Volunteer Voice - "The volunteering environment is about kindness" - Jasper
Jasper Mooij from the Netherlands is happily evolving into a Kiwi bloke. “I meet my mates at the pub and love a good barbie. But I draw the line at we...
Read moreJasper Mooij from the Netherlands is happily evolving into a Kiwi bloke. “I meet my mates at the pub and love a good barbie. But I draw the line at we...
Read more“You must have been doing this forever.” When Sharon Kirk heard this above the background roar of planes, she knew she had found the perfect voluntee...
Read moreJoining our 'Shine a light on volunteering' campaign during National Volunteer Week was The Hits breakfast host Callum Procter, who joined Volunteer S...
Read moreBlack Cap Glenn Phillips enjoyed a change from the cricket pitch recently when he spent his evening supporting the Anderson Bay Sea Scouts, Dunedin. T...
Read more“Just to see the look on a kid’s face when they succeed” is the powerful motivator that has been driving Trevor Leyser to volunteer for the past 45 ye...
Read moreIt takes a village to raise a child but what if your village is somewhere else? What if it is overseas, in lockdown or just not available? Who do you...
Read moreSometimes the perfect opportunity drops right into your hands, and deciding to grasp it is easy as. That’s what happened for Ben Deegan with the amazi...
Read moreTe Wiki Tūao ā-Motu National Volunteer Week is running between the 18th and 24th of June and honours the collective energies and mana of volunteers ac...
Read moreEveryone faced changes in 2020 and many Kiwis saw COVID as a chance to reset their focus. The impact of the pandemic, in addition to entering the empt...
Read moreSally Jory takes the people in her art group as she finds them. “These people have faced significant challenges with mental health and addictions but...
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