Help to add a new volunteer role
It may be a while since you've logged on to the Volunteer Nelson online system and posted a volunteer role. Here's a quick guide with some trouble shooting for getting…
Combined Community and Whanau Meeting
We are so pleased to have had such a great response to the Combined Nelson Tasman Community and Whanau meeting that took place on Wednesday 6 March at Trafalgar Park.…
Phoenix rises from the ashes
Margaret Goff wins Volunteer Nelson exceptional volunteer award for sparking the start of a massive community-led volunteer response during the Tasman bushfires Story by Judene Edgar, Encompass Strategic Services…
Young Leaders for tomorrow’s Tasman
Volunteer Nelson in partnership with Youth & Community works are excited to be delivering a Young Leaders Programme for the Tasman Region for the fourth year. This is a programme…
NZ volunteers – a force stronger than nature
Volunteers are undoubtedly the glue that holds New Zealand together, and this is clearly evident in times of crisis like the current Nelson Tasman Fire Emergency that has been ongoing…
60 and nowhere near retirement!
Retirement from work leaves many feeling as though they are being left behind and they become socially isolated, but retirement from work isn’t retirement from life and there is a…
Every office needs a dog (like Ernie)!
When you see Ernie out walking in his guide dog harness with Gordon, our Volunteer Nelson Manager in-tow, you would expect him to behave just as well back in the…
Young adults tackling social issues
Volunteer Nelson’s week-long Young Leaders Programme kicked off on Monday this week for a small group of 16-24 year olds beginning their path to becoming accredited Level 3 youth workers…
Youth development workers of tomorrow
Ten 16-24 year olds are about to embark on Volunteer Nelson’s week-long Young Leaders Programme, held at NMIT from Monday 21 January. As they begin their path to become accredited…
Volunteering – What’s in it for me
At a recent Volunteer Nelson workshop, Kerri Tilby-Price of premier not-for-profit training provider, Exult, spoke on the subject of growing great volunteer teams. One of the questions she addresses in…