Organisations

Age Concern Auckland runs a Social Connections Service that matches volunteers with older people for regular companionship visits to reduce loneliness.

Age Concern Wellington runs a Visiting Service and Walking Companions programme that connect volunteers with older people for regular companionship.

ADI-accredited charitable trust providing purpose-trained assistance dogs to young New Zealanders living with disabilities. 72% of our clients are children and young adults under 20.

Supporting New Zealanders who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision. Our volunteers contribute over 269,000 hours annually as sighted guides, drivers, readers, and home visitors.

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ funds world-class breast cancer research, provides education and awareness programmes, and supports patients and their families. We're working toward zero deaths from breast cancer.

Reducing the incidence and impact of cancer for all New Zealanders through research, education, and support services.

Christchurch Riding for the Disabled runs therapeutic horse riding sessions at Canterbury Agricultural Park, Wigram, for people with disabilities.

Te Papa Atawhai — protecting and preserving New Zealand's natural and historic heritage. Over 134 volunteer activities across 16 regions, from island sanctuaries to backcountry huts.

Helping former refugees and migrants learn English and settle into life in Aotearoa through volunteer home tutors and community programmes.

Building homes and communities across New Zealand. Everyone deserves a decent place to live.

Supporting children and young people with heart conditions and their families across Aotearoa. Around 12 babies are born with a heart defect every week in NZ.

Hospice Waikato runs nine shops and a wide range of volunteer roles across the Waikato region to support its free palliative care services.

Hospice West Auckland provides free specialist palliative care to people and whānau across West Auckland, funded in part by a network of Hospice Op Shops.

Advocating for and supporting people with intellectual disabilities across Aotearoa. Our volunteer programmes connect people through friendship, shared interests, and skill-building.

Wellington's food rescue charity. We collect quality surplus food from businesses and deliver it to community groups feeding people in need.

Kaipātiki Project runs hands-on conservation work on Auckland's North Shore, including tree planting, bush restoration, weeding, trapping and native plant nursery work.

Rescuing quality surplus food and delivering it to community organisations feeding people in need. Reducing food waste, one delivery at a time.

Part of the world's largest humanitarian network. We help refugees settle in Aotearoa, respond to disasters, and build resilient communities.

Otago Community Hospice provides free palliative care across the Otago region, supported by around 400 volunteers contributing over 40,000 hours a year.

We're the voice for animals in New Zealand. We rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals in need.

Preventing drowning and injury on New Zealand beaches. Our volunteer lifeguards patrol beaches, educate communities, and save lives every summer.

New Zealand's largest provider of support services for tamariki under five and their whānau. Founded over 116 years ago, Plunket relies on thousands of volunteers across Aotearoa.

Zealandia is a fenced wildlife sanctuary in the hills above Wellington where more than 500 volunteers help with predator control, species monitoring, feeding and habitat maintenance.

Free, weekly, timed 5km community events every Saturday morning in 62+ parks across Aotearoa. Entirely volunteer-run — no volunteers, no parkrun.