July 2022 When life throws up a confusing curved ball Laura Smith is a bright and happy voice of reason. A volunteer at Queenstown's Citizens' Advice...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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