Volunteering New Zealand

International Volunteer Day 5 December. Click here to learn more.

We are kaitiaki of Mahi Aroha, empowering volunteers to enrich Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our aspiration for Aotearoa New Zealand is that volunteering is valued as part of
who we are as a nation.

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We are #strongertogether when your national organisation joins as members of Volunteering New Zealand

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Grow your volunteers’ impact

We’ve built you a comprehensive set of tools to get better outcomes for volunteers and communities.

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Campaigns & Events

We have a schedule of Volunteering New Zealand campaigns and events. Our next campaign is International Volunteer Managers’ Day – 5 Nov 2021

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Vaccines and volunteers

Vaccines are for all paid and unpaid workers.

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COVID-19 hauora/ wellbeing survey 2021

Just before Aotearoa went into its second nationwide lockdown in August 2021, we checked in with more than 600 tangata whenua, community and voluntary organisations to see how they were coping. We worked with Hui E! Community Aotearoa. Access the full report, summary report and media release.

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International Volunteer Day is an international event held annually on 5 December.

The theme this year “Volunteer now for our common future”. Let’s encourage everyone, including decision-makers and citizens, to get involved in solving problems for people and the planet.

What will you do to mark the day? Share your ideas #IVDay21

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