Volunteering

As summer approaches, fire brigades across the motu are putting the call out for volunteers to join the workforce. Audio

A pilot using artificial technology to differentiate predators from native birds could be a game-changer for pest control. Audio

Volunteer Service Abroad, or as they're better known VSA, has been supporting the international development for 60 years. Over that time they've developed partnerships across the Pacific, Timor-Leste… Audio

Too much time on your hands may be almost as bad as too little, psychologists are discovering. Audio

New Zealand's strong ties and trusts have been highlighted during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the enormous task of combating the negative social and economic consequences will test Kiwis' mettle, says… Audio

We speak to Kerenapu Winiata-Katting and Michelle Kitney. Audio

Studies show that millions of us are lonely, and it is now more important than ever to be able to rely on our good friends. Clinical psychologist Linda Blair says we've learned a lot about friendship… Audio

Insight - Volunteering is facing a crisis. Insight's report Teresa Cowie investigates how essential services can survive as more and more people decide they can't make on going commitments to help… Video, Audio

Born and bred Reefton sparky Greg Topp is part of a team of locals who formed the Reefton Powerhouse Trust in 2011. Their goal is to restore the old hydro scheme on the Inangahua River to its former… Audio

Volunteering is facing a crisis. Teresa Cowie investigates how essential services can survive as more and more people decide they can't make on going commitments to help out.

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"Self-care" is a term that has sprung up in popular culture recently, a name for when you need to look after yourself and your mental health. But it's not all having a relaxing bath or doing a yoga… Audio

'Prison Bake', a programme partnering Rimutaka Prison inmates with the Good Bitches Baking charity, has been giving prisoners an opportunity to give back to the community, founder Nicole Murray says.

New research shows volunteering in orphanages does more harm than good, so why are so many young New Zealanders still taking part? Advocacy agency, ReThink Orphanages, says a revolving door of… Audio