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July 2022 For half an hour every Monday morning Nicki Barnard gives back to her community. “I get to have a beautiful walk with some very entertainin...

June 2022 VOLUNTEER AWARD UNITES WINNERS, INSPIRES MORE ACTION Story by Angela Reid At a ceremony in October 2021, two women were announced as joint w...

June 2022 When 85 year old Brian Hall took over the role of volunteer Treasurer for the Wanaka Scouts he did what any modern day Treasurer would do. H...

May 2022 “I married a couple on a whitebait stand once,'' laughs Hannah Lind. So begins an entertaining chat with the wife and mother of two, communit...

May 2022 Friday 13th May was a National Accord Day supporting NCEA at Wakatipu High School, so students had the day off. Thirty students decided to sp...

May 2022 Stitch Kitchen Photo and story by Angela Reid, Story Writer Volunteer If Stitch Kitchen was a garment, its dominant threads would be voluntee...

April 2022 It’s as if the job description for Scout Leader was written for him. Patrick Rietveld is a chef, pyrotechnician, gold miner and builder of...

April 2022 It’s a word that can strike fear into the heart of even the most community minded amongst us. “Committee.” Zoe Huggett hasn't run from the...

April 2022 Story by Angela Reid, Story Writer Volunteer. Photo supplied. Angela Fu’s only 18 years old but she’s already an old hand at volunteering....

April 2022 Written by Juliette Hicks for Volunteer South and Central Motor Speedway. An early date at the Speedway wasn't a winner with Kylie Murdoch....