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June 2025 When Dunedin's Annabel Rutherford saw the role of a volunteer Board meeting minute taker on the Volunteer South Website she thought “I could...

June 2025 Every winter, as the snow blankets the slopes of Cardrona Alpine Resort, our adaptive volunteers gather to create magic. The Cardrona Adapti...

June 2025 Sabelo is a bike volunteer. He moved to Southland from South Africa twenty-one years ago, finding it very different to what he had been used...

June 2025 The volunteers are the quiet force behind the Food Hub—busy, caring, and always avoiding the spotlight (and cameras). These are the people d...

June 2025 Mosgiel’s Alison Maynard is a wonderful example of resilience and commitment to giving back to her community. Two years after taking on the...

June 2025 Robbie Finlayson has given her time, aroha, energy, and unfailing faith to Kidzway, volunteering her expertise and hours of work from the ti...

June 2025 Alexandra’s Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery is a treasure: it’s very much acclaimed as our district’s cultural and heritage centre. A...

June 2025 Colin Squire is one of Iona’s volunteers, who was asked to join as a ‘buddy’ for a younger resident living in the rest home unit. Colin come...

June 2025 Gloria Todd first came to Iona when her mother moved in and began joining in with activities to encourage her mum to participate. After her...

May 2025 Proud of your volunteers? We want to hear their story! National Volunteer Week is 15–22 June 2025, and Volunteer South is calling for Celebra...