NZ focussed volunteer resources
Printed and Internet resources written for New Zealand organisations.
Volunteers: a guide for volunteers and their organisations by Mary J. Woods: Published Christchurch, N.Z.: Hazard Press, 1998. Order from Volunteering New Zealand, Ph 04 384 3636 or email: ed@volunteeringnz.org.nz ($25 + pp).
The practical Managing Volunteers manual from the New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations (NZFVWO) offers easy reference to a huge range of issues involved in volunteer programmes.
- Who volunteers, and why?
- How to go about setting up good volunteer positions
- Do we need a job description? Where do we start?
- What about when things don't work out as we expect?
- What should be covered in volunteer training?
- What support and recognition do volunteers need?
- What are the legal implications of using volunteers?
NZFVWO members $13.50 — Non-members $16.50 (prices include GST and shipping). Contact: NZFVWO, PO Box 9517, Wellington. Phone: 04 3850981, fax:04 3853248. E-mail: nzfvwo@xtra.co.nz.
Community group resources: 10 fact sheets on volunteer management for community groups published by North Shore Community and Social Service Council, PO Box 33 284 Takapuna ($20 + $1.30 pp). Email: info@nscss.org.nz Web: www.nscss.org.nz
Community Development Resource Kit published by the Community Development Group of the Department of Internal Affairs. Part of the employment section deals with volunteers, and includes Rights and Responsibilities and a sample job description. Download from http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Resource-material-Community-Resource-Kit-Index?OpenDocument.
Volunteer Centres Operating in New Zealand
Updated 21 February 2006
Phone 0800 865268 tollfree to be put through to your nearest volunteer centre. Volunteer Centres offer referral (rather than placement) for volunteers. Volunteer Centres frequently offer training for volunteer managers and templates for codes of practice for volunteers and for agencies working with volunteers.
AUCKLAND
Volunteering Auckland
cheryll.martin@volunteeringauckland.org.nz,
www.volunteeringauckland.org.nz,
Ph 09 3777887
Regional Manager: Cheryll Martin
CANTERBURY
Volunteering Canterbury
vc@volcan.org.nz,
www.volcan.org.nz,
Ph 03 3662442
Manager: Ruth Gardner
DUNEDIN
Dunedin Community Volunteer Centre
DVCT@ihug.co.nz,
Ph 03 4716206
Manager: Debs Baker
GISBORNE
Gisborne Volunteer Centre
gisvolunteercentre@xtra.co.nz,
Ph 06 8684522
Manager: Jenny Greaves
HAWKES BAY
Volunteering Hawkes Bay
manager@volunteeringhb.org.nz
www.volunteeringhb.org.nz
Ph (06) 833 6691
Manager: Renata Lehmann
MARLBOROUGH
Volunteer Marlborough
(Satellite branch of Volunteer Nelson)
mvc@ts.co.nz,
Ph 03 5779388
Co-ordinator: Jane Laing
NELSON
Volunteer Nelson
nvc@ts.co.nz,
Ph 03 5467681 or
Ph 03 5467685
Manager: Jude McNabb
NEW PLYMOUTH
New Plymouth Volunteer Service
office@npvsnz.org.nz,
Ph 06 759 6678
Manager: Geetha Kutty
WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY
Volunteer Western Bay of Plenty
The Historical Village
bev@compass.comtrust.co.nz,
Ph 07 5713714 or
07 5713743
Manager: Beverley Rudd
WAIKATO
Volunteering Waikato
volunteeringwaikato@xtra.co.nz,
Ph 07 8393191
Manager: Carol Anderson
WELLINGTON
Volunteer Wellington
vw@volunteerwellington.org.nz,
www.volunteerwellington.org.nz,
Ph 04 4994570
CoManagers: Pauline Harper, Julie Thomson
Also at:
Volunteer Hutt
Level 2, ISP House
14 Laings Road
Lower Hutt
Ph (04) 566 6786
lhutt@volunteerwellington.org.nz
Volunteer Porirua
Level 2, Pember House
Porirua
Ph (04) 237 5355
porirua@volunteerwellington.org.nz
WHANGANUI
Whanganui Volunteer Centre
Whanganuivolunteercentre@xtra.co.nz,
www.volunteerwanganui.org.nz,
Ph 06 3479430
Manager: Marian Dean
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