Training & Development
Build your skills and knowledge to lead volunteers effectively

Volunteering New Zealand runs a mentoring programme for volunteer managers. Applications for 2026 are now open.
In this interactive session, you'll hear more about the Best Practice Guidelines Practice Area 2 - Welcome and Onboard Volunteers.
Online webinar
In our January session for members, we'll hear from Chris Efford, National Youth Programme Standards Manager, Hato Hone St John about engaging youth.
Online webinar
Join international volunteer engagement expert Tobi Johnson in an interactive workshop to design a complete volunteer journey.
Central Wellington (in person)
Videos & webinars
International Volunteer Managers Day – Reflections and research
Volunteering New Zealand presented key themes from the State of Volunteering 2020, and the 2021 Wellbeing Hauora sector report on the impact of Covid on volunteering. Also included a very brief sneak preview of the State of Volunteering research 2022.
Videos & webinars
Volunteering in New Zealand’s Regions
Volunteering in Aotearoa New Zealand remains strong, yet the volunteering experience can differ across regions. In this webinar Volunteering New Zealand research director Johann Go unpacks new insights into regional differences and challenges as outlined in the State of Volunteering Regional Report.
Videos & webinars
Volunteer Management Systems
In this webinar, a panel of volunteer-involving organisations spoke of their experiences of Volunteer Management Systems. Panel members included: Gail Marshall, co-founder Community Comms Collective; Carey Buck, volunteer coordinator for IHC Friendships Programme Wellington and Hutt Valley; and Jo Guest, contract event volunteer coordinator, Wanaka. Facilitator: Heidi Quinn, Volunteer Management Lead, Volunteering New Zealand.
Videos & webinars
From Guidelines to Action: Helping Organisations Improve Volunteer Management
In this engaging session, Volunteering New Zealand’s Chief Executive Michelle Kitney explores how organisations can move from theory to practice using VNZ’s Best Practice Guidelines. From advocacy efforts to hands-on tools, Michelle shares how the sector is embracing a more intentional approach to volunteer management.
Videos & webinars
Mahi Aroha - Have we got the framing right
Presented by Natalia Sexton, (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine). An exploration of research, practice and indigenous insights about mahi aroha in 2025. This is a recorded session from Tūao Aotearoa’s Volunteering Changemakers Hui 2025. Filmed and edited by the Community Research kaimahi.
Videos & webinars
Social and cultural factors and volunteering
The social and cultural factors that impact on social service delivery and volunteering. Presented by Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley – Massey University. This is a recorded session from Tūao Aotearoa’s Volunteering Changemakers Hui 2025. Filmed and edited by the Community Research kaimahi.



















