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Volunteering New Zealand
Leaders of Volunteering
Volunteering New Zealand (VNZ) is an association of New Zealand organisations that have a commitment to volunteering, such as volunteer centres, national and other organisations.
Volunteering New Zealand's mission is to promote, support and advocate for volunteering.Volunteering New Zealand - Latest News [Page 8]
Volunteering - Every Minutes Counts
Monday, 13 June 2011, 3:44 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
There will be events held all over New Zealand next week to recognise the invaluable contribution made by volunteers, marking Volunteer Awareness Week which runs from Sunday 15 June to Saturday 25 June. The Awareness Week is co-ordinated nationally ... More >>
Volunteering - Every Minutes Counts
Monday, 13 June 2011, 2:51 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
There will be events held all over New Zealand next week to recognise the invaluable contribution made by volunteers, marking Volunteer Awareness Week which runs from Sunday 15 June to Saturday 25 June. The Awareness Week is co-ordinated nationally ... More >>
Volunteering NZ offers on-line training course
Friday, 20 May 2011, 5:29 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
An on-line introductory training course for new and prospective managers of volunteers has been launched by Volunteering New Zealand (VNZ). The six week “Introduction to Managing Volunteers” course is now open for enrolments through www.volunteeringnz.org.nz ... More >>
Lessons for volunteering from Canterbury a major focus
Friday, 20 May 2011, 3:08 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
Open discussion on the lessons learned from Canterbury for volunteer involvement in major emergencies will be a feature of the 2011 Volunteering Conference at the Wellington Town Hall on Monday/Tuesday 23/24 May. The Hon Hekia Parata will open ... More >>
Focus on volunteering in major emergencies at Conference
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 9:27 am | Volunteering New Zealand
The 2011 Volunteering Conference programme will feature a special focus on the experiences and the learnings for volunteering arising from New Zealand's largest single volunteer involvement, following the catastrophic Christchurch earthquake. The planned additions ... More >>
Poignant TV images a message for International Volunteer Day
Thursday, 2 December 2010, 4:46 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
TV images of Greymouth students giving their time to prepare for the national memorial service for the 29 miners lost at Pike Creek give special poignancy to this year’s marking of International Volunteer Day, Sunday 5 December, said Gillian Peacock, ... More >>
International Volunteer Day – this Sunday 5 December
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 12:14 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
Sunday 5 December is International Volunteer Day – the special day in the year designated by the United Nations back in 1985 to give recognition to and celebrate the immeasurable contribution volunteers make to communities throughout the world. More >>
Well prepared volunteers playing a crucial role
Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 3:27 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
The extraordinary contribution by the many teams of volunteers in the Canterbury earthquake is attributable to the preparation, training and good management of those teams said Tim Burns, Executive Director of Volunteering New Zealand. More >>
Volunteers valued resource in challenging times
Monday, 21 June 2010, 1:32 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
Recent data from the Charities Commission demonstrates the huge contribution being made by volunteers across New Zealand says Gillian Peacock, Chairperson of Volunteering NZ. More >>
Volunteering in New Zealand is for all generations
Friday, 18 June 2010, 4:11 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
A youth volunteering workshop in Wellington next week will see 20 young people working with representatives from 10 major organisations on how to involve more young people in the organisations’ volunteer programmes. It will be one of two national events ... More >>
Supporting volunteer managers key to capacity
Friday, 4 December 2009, 5:02 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
To acknowledge tomorrow’s International Volunteer Day, Victoria University has launched an internet-based survey on volunteering, aimed at improving support for managers of volunteers. Senior Lecturers Dr Karen Smith from Victoria’s Management ... More >>
Everyone has the skills to volunteer
Friday, 4 December 2009, 10:28 am | Volunteering New Zealand
Everyone has a skill that would be useful to someone else if they volunteered their time. More >>
Call to value volunteers by reimbursing expenses
Friday, 4 December 2009, 10:07 am | Volunteering New Zealand
In marking International Volunteer Day (5 December), community and other organisations who involve volunteers in their programmes should review how well they value the contribution those volunteers make according to Alison Marshall, Chairperson of Volunteering ... More >>
Teenage boys increase their volunteering
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 9:53 am | Volunteering New Zealand
A heartening sign for volunteering in New Zealand as it celebrates International Volunteer Day (5 December) was a marked increased in the numbers of teenage boys volunteering between 2007 and 2008 said Tim Burns, Executive Director of Volunteering ... More >>
Volunteering New Zealand Focus
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 1:29 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
If your community organisation or volunteer service has arranged a special event for International Volunteer Day, we would like to know about it and all New Zealand to know about it. More >>
New Plans For Volunteer Management
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 12:09 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
Volunteering New Zealand plans to lead a new strategy aimed at building a professional development programme for volunteer management in New Zealand according to Alison Marshall, Chairperson of Volunteering NZ. More >>
Volunteer Expenses Law Change Welcomed
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 9:35 am | Volunteering New Zealand
The passing of legislation that makes clear payments to volunteers which are reimbursing their expenses are not taxable income has been welcomed by Volunteering New Zealand. More >>
Volunteering New Zealand Focus
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 10:44 am | Volunteering New Zealand
Registrations climbing for "Volunteering Unleashed" Conference With more than 100 registered for the "Volunteering Unleashed" conference and the final details of the programme nearing completion, all is looking well for an excellent ... More >>
Volunteering by youth to be highlighted
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 1:50 pm | Volunteering New Zealand
Stories about young volunteers written by AUT journalism students for publication in Auckland community newspapers will be one of the many ways youth volunteering will be highlighted during Volunteer Awareness Week said Tim Burns Executive Director ... More >>
Volunteer Awareness Week 2009 count down
Saturday, 30 May 2009, 11:21 am | Volunteering New Zealand
In two weeks time we start Volunteer Awareness Week 2009 and if you haven't plan your involvement yet, now is when you should do so. VNZ offers its support in a number of ways. More >>
