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

Volunteers for NZ Home & Garden Tours

Ref: #00597

Taking place in February & March, the NZ House & Garden Tours help fundraising for our Organisation. Visitors can step inside the pages of their favourite magazine for a day of indulgence, visiting exquisite homes and gardens- while supporting a great cause! We need wonderful volunteers for the New Plymouth event in 2025! As a volunteer, you will: * be stationed either at the tour hub or at one of the houses * checking wristbands for visitors * assisting with parking * ensuring that the tour-goers are being respectful within the home Volunteers can select a morning, afternoon or full-day shift on either Friday 7th or Saturday 8th March. * Morning shifts: 8:30am-12.30pm * Afternoon shifts: 12:15pm - 4:15pm * Full-day shifts: 8:30am-4:15pm

House Supervisors for NZ Home & Garden Tours

Ref: #00596

Taking place in February and March the NZ House & Garden Tours help fundraising for our Organisation. Visitors can step straight into the pages of their favourite magazine for a day of indulgence, visiting exquisite homes and gardens - while supporting a great cause! They need fantastic supervisors willing to look after a team of volunteers at the New Plymouth event in 2025! Leading a team of volunteers, you will: * be stationed at one of the houses or at the hub * helping manage the flow of people * assisting with car parking * looking after the houses * be the assigned point of contact for the location in their care You will receive a ticket for the day you are not volunteering, so you can enjoy the tour yourself!


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