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Ōtepoti business ‘Closed for Good’ - employees volunteer for the day!

The team at ADInstruments (ADI) have a wonderful initiative called ‘Closed for Good’, where the team heads out to various community groups in Ōteopoti...

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Celebrating Volunteer Superpowers | International Volunteer Day 2024

This year, the International Volunteer Day theme is ‘Volunteering: Something for Everyone’. We couldn't agree more and so we set out to prove it! We...

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Volunteer Stories: Jaime Borsboom and Julia & Damien Donovan: Lake Hawea Community Centre

Lake Hawea Community Centre is at the heart of its community and the volunteers who keep it running are the lifeblood. These kind hearted people of a...

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Otago Flood Recovery: The Power of Collaboration

Volunteer South was pleased to be able to support Otago Student Volunteer Army (SVA) and UniCrew in their response to the recent flooding in Coastal O...

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Volunteer Voices: "If it wasn't for volunteering, I don't know if I would have made it." - Emma Kent

Written by Emma Kent I have volunteered with QT Community CATs for around 3 years now. It began as an opportunity to take a young lady I was supportin...

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Volunteer Voices - "One of the most rewarding things I do." - Chris Mawson

Wanaka volunteer Chris Mawson says that being an Adult Buddy to the young friend he met through the Buddy Programme has given him a new perspective on...

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Volunteer Voices: Repair Heroes ready to rescue your treasures!

Repair Cafes are back for Spring! At these free community events volunteer fixers share their skills and knowledge to help you fix your broken househo...

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Volunteer Voices - "I take my hat off to our volunteers in the field." - Guy Kennedy

Guy Kennedy, Chairman of Wanaka Backyard Trapping, starts his volunteering story talking about a rat. “I was working from my home in Auckland and spot...

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Volunteer Voices - "It’s just part of who I am." - Sandy Kaur

Sandy Kaur is a giver and from the moment she landed in New Zealand a year ago she was keen to find a way to give back in this country. Through Volun...

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Volunteer Voices - "There is joy in meeting inspiring people." - Ian

It’s the perfect volunteer role for someone who counts being on a boat as his happy place. Ian Hyslop says “I’ve always enjoyed my boating and when I...

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