Energise Young People

Teams of volunteers are needed to assist with providing morning tea for students participating in an alternative education programme delivered by Rape Prevention Education, Whakatu Mauri. The program will focus on learning about respectful sexual relationships.

In order to enhance the students’ ability to energetically receive the information, we would like to offer healthy food options during morning tea. Volunteers (if desire) can attend morning tea and have the opportunity to interact with team members and young people.

Dates:  June
Time:  9.30 – 11am
Volunteers: 2-4
Area: Locations around Auckland

Make a Difference

Can your team come and make a difference in the lives of young people?  A Family Centre in south Auckland want to organize a fun and active day with their special needs kids and their families. They are looking for a team to come with an activity to organize with the children.  This might be rock painting, playing music, dance or any other activity your team can offer.

This organization is a Community Trust working to make a difference for kids and families through recreational activities that stimulate and activate meaningful interaction through improving self esteem and confidence.

Dates: July, 2012
Times: 9am – 2pmArea: “Glenhouse” Glenside avenue, Pakuranga, Auckland
Volunteers: 20 or more

NZ Native Bush Regeneration Project

Newton Reserve is an area of bush on Waiheke Island that is being restored to bring native bird life and small animals such as lizard and weta back to the area.  The community group has been working for 2 years on the area and is keen to have some assistance from teams to weedbust, plant and keep the tracks clear.


So take a day to assist in restoring and maintaining the ecological balance and beauty of one of our treasured Gulf islands.



Dates: Flexible
Time:  10am and 3pm
Volunteers: 5 -10
Location: Waiheke Island

Sailability Assistance

Are your team keen to help those living with a disability?  Sailability Auckland has been providing opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to learn to sail, or just to experience being in control of a sailing boat for 20 years. 

You would assist with cleaning the inside and outside of 10-14 boats, polishing the outside of the boats, replacing ropes and cleaning the compound. All supplies provided, just wear old and wet weather clothes.

Dates: May
Time: 9am - 4pm
Volunteers: 5 -10
Location: Westhaven Marina

Autism New Zealand Annual Appeal

Autism New Zealand are looking for volunteers to help with their Annual Appeal in June.  While many families are helping to raise funds, they also need assistance from your team.

While there is no cure for Autism, there are ways of helping, especially children through specialist education, and structured support.  All the money collected this year will be used to support local people with autism spectrum disorder and their families

Dates:  1st – 7^th June

Times:  2 – 4 hours
Volunteers: 5 - 50Location: Locations around Auckland

Youthline Annual Appeal

Are your team committed to helping young people in the community?  Youthline’s vision is to create communities which relate to the needs of young people, respond to them, and support them to achieve their potential.  This year’s Annual Appeal will be raising funds towards the costs of running their Free Nationwide 0800 Helpline and Free Text Counselling Service for Young People, their parents, relatives, guardians and family members.

Rally a few teams in your office and see who can raise the most to support this valuable service.

Dates:  Youth Week - 21^st May – 26^th May
Times: 7.30am – 9am / 11.30am – 1.30pm
Volunteers: 5 - 50
Location: Central Auckland

Texting for Seniors

This is an extremely popular programme which assists older people in the community to build technology based skills. This confidence with simple tools such as cell phones could potentially build their confidence in using computers and other current technology that most of us take for granted.

These workshops are fun for all involved and very much appreciated by the older people who participate.


If you have a team that would like to take a morning to assist people this may be for you.

Date : 11th July
Time: 9am – 12.30pm
Number of Volunteers: 5 - 15
Location: Papakura