• Nelson Central Tasman
• Disability Services
• Disability Support, Sport & Physical Activity, Working with Animals

The Whakatu Riding for the Disabled Group (WRDA) is situated in the beautiful Brook Valley close to Nelson City. We provide goal based horse riding activities, that increase the abilities, strength and confidence of people with various challenges. Our focus is to make a positive difference and our vision is to reach more riders and to change more lives. We have two qualified coaches and rely on a team of valued volunteers to support our riders.

• Stoke Tasman
• Young People
• Education & Training, Tutoring & Coaching

Support young leaders to create a community of care. Co-facilitate a group of youth leaders who are supporting other young people. This is a youth suicide prevention initiative.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Environment & Conservation
• Driving & Transportation

The Kai Rescue Kia Collection Support doesn't drive but supports the driver for collecting, inspecting, loading and delivering perishable and nonperishable product from donors and delivering the food to the Kai Rescue depot. We are looking for someone who has flexibility across the week to relieve our regular volunteers when they are unavailable. The role is quite physical, to would suit people who have a reasonable level of fitness and no injuries.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Environment & Conservation
• Food Preparation & Service

Volunteer at Kai Rescue! Do you have a passion for our environment and the local community? Then the Nelson Environment Centre’s – Kai Rescue Programme is looking for you! Check in with us for our current vacancies, as they can vary! We have opportunities available at Kai Rescue for people who can commit to 3-6 months, depending on the role. Longer is also great! We offer a 'taster' session to see it the opportunity is right for you!

• Nelson South Tasman
• Environment & Conservation
• Trades & Maintenance

Are you our next E Waste Warrior? We are currently recruiting E Waste Warriors to support the Nelson Environment Centre's E-waste programme! You would help to recycle and reuse items to keep electronic and electrical waste out of landfill. Weekday hours are preferred at this stage, but weekend hours may be possible.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Environment & Conservation
• Retail & Sales

We are looking for people who are keen to get involved in our ReUse shops! We need friendly people to help sort donations of clothes and smaller items. No cash handling involved. 1-2 hours per week or more - available 7 days a week

• Nelson South Tasman
• Health
• Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Seniors & Aged Care

For a time investment of less than 2 hours a week you can have a substantial impact on the lives of people with disabling illnesses or injuries. We need a volunteer to watch people as they exercise in the Nelson Hospital hydrotherapy pool to ensure that they are as safe as we can make them.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Community Services
• Fundraising & Events, Marketing, Media & Communications

A position with a key role in providing awareness and connection between our community organisations and rural groups to ensure no one goes hungry or unnourished.

• Nelson Central Tasman / Remote Friendly
• Young People
• Counselling & Help Line

Youthline is about young people supporting young people. The helpline provides support through text, phone and web-chat.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Community Services
• Retail & Sales

He aha te tūranga - About the role: Our Op Shop teams do fantastic work in the community selling affordable pre-loved goods, and this helps to fund our essential, lifesaving services and community initiatives. They have created friendly, supportive community hubs, offering much-needed local services and even help New Zealand to be more environmentally sustainable - more recycling means less landfill!

• Tahunanui Tasman
• Animal Welfare
• Food Preparation & Service, Working with Animals

Do you love animals and like to prepare food? Natureland is looking for people with an attention to detail to create delicious dishes for our animals, including primates, meerkats, porcupines to name a few! They rely on us to get their food just right – every day. Can you help?

• Motueka Tasman
• Disability Services
• Administration & Office Management, Disability Support

Come and join our friendly group! We meet every six to eight weeks (hui is organised to suit everyone's availability) on an evening in Motueka, usually around 7.30 pm for about an hour or an hour and a half). We are a small group but we have a great camaraderie. We have a lot of laughs together. The opportunity is available for approximately four hours a month.

• Nelson Central Tasman / Remote Friendly
• Health
• Governance, Boards & Committee

SASH, is seeking two passionate and community-minded Board Members to join our Board of Trustees. You'll be joining our existing five members, governing and guiding the strategic direction of SASH to support better outcomes for those whanau we work with.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Family Services
• Fundraising & Events, Governance, Boards & Committee, Marketing, Media & Communications

Kia Ora we are Perinatal Support Nelson, a small NFP working in the Nelson Tasman region providing free counselling for wahine/women with infants, or whom are pregnant/hapu, and who are struggling with emotional distress (previously known as Postnatal Depression). We are looking for a volunteer with either previous governance, or chairperson, experience to join our Board of Trustees, with a view to transitioning into the chairperson role.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Seniors & Aged Care
• Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

If you have some free time a few hours a week and enjoy the company of older people we would love to hear from you! Your time will make a positive difference. Do you want to: Make a positive difference? Meet new people and make friends? Give your day a sense of purpose? Feel really good about helping other people? Our volunteers are vital to the work we do at Presbyterian Support. In fact, we couldn't do it without them!