline, they collected approximately 150 kilograms (about 330 lbs) of waste. 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