Roles

Location

Category

Community Nursery Volunteer Sessions

Whakatipu Reforestation Trust
Conservation | Queenstown

Help grow native plants, which will be planted out into public reserves all around the basin. A great way to meet new people, learn more about native plants, local conservation and how locals are volunteering their time to look after our environment.

Autumn Community Planting Days

Whakatipu Reforestation Trust
Conservation | Queenstown, Arrowtown
28 March 2026 to 9 May 2026

Join WRT's efforts to plant native trees around Queenstown this Autumn and play your part in restoring the biodiversity of this beautiful region!

Op Shop Team Member

SPCA Queenstown
Retail | Queenstown

Channel your passion for animal welfare and secondhand shopping- front of house and small project roles available at Queenstown Op-Shop!

Retail Assistant - CanShop Queenstown

Southern Cancer Society
Retail | Queenstown

Love providing good customer service? Use that friendly attitude as a Retail Assistant for CanShop Queenstown and help sell good quality second hand clothes to support the work of the Cancer Society in Central Lakes!

Remote/Online Literacy Coach

Rural Youth and Adult Literacy Trust
Tutoring | All Towns

Volunteer literacy coach supporting adults and youth 1:1 via video conference. No formal teaching experience required. Full training and ongoing support provided.

Big Buddy - Whakatipu

Presbyterian Support Southland
Youth & Children | Queenstown, Arrowtown

Big Buddies are needed for a one-to-one mentoring programme for children between the ages of 4 and 12 to offer friendship, support and guidance enhancing the life of the young person.

Volunteer to Be a Friend Online — Do you love gaming?

IHC
Companionship | All Towns

Provide friendship to a person with an intellectual disability. The friendship is online and is flexible, you can fit it into your normal daily routine, and you can do it from your own home

Volunteer From Anywhere — Creative People!

IHC
Companionship | All Towns

Provide friendship to a person with an intellectual disability! The friendship is online and is flexible, you can fit it into your normal daily routine, and you can do it from your own home.

Trapping Coordinator

Whakatipu Wildlife Trust
Conservation | Queenstown

Are you passionate about preserving the natural beauty of the greater Lake Whakatipu area? Join the Whakatipu Wildlife Trust (WWT) team as a Trapping Coordinator to help manage one or more trapping groups- can be done from home!

Trustee

Lakes Multicultural Collective (FKA Kiwi Kit Community Trust)
Committee & Board | Queenstown

Are you community-minded and passionate about inclusion? Bring your strategic insights to a local governance committee. This is your chance to shape the future of belonging in Queenstown Lakes, strengthen cultural diversity, and make a meaningful impact.