"Bell says it reflects the Māori concept of kaitiakitanga, where, as guardians of the environment, we must protect it for future generations"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/05/new-zealand-hiking-trails-cleaning-remote-huts

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‘Leave things better than you find them’: the volunteer army cleaning New Zealand’s remote hiking huts

Armed with rubber gloves and cleaning supplies, helpers trek through the wilderness to spruce up remote huts dotted across the country

The Guardian