Louis - volunteer
"Happy to do whatever I can to help"

Louis
veronica
"It's rewarding to help others and meet interesting people"

Veronica
Warwick - volunteer
"I'm happy to give my spare time where there's need"

Warwick
General Information


Voluntary work is done of one's own freewill, unpaid, for the common good. Aroha ki te takata a rohe.

Research about Volunteering

PDFEmployee Volunteering - Observations from the front-line by Dr Louise Lee, 2008 (159 kb)

EYC Conference papers 2010

PDF Freely Given - A study of Volunteer Management in Cathedrals & National Trust Properties in England by Nicky Lee, 2009 (101 MB)

PDFNot-for-profit values under threat Speech given by Tony Paine to Volunteering Canterbury A.G.M. 2007 (67 KB)

PDFReclaiming our Humanity? by Mavis Airey 2006 (22 KB)

PDF Treaty of Waitangi and Community Development Paper given to "The Big Day In" Community Development Conference, May 2004, Mairehe Louise Tankersley (79 KB)

PDFTrouble-makers or Change-makers? Speech given at Youth Volunteer Awards 2006 by Steve Carter (37 KB)

Further research can be found at
www.communityresearch.org.nz
www.unitec.academia.edu/GarthNowlandForeman/Papers

Volunteer Centres

We are part of a national Network of Volunteer Centres.  Contact details for other centres can be found here:

Volunteer Centres in New Zealand