• The Brook Tasman
• Environment & Conservation
• Sport & Physical Activity, Trades & Maintenance

• What: Walking through the sanctuary checking and setting tracking tunnels and traps

• The Brook Tasman
• Animal Welfare
• Working with Animals

• What: helping to care for the fish in the tank inside the Visitor Centre.

• The Brook Tasman
• Environment & Conservation

• What: Preparing the thousands of tracking cards we use to detect pests and checking those cards when they are returned from the field

• The Brook Tasman
• Environment & Conservation
• Sport & Physical Activity, Trades & Maintenance

• What: general maintenance to retain pest-free status; use of tools

• The Brook Tasman
• Environment & Conservation
• Sport & Physical Activity, Trades & Maintenance

• What: fence-checking to ensure integrity of the pest exclosure

• The Brook Tasman
• Environment & Conservation
• Working with Animals

• When: somewhat flexible. • What: five-minute bird counts.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Community Services

Do you like to fix things? We’d love you to join us if you have skills in repair – clothes, toys, bikes, appliances or other small items. The Nelson Repair Café is a community waste reduction initiative where our repairers share their knowledge and skills with visitors to fix things they might otherwise have to throw away.

• 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.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Disability Services
• Administration & Office Management

Do you love helping people? Do you enjoy supporting people in our community? Hearing Nelson is looking for a volunteer to cover our reception and customer service on a casual basis, initially on Thursdays 9.00am – 4.00pm from 17-31 October, followed by Thursday afternoons 12.30 – 4.00pm from 7 November onwards. Duties include basic data entry, EftPos and cash handling.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Refugee and Migrant Support
• Education & Training, Tutoring & Coaching

Help new Kiwis learn English. Learn how on our inspirational, NZQA-approved training course. Then work in partnership with a migrant or refugee-background learner.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Community Services
• Counselling & Help Line, Governance, Boards & Committee

Are you passionate about our community and wish to make a difference?We are looking for dynamic people to join our governance board for Life Linc Nelson. Wee have been supporting our community for 50 years with low-cost affordable counselling.

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Community Services
• Administration & Office Management, Governance, Boards & Committee

We are seeking an experienced administrator to support the work of the Life Linc board through minute-taking. A Board Secretary plays a crucial role in the smooth functioning of an organization’s board of directors. There may be some rumination available. If you are passionate about your community and you wish to give back or make a difference, we want to hear from you!

• Nelson Central Tasman
• Refugee and Migrant Support

We are keen to meet up with people who can give some time in supporting refugee-background young people as they settle in the area. We’ll be running training online in the near future – and we’d be delighted if you can join us. To express interest, or to make an enquiry, text to John (Regional Trainer) on 027 223 5972. Or email [email protected]

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

Volunteers needed to help support disability members who would like to sail in a safe and caring environment in the sheltered waters of the Nelson Harbour.

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

They say never work with children or animals but at Natureland we disagree! If you do too then we may have just the role for you. We are looking for a customer service superstar to welcome our members and visitors to the park via our entranceway gift shop.