Volunteering New Zealand

Celebrate National Volunteer Week 2025

National Volunteer Week (NVW) honours the collective energies and efforts of volunteers across Aotearoa New Zealand. It’s a time to recognise and thank the millions of people who give their time and skills to our communities.

This Year’s Theme: Whiria te tangata – weaving the people together

This year’s theme celebrates the power of volunteering to bring people together. Volunteering weaves us together, strengthening the fabric of our communities for a stronger, more inclusive Aotearoa New Zealand.

Ways to get involved

We’ve created a suite of free resources and editable templates to help you celebrate your volunteers and share the spirit of NVW in your workplace, school, community, or organisation.

Use these tools to:
✔️ Say thank you to volunteers
✔️ Promote events or activities
✔️ Share stories and social media posts
✔️ Encourage others to get involved

[NVW 2025 Communications Pack – Download available soon]

Social media toolkit

Make some noise online! Use these ready-to-go, editable Canva templates and messages to amplify the impact of volunteers in your community.

Downloadables below include logos, social tiles, web banners, certificates, thank you cards, email banners etc.

Share volunteer stories

Got a great volunteer story to share?
We’re gathering stories for our Harikoa – Stories of Joy series. Help us celebrate the impact of volunteers across Aotearoa by sharing your story, photo, or video.

How to submit your story

NVW key messages

Let’s celebrate the diversity of volunteers and the collective strength of mahi aroha and social action in our communities.

Check out the key messages and impact of volunteering in Aotearoa New Zealand [see bottom of this page]

National Volunteer Week Logos 2025

Certificates of Appreciation

Choose your preferred design below of NVW 2025 Certificate of Appreciation to edit in Canva or Microsoft Word.

Canva:

Word:

Print and fill PDF:

Social media tiles

Click the link below to open the templates in Canva. Simply upload your photo, logo, or message, then drag and drop it into the available frames to create your own unique post.

Canva:

Instagram story + reel templates

Printable thank you cards

Facebook banner images

Web banners/ Email block

About us

National Volunteer week is is coordinated by Volunteering New Zealand, working in partnership with experts, consultants and partners to make the campaign a success.

Contact us
office@volunteeringnz.org.nz
P 04 4706006