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Volunteer Voices - Hannah Lind, Mums4Mums Alexandra

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

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Friday 13th - lucky for two local organisations and students who connected through volunteering.

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

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Member Spotlight

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

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We're recruiting!

Volunteer South: Community Connector, Central Lakes. An exciting opportunity has arisen to get involved with Volunteer South. We are looking for some...

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Volunteer Voices - A tailor made role for Patrick.

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 water wheel...

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Volunteer Voices - Zoe Huggett, Aspiring Gymsports, Coeliac New Zealand

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 word. She’...

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Student Volunteer Week 2022: Takoha – give; Whakatipu – grow; Tūhono – connect.

Young volunteers bring so much to the organisations they support, a fresh energy, passion and many new skills and ideas...

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Student Volunteer Week Profile: Angela Fu

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. It’s beco...

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Volunteer Voices - Speedster Kylie Murdoch

Written by Juliette Hicks for Volunteer South and Central Motor Speedway. An early date at the Speedway wasn't a winner with Kylie Murdoch. “It was no...

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Organisations become Southern Heroes to support health workers

Volunteer South is proud to be a part of the collaborative initiative with the recently launched Southern Heroes support network.

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