Volunteers
'One of largest animal disasters since the ice age'
Animals fleeing the devastating Australian bushfires were like a tsunami, a New Zealand volunteer rescuing wildlife in New South Wales says. Video, Audio
Time's up for volunteering
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
Jon Potter: The man who gave his kidney to a complete stranger
Pittsburgh man Jon Potter says yes to anyone who asks him for help - regardless of who they are or what they need. This recently saw him donate a kidney to a man he had never met before. Audio
Riding High in the Saddle
Liz Duke is the riders co-ordinator and head coach at North Canterbury Riding for the Disabled. Her team of equine volunteers provide riding activities that increase the ability, strength and… Audio, Gallery
Riding High in the Saddle
Liz Duke is the riders co-ordinator and head coach at North Canterbury Riding for the Disabled. Her team of equine volunteers provide riding activities that increase the ability, strength and…
AudioVolunteers help clean up hundreds of kilometres of rubbish on Fox river
A record number of volunteers, some brought to tears, raced against time today to clean up hundreds of kilometres of rubbish littering the West Coast. Video, Audio
Flowers, messages begin to be cleared from Botanic Gardens
Work has begun on carefully removing the oldest flowers, pictures, toys and messages of love which were laid in front of the Botanic Gardens following the Christchurch terror attacks. Video, Audio
Kākāpō helpers
Volunteers from around the world are helping the kākāpō team, with tasks ranging from feeding birds and people, looking after the power system on Whenua Hou and studying kākāpō sperm. We meet them in… Audio
Kākāpō helpers
Volunteers from around the world are helping the kākāpō team, with tasks ranging from feeding birds and people, looking after the power system on Whenua Hou and studying kākāpō sperm. We meet them in…
AudioChristchurch volunteers begin training to work with refugees
Christchurch is preparing to welcome the first refugees to settle in the city since the 2010 earthquake, but it needs more volunteers to help them transition into their new lives. Audio
Wasp Wipeout
The group, Conservation Volunteers has joined the fight to take the sting out of wasps. Audio
Christchurch post office saved from closure by volunteers
When a Christchurch suburb faced losing its post office two years ago, it took drastic action - to keep it open with volunteers. Video, Audio
Bringing bras to the Pacific, one suitcase at a time
Many women in the Pacific own just one single bra ... so Kate Hargraves jumped on a plane to Fiji with 1,000 stuffed in her luggage Audio, Gallery
Alan Curtis: MOTAT's forever tram driver
December 2017 marks the 50th Anniversary of the iconic tramway at Auckland's Museum of Transport and Technology. The trams are a reminder of the times when Auckland City, and other cities around the… Audio, Gallery
Volunteers called to help navigate Work and Income site
The Citizens Advice Bureau in Whangarei is appealing for super-sleuths who can find their way around government websites. It says it urgently needs volunteers to help people who don't know what… Audio
Behind the scenes at NZ Eid Day
Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the team of volunteers behind the second largest Islamic festival of the year, who have already been preparing for months for the big day. Audio, Gallery
Behind the scenes at NZ Eid Day
Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the team of volunteers behind the second largest Islamic festival of the year, who have already been preparing for months for the big day.
AudioSouthland Community Nursery
The Southland Community Nursery in Otatara grows locally-sourced native plants best suited for Southland conditions. About 8000 plants have been grown this year and most are allotted to nursery… Audio
Southland Community Nursery
The Southland Community Nursery in Otatara grows locally-sourced native plants best suited for Southland conditions. About 8000 plants have been grown this year and most are allotted to nursery…
AudioBunnings offers volunteers $12.50 p/h for stocktake
Concerns have been raised about Bunnings' use of volunteers to run their stocktakes. Alex Ashton reports. Video, Audio
