News Article List

This is the full list of News articles for the volunteering toolkit.

• 2007 Report on Māori & Volunteering (details)

  A research report launched on 30 April 2007 will lead to a better understanding of volunteering and unpaid work from a Māori perspective, says Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector Luamanuvao Winnie Laban. ...
  Date added: 2 May 2007

• Almost 80% of volunteers also give (details)

  A new research report 'How do New Zealanders give?' estimates that almost 80 percent of volunteers have also donated money or goods in the previous 12 months. The report was released to coincide with Volunteer Awareness Week (15 - 21 June) ...
  Date added: 19 June 2008

• Global online directory of volunteer opportunities launched (details)

  Canadian charitable agency Macdonald Youth Services (MYS) has launched "The Global Directory of Web Sites that List Online Volunteer Opportunities". This unique global directory, which is organized ...
  Date added: 22 November 2007

• Kiwis Feast on Volunteering (details)

  Kiwis around the country have been inspired to volunteer during Volunteer Awareness Week. Statistics from Volunteering New Zealand show a huge leap in numbers visiting the Volunteer Now website www. ...
  Date added: 1 July 2008

• New report milestone for voluntary sector  (details)

  A new report revealing that non-profit institutions and their volunteers contribute a massive $6.95 billion to the New Zealand economy has been welcomed today by the Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove and the Community and Voluntary Sector ...
  Date added: 28 August 2007

• Paper on volunteer reimbursements and tax welcomed (details)

  Volunteering New Zealand has welcomed the release of Inland Revenue’s Issues Paper on the tax treatment of volunteers’ reimbursements.
  Date added: 17 December 2007

• QuickStats about Unpaid Work (details)

  QuickStats About Unpaid Work from Statistics New Zealand looks at the unpaid work of adults (aged 15 years and over) who usually live in New Zealand. The information is based on New Zealand’s ...
  Date added: 7 March 2008

• Report highlights value of volunteers (details)

  A new report showing that 90 per cent of non-profit organisations in New Zealand are run entirely by unpaid volunteers proves how important these people are to our society, Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Luamanuvao Winnie Laban said today. ...
  Date added: 19 April 2007

• Report on Government Support for Volunteering released (details)

  Since 2002, government has completed significant work in response to the Government Policy on Volunteering and as part of the Government Volunteering Work Programme.
  Date added: 16 June 2008

• Sir Edmund Hillary – the spirit of giving (details)

  “My life has been a constant effort to illustrate how a very mediocre person with very mediocre talents, which I have, can create quite a lot if they really drive themselves.” - Sir Edmund Hillary. ...
  Date added: 23 January 2008

• Tax law on volunteers' payments under review (details)

  An issues paper 'The tax treatment of honoraria and reimbursements paid to volunteers' has been released by Inland Revenue. It explores a number of options for clarifying and simplifying the tax ...
  Date added: 21 November 2007

• Volunteering research list (details)

  A comprehensive list of research projects on volunteering in New Zealand is being compiled in a joint initiative by OCVS and Volunteering NZ (VNZ). The purpose in developing the list is to assist in determining what aspects of volunteering has not ...
  Date added: 28 February 2006