Wellington, New Zealand: To be sure, personal self-control and charity are virtues, while political coercion and taxation are not. The trouble is, in numerous and significant instances, volunteerism doesn’t work.  Read article

Wellington, New Zealand: Kiwi volunteers are contributing their time at a conservative value of about $2.5 billion a year, according to Volunteering New Zealand.  Read article

Wellington, New Zealand: The "International Volunteer Manager" award was launched yesterday by the Australasian Association of Volunteer Administrators to recognize volunteer managers' professionalism and their outstanding contribution to promoting volunteerism.  Read article

Office for Community & Voluntary Sector is planning  to launch "Keeping it Legal", a set of risk management guidelines for volunteer organizations. Numerous volunteer centre to celebrate and acknowledge volunteers' contribution to communities by holding morning teas and barbeque parties.   Read article

Wellington, New Zealand: This report on Phase I of the Value Added by Voluntary Agencies (VAVA) project provides an overview of the voluntary inputs of 10 major social services organizations in New Zealand over a one-year period.   Read article

Wellington, New Zealand: To mark International Volunteer Day (IVD) the Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations is to release a brand new, free guide, Keeping it Legal E Ai Ki Te Ture to help volunteer-involving organizations manage personnel and operational risks and liabilities, in Wellington, New Zealand.   Read article

Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand celebrates International Volunteer Day on Monday, 5 December. If all the volunteers in New Zealand chose to strike in recognition of this important day, the country would grind to a halt.  Read article

“2005 is the 40th anniversary of New Zealand’s Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) development partnership with the people of Vanuatu.” The New Zealand High Commissioner Mr Paul Willis said during the signing ceremony.   Read article

Aotearoa: To mark International Volunteer Day on Sunday, Volunteering New Zealand is celebrating the enormous contribution volunteers make to New Zealand society.  Read article

Wellington: New Zealand would NOT be the great place to live that it is today if we didn’t have volunteers

From birth to death -- through baby care, playcentre, kindergarten, school, sport, hobbies, health and welfare, parks and reserves, museums and galleries -- volunteers impact on our lives.

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