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Volunteering towards Employment

17 May 2011 | Articles

It has been long understood that getting 'hands-on' experience goes a long way to gaining the skills necessary for obtaining work. It is also understo...

Volunteer Awareness Week 2011

28 Apr 2011 | Articles

The theme for this year "Volunteering - every minute counts!" highlights that volunteers provide an invaluable contribution to our society a...

SmashFest 2011 - Demolition Derby

25 Mar 2011 | Articles

Volunteering Auckland is often asked ... "How do we recruit volunteers? ... the traditional methods e.g. posters, brochures, etc just don't seem...

Turia thanks Community Voluntary Sector

9 Mar 2011 | Articles

<strong>Press Release by New Zealand Government at 12:21 pm, 10 Mar 2011</strong> Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia is...

Auckland Response to National Emergency

25 Feb 2011 | Articles

<strong>Press Release: Auckland Council - Saturday, 26 February 2011, 2:45 pm</strong> Auckland Council’s Civil Defence Controller Clive M...

Volunteering Crucial To Communities

18 Dec 2010 | Articles

Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Tariana Turia is urging New Zealanders to celebrate the outstanding contribution volunteers make to their comm...

Volunteering's a win/win

2 Dec 2010 | Articles

<strong>Age Concern New Zealand Media Release - 3 December 2010</strong> <h3>Volunteering's a win/win for Age Concern volunteers and...

International Volunteer Manager's Day - 5th November 2010

1 Dec 2010 | Articles

<strong>Message from Hon. Tariana Turia, Minister for the Community Voluntary Sector</strong> "Volunteer managers do an important job...

Volunteer Trends

14 Oct 2010 | Volunteer Trends

The latest edition of Volunteer Trends is available for download.

General Manager's Report 2010

13 Oct 2010 | Articles

<blockquote>Great volunteer programmes do not fall out of the sky: it is good management practices that make them even better.</blockquote&gt...


Volunteer Stories

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