Current Positions

Explore the volunteer opportunities below and find a role that’s right for you. From helping the environment to supporting your community, there’s something for everyone. Check out the roles and get involved!

PS: Job hunting while volunteering? Just let the organisation know. They'll understand – and it helps them place you in a role that's more flexible or easier to cover if you get work. That way, you can still help out without stress, they can plan ahead, and they'll really appreciate your honesty.
Current volunteer positions

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All Categories Administration Animal Care Art & Craft Business Support Committee & Board Companionship Conservation Driving Events Food Services Fundraising Gardening Health & Medical Hosting Information & Advice IT Languages Management Marketing & Communications Mentoring Music & Entertainment Practical Help Promotion Research Retail Social Support Sports Trades & Maintenance Tutoring Youth & Children

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Any Hours Evenings/Weekends Working Hours
The Timber Museum of New Zealand Trust
Putaruru

Volunteer Archivist – Putaruru

Help preserve our community’s history! As a Volunteer Archivist, you’ll organise, label, and digitise documents, photographs, and artefacts, ensuring our stories remain accessible and meaningful for visitors, researchers, and future generations.
Research Working Hours
The Timber Museum of New Zealand Trust
Putaruru

Visitor Experience Host – Putaruru

Join our team as a Visitor Experience Host! Help welcome visitors, share fun facts, answer questions, and assist with admissions or the gift shop. Shifts are once a week or fortnight, weekdays or weekends, Your time will help keep history alive!
Hosting Both/Flexible
Interlocknz Trust
Cambridge

Laser System Setup Volunteer (One-Off Project) – Cambridge

Fancy yourself a laser whiz? We need a tech-savvy volunteer for a one-off morning to tame a home laser cutter. Must know LightBurn/software, love a bit of hands-on troubleshooting, and teach an older person with hearing issues to handle it next time.
IT Both/Flexible
Te Aroha Riding for the Disabled
Te Aroha

Volunteer Fundraising Coordinator RDA Te Aroha – (Home Based Role)

We’d love to up our fundraising game but don’t have the skills yet! We’re looking for someone who is a NZ citizen or resident to help plan and manage fundraising, social media, and marketing activities, and develop a strategy to support RDA Te Aroha.
Fundraising Both/Flexible
Community Link Trust
Hamilton

Boutique Barista Extraordinaire – Hamilton

The Op Shop on the Park (Community Link) is on the hunt for Hospitality Superstars to volunteer their expertise on our coffee machine as our Boutique Barista!
Food Services Working Hours
Community Link Trust
Hamilton

Donation Sorter and Warehouse Merchandiser

Do you love a good challenge and have a knack for turning chaos into order? The Op Shop on the Park (Community Link) is on the hunt for a donation sorters and merchandisers to help our warehouse run like a well-oiled machine.
Practical Help Working Hours
St John’s Tongan Laulotaha Mentoring Initiative
Hamilton

Tutors – English, Maths, Science: Inspire Young Minds (Hamilton)

Join our church-based Homework & Mentoring program on Wednesday evenings, 6–8:30pm, every two weeks during school term. Help children and teens with Maths and Science, offering guidance, encouragement, & positive role modeling in a relaxed, friendly space
Tutoring Evenings/Weekends
Morrinsville Gallery
Morrinsville

Gallery Volunteer

Our volunteers are the backbone of the Wallace Gallery, and we’d love for more people to join our little family!
Hosting Both/Flexible
Department of Corrections : Waikeria Prison
Te Awamutu

Volunteer NZSL Instructor – Waikeria Prison

Volunteer at Waikeria Prison to lead beginner NZSL sessions for a small group of men. Help participants learn signs, basic phrases, and practical communication skills to share with their families. Full orientation and guidance are provided.
Tutoring Both/Flexible