Volunteering

Matching passion with purpose

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Our Location

Kia ora, this centre covers Palmerston North, Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua regions. If you are looking for assistance on Dunedin, Waitaki, Oamaru, Invercargill, Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes please click here to be redirected to Volunteer South.

OUR SERVICES

Support Volunteers

We empower people to achieve the best they can by creating connections to the community, to a purpose, to new opportunities and challenges. We help find new ways to thrive through volunteering.

Support Organisations

We assist organisations to achieve their goals by developing roles, supporting the recruitment of suitable volunteers, offering training and making relevant information and connections available.

Create Opportunities

We connect the community through events and activities. We raise awareness about volunteering and we celebrate volunteers through recognition events. We make information available through Social Media, Newsletters, and our website.

TESTIMONIALS

Social Socks

Thank you all so much for connecting us with such beautiful people, who simply want to help make a difference. We would certainly not be able to do our work in the local community if it wasn't for them.

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MASH Trust

Thank you for this beautiful and heart warming newsletter. Just love your thinking of inclusion ...something I am passionate about. Great read.

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Te Manawa

Just want to say a huge thank you, thank you for arranging the 3 volunteers for me on the Monday...at the very last minute too. You and your team are Awesome

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Blind and Low Vision

Thank you so much for this connection with her. She sounds to have wonderful qualities. We appreciate the wonderful work you do.

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HISTORY

Where everything started

Volunteer Resource Centre - Manawatu & Districts (VRC) is a charitable trust established in 2005 to develop a volunteer centre in the region. The doors first opened on 24th June 2010, aiming to connect the community through volunteering. Ten years later, VRC took on the new identity of Volunteer Central to consolidate the direction the centre has taken. In 2022, we continued our development to incorporate and acknowledge our partnership responsibilities in the Treaty of Waitangi, as a result, Whatunga Tūao | Volunteer Central was born.

TEAM AND BOARD

Operational & Strategic

Whatunga Tūao | Volunteer Central has two paid staff and a team of committed volunteers to provide the service. The service is supported by an amazing board of volunteers who focus on service strategy.

MISSION, VISION AND VALUES

Why we do what we do

Mission: Moving volunteering to front-of-mind.
Vision: Create a volunteering legacy built around people and quality.
Values: Inclusivity (We will welcome everyone), Integrity (We do what and when we say), Reputation (Quality, not quantity is our mantra), and Relationships (We believe in the strength of sharing and working together. People first).

“No one can do everything,
but everyone can do something.”

Max Lucado

GET IN TOUCH

Ready to make a difference? Join our community of volunteers and help create positive change in your region.

Let's Connect

We're here to help you find the perfect volunteering opportunity.

Email us

info@volunteercentral.nz

Call us

06 354 6027

Visit us

77 King Street, PN

💡 Did you know? Over 500 volunteers have found their perfect match through our platform!

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OUR SPONSORS

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors for their continued support in making volunteering accessible to everyone.