Roles

Location

Category

Volunteer Leader (of horses, not volunteers)

Central Otago Riding for the Disabled
Animal Care | Alexandra, Cromwell, Roxburgh, Omakau

Do you love working with horses? Do you love helping people with Special Needs? If you are looking for a volunteering role with animals then look no further.

Signature Collector – Buller Declaration

Patient Voice Aotearoa
Health & Medical | Gore, Balclutha, Alexandra, Cromwell

Help gather signatures for New Zealand’s longest petition! Volunteers will distribute and collect copies of the Buller Declaration across their local area, supporting awareness of health system issues.

Big Heart Appeal Area Coordinator

Heart Foundation NZ
Fundraising | Dunedin, All Towns, Alexandra, Balclutha, Bluff, Cromwell, Gore, Hāwea, Invercargill, Milton, Mosgiel, Oamaru, Queenstown, Riverton, Te Anau, Waikouaiti, Wānaka, Winton, Arrowtown
27 February 2026 to 28 February 2026

The Volunteer Area Coordinator role is for the Big Heart Appeal street collection which will take place on Friday 27 & Saturday 28 February 2026 from 8am – 6pm. Volunteers play a key role in the Heart Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year.

Welfare Guardian

Otago Welfare Guardianship Trust
Practical Help | Dunedin, Balclutha, Gore, Clinton, Milton, Mosgiel, Waihola, Alexandra, Cromwell, Wānaka, Arrowtown, Hāwea, Roxburgh, Queenstown

Be an essential support person for someone unable to make or communicate decisions relating to their welfare.

Translation Proofreader

Insight Endometriosis
Languages | All Towns

Volunteer from home! Proofread translated information to help overcome language and cultural barriers and empower more of the community impacted by endometriosis to access information and make their own decisions.

Grans in Early Childhood

Central Otago Rural Education Activities Programme (CO REAP)
Mentoring | Alexandra

Support children and staff at an early childhood centre for just an hour per week to help develop their confidence and social skills through games and other fun activities.

Grans in Schools

Central Otago Rural Education Activities Programme (CO REAP)
Youth & Children | Alexandra

Support and form connections with children who have limited contact with older people to fill the intergenerational gap that is becoming a difficulty for some families. You would also be supporting the classroom teacher.

Fundraising Champion

Puna Rangatahi - Alexandra and Districts Youth Trust
Fundraising | Alexandra

Got a knack for rallying support or scoring great prizes? Help empower the youth of Alexandra, Teviot Valley and the Maniototo to thrive by using your fundraising skills to support an exciting fundraising event.

Programme Assistant for Dementia Mate Wareware Homeshare programmes

Alzheimers Otago
Social Support | Cromwell, Alexandra, Wānaka, Queenstown

Would you like to help facilitate a meaningful programme for people with mild to moderate Dementia? Be the help Alzheimer’s Otago needs to deliver its Dementia Mate Wareware programme. Personal independence and quality of life!

Library Assistant

Central Otago Education Centre (COEC)
Administration | Alexandra

Use your attention to detail skills to help keep a community run resource library running smoothly for our local schools.