About us

Volunteering New Plymouth was established in 2002.
The main purpose of Volunteering New Plymouth is to assist ‘not for profit’ community groups in recruiting and retaining volunteers and to offer ongoing support to all community organisations and their volunteers. To do this we offer our service as a contact point for all volunteers and community agencies. We provide information about opportunities for volunteering, we raise community awareness of the importance of the work that is undertaken by volunteers, we organise recognition awards, we advocate on behalf of volunteers and community organisations at a local and national level and we provide a channel where resources can be shared, particularly in the training of volunteers and their coordinators/managers. We aim to help organisations recruit and retain volunteers and we support existing volunteers through free or low-cost training in order to increase their efficiency, effectiveness and capacity.

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Events and Trainings

Volunteering New Plymouth runs a number of events and trainings to support the not for profit sector. These include Volunteer Awareness Week activities, our annual Volunteer Recognition Awards, Volunteer Managers' recognition events, Volunteer 'snap shots' and the Volunteers Thank You event.

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Latest roles

Meals on Wheels Drivers - New Plymouth

Ref: #00676

We need volunteer drivers to deliver meals in New Plymouth. Shifts starts and ends at Taranaki Base Hospital, Westown between 10.30am and 12.00pm Volunteering is a fun, rewarding experience. Being a Meals on Wheels driver takes about an hour, one day a week, fortnight or month, depending on your availability. Delivery is during week days, Mon - Fri. If you're friendly, over 18 years, have a clean full and valid New Zealand Driver's licence and are keen to help, we'd love to have you on the team.

Sewing & prepping curtains

Ref: #00675

We require assistance with the sewing, laundering, folding and measuring curtains to ensure they are ready for distribution.


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