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Knit for Purpose 2025
Join us again between 15 April and 14 June, to knit peggy squares or blankets! Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury in partnership with Volunteering...
Celebrating Local Heroes: The Volunteer of the Month Awards
Volunteers are the heart and soul of many communities, offering their time, energy, and skills to support countless causes. Their efforts often go unn...
State of Volunteering in Aotearoa New Zealand 2024
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?
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
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
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
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...
Volunteer Story - Helen McPherson
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
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
Give a Big Shout-out to the volunteers in your community this June, says Haidee Woods from Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury. “Volunteers are vi...