Kids
clean up centre
by
Tara Carr
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Photo
caption: Metua Ngaoire (left) and David Nicholls with
the sacks of litter from the Nikao Social Centre.
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Two
young Nikao Maori Primary School students last week collected
10 sacks of rubbish from the Nikao Social Centre. The children
joined others throughout the islands in cleaning their beaches
of litter as part of REAP's nationwide Adopt-A-Beach Programme.
There
are sponsored signs on Rarotonga and on the outer islands reminding
us to 'Keep our beaches clean - please don't litter.' However,
despite all the awareness there is still plenty of litter at
the Nikao Social Centre picnic area as Metua and David found.
They are disgusted at the amount of rubbish, especially beer
bottles and cans left by the tables, especially when bins are
provided. "People should learn to recycle and take care of the
beach by throwing their rubbish in the bins and not leaving
them next to the tables," they said.
"It
is very disgusting and with the Easter holidays coming up there
will be a lot of people visiting the beach," says Nicholls.
Ngaoire adds that it is worse because school students are the
ones picking up the rubbish.
Cook
Islands News, 13th April 2003
