Government resources

The page collects links to useful material on volunteering from the New Zealand Government. The Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS)

New Zealand Government Policy on Volunteering

The NZ Government Policy on Volunteering (along with other useful Government Volunteering material) can be found on the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS) website at: http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/the-sector/about-volunteering.html#govt-vol-prog

 

NZ Government Work Programme on volunteering

The Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS) maintains an overview of the Government Volunteering Work Programme, to which many government agencies contribute:
http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/work-programme/volunteering.html

 

Work and Income Recognised Community Activities

Recognised Community Activities offer unpaid work experience opportunities in a work place or work-type environment and allows the client to have their contribution to their community recognised.  Participation is totally voluntary.

www.workandincome.govt.nz/manuals-and-procedures/employment_assistance/ recognised_community_activity/recognised_community_activity.htm

 

Volunteers transporting passengers

The Land Transport Safety Authority has a produced a fact sheet that summarises this complex area of law. There is a useful diagram with a set of questions for voluntary organisations whose activities involve providing transport. For the Fact Sheet visit www.ltsa.govt.nz/factsheets/18.html

 

The MSD online resource 'goodpractice participate'

This website will help public servants to engage successfully with community, voluntary, tangata whenua and Mäori organisations when decisions are being made. Everyone is encouraged to visit the website www.goodpracticeparticipate.govt.nz. The content will be continually added to and updated and your feedback will be very welcome.

 

ACC on Volunteers

Volunteer workers: your guide to ACC cover
http://www.acc.co.nz/wcm001/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=WCMZ002232&ssSourceNodeId=4249
 

Downloadable documents:
Information about the Health and Safety in Employment Act (Note .PDF Format 181 Kb)

and

How the Health and Safety Act affects volunteers engaged in work activities (Note .PDF Format 109 Kb)

 

Minister Turia’s Speech to the Volunteering New Zealand 2003 AGM

http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=16701

 

Government Departments with an interest in volunteering:

Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector 
www.ocvs.govt.nz

Department of Internal Affairs 
www.dia.govt.nz

Department of Conservation 
www.doc.govt.nz

Department of Labour 
www.dol.govt.nz

Ministry of Social Development 
www.msd.govt.nz