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

Zero Waste Volunteer - Royal A&P Show hosted by Stratford

Ref: #00678

We are looking for volunteers to help make the Royal A&P Show hosted by Stratford para kore/zero waste. You would monitor a waste station and help people understand where their waste goes - recycling, organics or landfill. You would also sort the waste if it goes into the wrong bin. The aim is to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill. The event is over 2 days with either a 3 or 4 hour shift to choose from. Then you can enjoy the show.

Zero Waste Volunteer - Taranaki Tū Mai

Ref: #00677

We are looking for volunteers to help make the Taranaki Tū Mai event para kore/zero waste. You would monitor a waste station and help people understand where their waste goes - recycling, organics or landfill. You would also sort the waste if it goes into the wrong bin. The aim is to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill. The event is over 3 days with 3 x 3 hour shifts to choose from. Then you can enjoy watching the sports and games.


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