Volunteer Awareness Week 2009
Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Hi Volunteer Centres, VNZ Members and other interested organisations

This year Volunteer Awareness Week will be celebrated 14th to 20st June.

It is an opportunity to thank our volunteers for all the time and energy they contribute to the wider community. At the same time it gives very positive publicity to the volunteer groups themselves.

There will be planned many great Special Activities to honour volunteering through New Zealand.

NEW > 'Volunteering Unleased' National volunteering conference 2009
Wednesday, 18 March 2009

The New Zealand national conference on volunteering will take place 28 - 29 October 2009 in Wellington Town Hall and it will be organised by Volunteering NZ.



NEW > Free promotional materials - place your orders now!!
Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Volunteering NZ has new generic posters (A4 and A3 format) and balloons suitable for general promotions and recruiting volunteers. They are available free of charge and will be delivered to you for free, as well.



NEW > Facts and Figures on Volunteering in New Zealand updated
Wednesday, 21 January 2009

This random collection of facts and figures on volunteering in New Zealand was updated by the Volunteering New Zealand and Office for Community and Voluntary Sector with assistance from SPARC, in January 2009.




5 December International Volunteer Day
Friday, 05 December 2008
New Zealand’s volunteers lead the world in the contribution they make, an achievement to be acknowledged in celebrating International Volunteer Day (5 December) says Alison Marshall, Chairperson of Volunteering New Zealand.





New project underway has focus on promoting volunteering and giving
Friday, 30 November 2007

Important early steps were taken in a new project, 'Promoting Generosity" at a workshop held in Wellington on 16 November. Jointly co-ordinated by Volunteering NZ, Philanthropy NZ and OCVS, the project has the aim of developing effective programmes to encourage giving and volunteering.

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