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• How RecycleKiwi sparked a...

  

  The recent tree planting at Rutherford Primary School shows how even small actions can have a big impact. It all started when CrestClean’s Thang Hlawnceu who cleans the school noticed there was a significant amount of waste in each classroom. Each classroom had three different rubbish bins, with no waste

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• CrestClean supports Homes of...

  

  Homes of Hope is a non-profit organisation in Tauranga that offers safe, nurturing homes for children who have experienced trauma and other services such as Child Centred Play Therapy, whānau support, parenting support and supervised access. The therapeutic foster care model means siblings can stay together in a stable home

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• CrestClean supports annual Top...

  

  Primary and intermediate schools from across the Western Bay of Plenty recently gathered at Ōmokoroa No.1 School to compete in the annual Top School competition. Inspired by the ’80s Top Town TV series, Top School is a fun two-day event for kids, featuring eight challenging teamwork and problem-solving activities. The

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• Rachelle sets the bar...

  

  Rachelle and her team started cleaning Kapiti Day Hospital in late 2023. In just a few short months, Rachelle was recognised by the hospital’s CEO, Kate Wang, for her willingness to go above and beyond. Describing Rachelle as friendly, flexible and helpful, Kate expressed that she would be happy to

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• Aurora College embraces RecycleKiwi...

  

  The RecycleKiwi programme is an easy way for schools and businesses to step up their green game and show some love to the planet. As a CrestClean initiative for tackling waste, RecycleKiwi is proving to be the waste management solution everyone’s getting excited about. The programme offers educational resources to

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• Local MP says CrestClean...

  

  “What a bunch of legends!” That’s how Rangitata MP James Meager described CrestClean, after meeting franchisees at Bluestone School in Timaru. CrestClean’s South Canterbury Regional Master Franchisee, Rob Glenie, and franchisees Kiran Kaur and Randeep Singh were at Bluestone to celebrate their seven-year relationship with the school, when the local

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• Kerikeri Primary School's tidiest...

  

  Instead of ‘an apple for the teacher’, CrestClean franchisee Nisha Khan gifted Kerikeri Primary School teacher Angela Sime with chocolates and a coffee cup — and the class got pizza, fruit juice and lollipops. The occasion? For being tidy Kiwis! Room 14 was the winner of the latest Cleanest Classroom

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• Mayank and Deepika are...

  

  After nine years in New Zealand, CrestClean franchisees Mayank and Deepika Malik are proud to call themselves fully fledged Kiwis. The Hawke’s Bay couple recently became New Zealand Citizens, after attending an official ceremony where they were presented with certificates by the Mayor of Napier, Kirsten Wise. “It was a

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• Swimmers clean up the...

  

  CrestClean was proud to support some of the country’s up-and-coming young swimmers, as well as some of New Zealand’s top swimmers, at the recent Evolution Winter Champs swimming competition held in Tauranga. The event was held over two days and attracted more than 240 North Island athletes. This included Josh

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• Meet our latest classroom...

  

  And the winners of CrestClean’s South Canterbury ‘Cleanest Classroom Awards’ for Term 2 are… drumroll… • Room 7, Ashburton Netherby School• Room 2, Beaconsfield School• Room 5, Ashburton Intermediate• Room 5, Bluestone School• Room 7, Rakaia School• Room Kererū, Hinds School• Room Waterton, Longbeach School• Room 1, Dunsandel School Congratulations

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• Students tidy up the...

  

  Students from four Ashburton schools have shown they are a class above the rest when it comes to being tidy Kiwis. In the latest regional round of CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom Awards, classes from Hinds School, St Joseph’s School, Ashburton Intermediate and Longbeach School were recognised for their efforts in keeping

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• Hawke’s Bay CrestClean teams...

  

  Hawke’s Bay franchisees recently enjoyed a ‘get-together’ to acknowledge their efforts following Cyclone Gabrielle. “We’ve had a really rough time as a region, so I wanted to hold a feel-good event where everyone could get together and enjoy each other’s company,” says Tim O’Leary, CrestClean’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Master Franchisee.

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