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Unitec students looking for volunteer work in 2014

5 Dec 2013 | Articles

Unitec’s Certificate in Business Administration and Computing (BAC) students are looking for volunteer opportunities to apply their learning – could y...

Doing Good and Doing it Well?

10 Oct 2013 | Articles

Grant Thornton Australia and New Zealand have collaborated on the latest NFP Survey. This collaboration enabled a wider view of the challenges our sec...

National Volunteer Week 2013 - Te Wiki Tūao a Motu

19 May 2013 | Articles

National Volunteer Week (NVW) (previously known as Volunteer Awareness Week) is celebrated annually. Events and celebrations are held across New Zeala...

Barriers to Volunteering

19 May 2013 | Articles

Earlier this year our team interviewed an enthusiastic young woman interested in volunteering for an admin position. Options were discussed, her skill...

Board Talk

19 May 2013 | Articles

Hi everyone. As a newly appointed Trustee, I am delighted to contribute to this month’s newsletter. I recently spent a day shadowing the GM and VA sta...

Neighbourhood Power

4 May 2013 | Articles

Participatory democracy and the power of the people in neighbourhood-led change has been Jim Diers' preoccupation and his career for the past 30 years...

Be Networked, Use Measurement and Create Change through Social Media workshop

22 Apr 2013 | Articles

It’s okay to fail – getting better at social media workshop Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest and other social networks have many intricacies for people to...

SmashFest 2013 - Demolition Derby

6 Mar 2013 | Articles

Are you a Petrol Head? Do you enjoy being around cars of the smash and bash variety? We are looking for volunteers to assist at the 2013 SmashFest, Sa...

Reflecting on volunteer efforts...

27 Nov 2012 | Articles

Martin J Cowling says: The end of the year gives us a chance to reflect on a lot of things. For those who involve volunteers in delivery of services,...

Professional Development Series 2013

6 Nov 2012 | Articles

<strong>Professional development training workshops</strong> being offered by Volunteering Auckland in 2013 - contact us for further infor...


Volunteer Stories

For the love of the Sea - 25 years of Volunteering

Model ships, muffins and sailing the seas .. volunteering is more than a pastime for these two men. Its a passion!