Volunteer Opportunities

Find the right opportunity for you!

How it Works

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Find an Opportunity

Browse through a variety of volunteer opportunities listed by our network of community organisations.

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Express Your Interest

Express interest in up to 3 opportunities and the organisation(s) that listed them will reach out.

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Start Volunteering

Enjoy the rewarding experience of seeing your time and passion create real, lasting change.

Search for Opportunities

Not sure where to start with volunteering?

We're here to help

Book an in-person appointment with one of our friendly Volunteer Opportunity Advisors. They can guide you through finding the volunteer opportunity that best suits you. 

 Use our booking system to come and see someone in our Wellington office. For Hutt and Porirua, please email or call. 

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Music

Wellington
Weekly
Arts & Culture

Join residents at Te Hopai Hospital for singing or music participation sessions, playing instruments or leading sing-alongs. Flexible timing.

Wellington
Weekly

Staff the reception desk at Te Hopai Hospital in Newtown, greeting visitors, answering phones, and providing admin support. Flexible hours.

Wellington
Flexible / Negotiable

Tend the gardens at Te Hopai Hospital in Newtown with weeding, planting, watering, and general upkeep for residents. Flexible hours.

Wellington
Weekly
Community Services

Visit residents at Te Hopai Hospital to play ukulele in one-on-one or small group settings. Flexible timing arranged with the facility.

Wellington
Weekly
Community Services

Visit residents at Te Hopai Hospital for warm, unstructured one-on-one time — conversation, stories, photos, or quiet companionship.

Hutt
Flexible / Negotiable
Community Services

Work in Te Omanga Hospice's Station Village Shop in Lower Hutt, sorting donations, serving customers, and maintaining the shop floor across various shifts

Hutt
Flexible / Negotiable
Community Services

Te Omanga Hospice are needing volunteers to work with a happy team to clean the inpatient unit, in a manner not intrusive to the patients and families in the hospice. Rostered one morning a week between the hours of 9am-11am.

Wellington
Flexible / Negotiable
Arts & Culture

Support creative workshop sessions at CanInspire for people living with illness, trauma, or loss, providing encouragement and practical help.

Wellington
Weekly
Community Services

Collect surplus food from Wellington eateries on trolleys and return it to The Free Store for redistribution. Weekday afternoons, casual commitment.

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Driver

Wellington
Weekly
Community Services

Drive The Free Store’s van across Wellington to collect surplus food from eateries for redistribution. Mon–Fri, 1:30–5 pm. Full licence needed.