Volunteering research
The past few years have seen some significant advances in building our knowledge of volunteering and its contribution to New Zealand society. The Office for the Community & Voluntary Sector's (OCVS) 'Volunteering research' section collates this research to help understand the extent and nature of volunteering.
The research into volunteering looks at what sort of volunteering activities take place, how many people participate in volunteering, who they are, why they do it and issues they might face.
http://www.ocvs.govt.nz/work-programme/encouraging-participation/volunteering-research/index.html