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Annual Volunteer Awards 2025 - Results

19 June 2025 | Home Items

Volunteering Waikato – Te Ohu Tuuao o Waikato was proud to host the 2025 Volunteer Excellence Awards, a special event held as part of National Volunte...

It's National Volunteer Week!

15 June 2025 | Home Items

National Volunteer Week is the time to celebrate the volunteers in your community. Here are some resources to help you appreciate and celebrate volunt...

Youth Volunteer Week

22 May 2025 | News

It’s Youth Week – a time to celebrate the energy, passion, and commitment of young people across Aotearoa. Here in the Waikato, we daily get to witnes...

Annual Volunteer Awards 2025

11 April 2025 | Home Items

Nominations for the 2025 Volunteering Waikato - Te Ohu Tuuao O Waikato Annual Volunteer Awards are now open!! Nominations are now closed In 2025, we...

Adapting to a Changing Volunteer Landscape

11 April 2025 | News

The latest State of Volunteering Report by Volunteering New Zealand highlights a significant shift in the volunteering landscape. Post-Covid realities...

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Unsung Heroes: Celebrating Volunteers In the Matamata Piako District

7 April 2025 | Home Items

Volunteering Waikato is excited to partner with Adrian Cook and the Morrinsville Gallery to celebrate volunteers during National Volunteer Week. Unsun...

Micro-Volunteering: Making a big impact in small moments

18 March 2025 | News

As lifestyles become busier, traditional volunteering models that require consistent, ongoing involvement can be challenging to manage, both for volun...

Volunteer Story - English Language Partners

11 February 2025 | News

Stephen and Donna are perfect examples of how giving a small amount of time each week can have a direct and lasting impact—not just on their learners,...

State of Volunteering in Aotearoa New Zealand 2024

7 November 2024 | News

Volunteering New Zealand recently released the 2024 State of Volunteering Report, which provides insights into what it’s like to volunteer in New Zeal...

Best Practice Guidelines | Te Anga Whaitake

1 August 2023 | Home Items

The latest version of the guidelines are out! Take a look now for some ideas on how to incorporate volunteer management best practice into your organi...