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State of Volunteering in Aotearoa New Zealand 2024

19 November 2024 | Articles

Published in September 2024, the State of Volunteering report marks the sixth edition in Volunteering New Zealand’s ongoing series. Read the full SOV...

International Volunteer Managers Day 2024: What’s Our Future Normal?

4 November 2024 | Articles

Today, 5th of November 2024, we celebrate the 25th International Volunteer Managers’ Day (IVMDay). This year’s theme is “What’s our future normal?” It...

New Community Connections Coordinator for VMSC

2 October 2024 | Articles

Introducing Muriel Morgan, who has recently joined our team as the Community Connections Coordinator for our Ashburton office. She previously worked a...

Volunteer Story - Anna Yanga

18 June 2024 | Articles

I am Anna Yanga and I am originally from the Philippines. I started my volunteering journey since I was in highschool in the Philippines. I first got...

Volunteer Story - Paul

17 June 2024 | Articles

My name is Paul Mayer and I am 53 years old and have been a full-time volunteer since October 2018. I have many mental health and medical issues that...

Photo of Helen with fellow volunteers
Volunteer Story - Helen McPherson

16 June 2024 | Articles

My story starts in 2005 when I had been helping friends who were already on the Hospice fundraising committee with decorating the Bay Hall for the pop...

Volunteer Story - Rachael Anderson

15 June 2024 | Articles

Hi, my name is Rachael and I volunteer for Age Concern. I moved to Timaru at a time when we were navigating the traffic light system of a pandemic....

Give Volunteers a Big Shout-Out This June

11 June 2024 | Articles

Give a Big Shout-out to the volunteers in your community this June, says Haidee Woods from Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury. “Volunteers are vi...

Knit for Purpose

15 April 2024 | Articles

Join us again between 15 April and 8 June, to knit peggy squares or blankets! Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury in partnership with Volunteering C...

Mid Canterbury Manager of Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury is leaving.

23 January 2024 | Articles

New year’s bring new beginnings. After seven and a half years as the Mid Canterbury Manager of Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury it has come ti...