Read the State of Volunteering report 2024

Tūao Aotearoa
Volunteering New Zealand

Volunteering is crucial for strong communities, and community organisations rely on volunteers. We support organisations to manage volunteers effectively, and speak up for volunteers and volunteering.

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Empowering volunteers and organisations

Explore tools, resources, and support for effective volunteer leadership and meaningful volunteer opportunities.

For organisations

Tools for volunteer engagement. Useful guidance and resources to help you lead and manage volunteers more effectively.

For volunteers

Where to find your next volunteering role. Volunteer Centre network and volunteer matching websites. Your rights as a volunteer.

I wouldn't have made anywhere near the progress I have with my role without VNZ; between the courses they run, the mentoring programme, the resources online, the videos that they have online. It is the one and only kind of national New Zealand support that has made a real difference in what I've been able to achieve in my role.

— Mentee

Community Outreach Manager

Latest news

The latest news, interviews, and resources.

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More New Zealanders are volunteering

Over half of New Zealanders (53.0%) volunteer – an increase of 2.3% since 2021 (50.7%) – and are volunteering an average of 18.1 hours over the previous four weeks (15.9 hours in 2021).
April 14, 2025

Harikoa – Stories of Joy

Let’s celebrate mahi aroha, volunteer work, that brings givers and receivers harikoa, joy.
April 10, 2025

How to get involved in The Big Shout-out 2025

This June we are wanting to give a #BigShoutOut to the volunteers in our community!
April 9, 2025

Supporters and partners

Our partners help us deliver our work to organisations and people across Aotearoa New Zealand. We are grateful for the support from these partners; they play a key role in strengthening and supporting volunteering across Aotearoa.