W5: Homework - Website Copy

I wrote all of the copy for our website based on information we had found during our initial research into the topic.

Kids Page:

Our beaches are home to many animals, some of these animals are very special as they can only to be found in New Zealand. The rubbish that ends up on the beach can hurt these animals. If they eat it or get trapped in it they can die. They need beach heros to pick up the rubbish on the beach and keep them safe!

Get your mum or dad to take you to Lyall Bay Beach on October the 27th!

Arrive ready to become a rubbish-defeating Beach Hero!

By picking up rubbish you're making the beach a safer place for all of the animals as well as making it a nicer place for families to have fun.

Rubbish can get onto the beach from many different places, and can stay there for hundreds of years. You can help defeat it!

Animal Quotes

"When rubbish piles up on the beach we have less room to make our homes and look after our families."
"When rubbish gets into the sea it makes it dirty and I could get a tummy ache. I don’t like feeling sick."
"Every year 7 billion tonnes of rubbish makes its’ way onto the beach and into the sea. That’s the same as 1 billion elephants!"
"Sometimes we can mistake plastic for food. When our tummy is full of plastic we can die of hunger."
"Things like fishing line or plastic rings can get tangled around us and stop us from eating or playing."

'Baddies' (Rubbish) Quotes

"People drop me on the street and I go down the drain to the beach. I like to hurt animals by choking them! Do you dare to defeat me?"

"I like blowing onto the beach and piling up in the homes of animals, trapping them. Are you brave enough to defeat me?"

"After people throw me away I live on the beach for hundreds of years making animals sick. Do you think you can to defeat me?"

Parents Page:

The ocean plays an essential part in the cycle of the water and oxygen that sustains life on Earth. The world’s beaches are the frontier of this vital resource. Keeping them clean and tidy supports the health of the ocean. Beaches also provide habitat for an abundance of animals and support complex ecosystems. Lots of the animal species who call our beaches home are native to New Zealand, and many of them are endangered, so it is especially important to protect them. Whether we live near a beach or hours away, we all have an obligation to look after the coastline for both the present and the future.

Encouraging your child to be a beach hero will help set up a conservation mind-set that will stay with them their whole life. Going to a beach clean-up will form good, eco-conscience habits and make kids excited to save animals. Children who care about animals will be the adults who sustain the environment for future generations.


What: A group of volunteers picking up rubbish on the beach followed by a free sausage sizzle
Where: Lyall Bay Beach, Wellington
When: 10am - 1pm, October the 27th
Who: This event is being run by volunteers through the ‘Love Your Coast’ organisation

Bring: Gloves, sturdy shoes, something to drink, either sunhats and sunscreen or jackets and warm hats depending on the weather.
N.B. Plastic Bags and spare gloves will be provided

Mission Page

Trash at the beach and in the ocean is one of the most serious problems of our time. An estimated 7 billion tonnes of rubbish ends up on beaches and in the ocean every year. Much more than just an eyesore, trash in the water and one the coastline affects the health of people, wildlife, and economies. The worst part is that rubbish can take hundreds of years to degrade, meaning the litter out in the environment right now could affect people or  animals next century!

The good news is that we can help clean-up and prevent rubbish on the beach and in the sea. Litter can enter the marine environment by many different pathways; which means that even practicing good habits of re-using and recycling rubbish in a home environment can make an impact. The best way to make a big difference to the amount of trash littering our beaches is to take part in a coastal clean-up. These events make beaches nicer places for everyone to safely enjoy.