Stories

A Meals on Wheels Volunteer delivering a hot meal to a recipient
Spotlight on a Member: Red Cross Meals on Wheels Service

The New Zealand Red Cross has been running a Meals on Wheels service since 1951. Originating out of a need to provide Canterbury residents with soup d...

Youth Week: Aimee Keokotavong

This week (19th - 25th May) is Youth Week, a week all about celebrating young people – your voices, talents, and the amazingness you bring to your whā...

Sue Carroll and Jenn Corbitt, Ōtaki Heritage volunteers working on museum archives
Spotlight on a Member: Ōtaki Heritage: Te Whare Pouhere Taonga o Ōtaki

Ōtaki’s Main Street boasts some interesting architecture that reveals a fascinating history of a town with many stories to tell. Stature wise, perhaps...

Carol, Volunteer Receptionist at the Cancer Society Kāpiti.
Spotlight on a Member - Cancer Society Kāpiti

As you pass under the beautifully carved waharoa and cross the threshold into the reception area, you are sure to receive a very warm welcome from one...

Kāpiti Cottage - Volunteer Story Celebration 2024 Winners

Our team of volunteers drive for us, assist with activities and help with lunches - all go above and beyond what we expect. We run a day activity cent...

St Vincent De Paul Society – Kāpiti Vinnies - Volunteer Story Celebration 2024

They are a group of amazing people from Our lady of Kāpiti Parish that reach out to all people in need. They provide free food hampers incl petrol vou...

Te Raukura ki Kāpiti - Volunteer Story Celebration 2024

When we have a full house, whether it is the Royal New Zealand Ballet, or rowdy local legends Hogsnort Bulldog's Goodtime Band, everyone manages to fi...

St John Community Health Shuttle Team - Volunteer Story Celebration 2024

Every week the relatively small team of the Ōtaki St John Health Shuttle Team transport Ōtaki , Paraparaumu and Levin residents to their Medical Appoi...

Grief Companions - The Loss and Grief Centre Kāpiti - Volunteer Story Celebration 2024

Tell us why the team of volunteers inspired you to nominate them: They touch many lives giving their time to listen to people grieving after losing a...

Kaibosh Kāpiti Horowhenua - Volunteer Story Celebration 2024

Our dedicated group of volunteers plays a crucial role in our vision: Zero Food Poverty, Zero Food Waste. By collecting surplus food, quality controll...