Volunteering New Zealand the National Association of volunteer centres and national organisations dedicated to the volunteering effort

New Dialogue - Magazine of the New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations for up-to-date information from the voluntary sector

The Community/Net Aotearoa website offers resources for voluntary organisations. www.community.net.nz

www.iave.org - International Association for Volunteer Effort

www.worldwidevolunteering.org.uk - a site that has a database of over 250,000 volunteer projects. There is a cost for this service.

The following websites are particularly good for people from overseas wanting to volunteer.

www.wwoof.co.nz - Willing Worker on an Organic Farm - for volunteers, particularly from overseas who are looking for a position with accommodation supplied.

www.doc.govt.nz NZ Department of Conservation website offers volunteering opportunities. Look under Community and follow the link to Volunteers.

Year 2001 was the UN Sponsored Year of the Volunteer. The Official IYV 2001 web site

VOLUNTEER CENTRES IN NEW ZEALAND

Volunteer Centres are Trusts that exist to facilitate the volunteering effort. They generally operate in a similar way to employment agencies, that is they try to match those wishing to volunteer their time with local not-for-profit organisations that have vacancies for volunteer assistance. There are 9 agencies operating in New Zealand (listed below) some of which operate region-wide.
AUCKLAND CANTERBURY
VOLUNTEERING AUCKLAND
186 Manukau road
Epsom
AUCKLAND

Ph (09) 520-7009
Fax (09) 522-1117
volunteer@volunteeringauckland.org.nz
On the Web
www.volunteeringauckland.org.nz

VOLUNTEERING CANTERBURY
PO Box 13 698
Armagh
CHRISTCHURCH

Ph (03) 366-2442
Fax (03) 366-0117
vc@volcan.org.nz
On the Web
www.volcan.org.nz

DUNEDIN GISBORNE
VOLUNTEERING OTAGO
Level 1, Community House
283 Moray Place
DUNEDIN 9016

Ph (03) 471 6206 or 0800 865 268
Fax (03) 471 6209
dvct@ihug.co.nz
On the Web
www.volunteeringotago.org.nz

GISBORNE VOLUNTEER CENTRE
336 Palmerston Road
GISBORNE

Ph (06) 868-4522
Fax (06) 868-4523
gisvolunteercentre@xtra.co.nz

HAWKES BAY NELSON
VOLUNTEERING HAWKES BAY
Level 1, Napier Community House
62 Raffles Street
NAPIER 4140

Ph (06) 833 6691
Fax (06) 835 3492
manager@volunteeringhb.org.nz
On the Web
www.volunteeringhb.org.nz

NELSON VOLUNTEER CENTRE
50 Halifax Street
NELSON

Ph (03) 546-7681
Fax (03) 546-7681
nvc@ts.co.nz
On the Web
www.volunteernelson.org.nz

Also at:

  • Volunteer Marlborough
    REAP House, 19 George St, Blenheim
    Ph (03) 577 9388
    mvc@ts.co.nz
  • TAURANGA WAIKATO
    VOLUNTEER WESTERN BAY of PLENTY
    Compass Community Village
    17th Avenue West
    TAURANGA
    PO Box 841

    Ph (07) 571 3714
    Fax (07) 571 3701
    bev@compass.comtrust.co.nz

    VOLUNTEERING WAIKATO
    2nd Floor
    Caro Street Community Bldg
    Caro Street
    Box 19111
    Hamilton Central
    HAMILTON

    Ph (07) 839-3191
    Fax (07) 839-7987
    volunteeringwaikato@xtra.co.nz

    WANGANUI WELLINGTON
    WHANGANUI VOLUNTEER CENTRE
    Room 206 Community House
    53A Ridgway Street
    PO Box 102
    WANGANUI

    Ph (06) 347-9430
    whanganuivolunteercentre@xtra.co.nz
    On the Web
    www.volunteerwanganui.org.nz

    VOLUNTEER WELLINGTON
    Level3, Community House
    84 Willis Street
    PO Box 24 130
    WELLINGTON

    Ph (04) 499 4570
    admin@volunteerwellington.org.nz
    On the Web
    www.volunteerwellington.org.nz

    Also at:

  • VOLUNTEER HUTT
    Level 2, ISP House
    14 Laings Road
    LOWER HUTT

    Ph (04) 566 6786
    lhutt@volunteerwellington.org.nz

    ...AND
    VOLUNTEER PORORUA
    Level 2, Pember House
    PORIRUA

    Ph (04) 237 5355
    porirua@volunteerwellington.org.nz

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