Found 123 volunteer opportunities in Wanganui Manawatu and the surrounding areas

• Wanganui Central Manawatu
• Young People

Help coordinate our Young Humanitarians programme around Whanganui. Volunteer as a Young Humanitarians Coordinator and serve behind the scenes to help bring the programme to life. This role is a great way to support rangatahi to improve the lives of those around them. Help coordinate our Young Humanitarians programme around Whanganui. We need volunteers to work with our team and agencies in the community to schedule workshops and liaise with volunteers in Whanganui.

• Otamatea Manawatu
• Community Services
• Trades & Maintenance

We’ve got 6 cars our staff use to visit patients and families in their homes and we would love a couple of people who can give them a good clean every few weeks. Volunteers are essential partners for our nurses and doctors to get out into the community, visiting patients who want to stay at home with their families.

• Wanganui Central Manawatu
• Community Services
• Driving & Transportation, Fundraising & Events, Retail & Sales, Sport & Physical Activity

Our Op Shops are full to the brim with interesting, useful and unique items, and our volunteers are the stars who make it all possible. We have a busy team of drivers and support crew picking up donated items and delivering purchased items. Whanganui is so generous to our shops and our drivers and crew have an important role representing Hospice in the community.

• Wanganui Central Manawatu
• Young People
• Arts, Craft & Photography, Childcare, Fundraising & Events, Tour Guides, Information & Heritage

Become a GirlGuiding Leader and help shape the resilient women of tomorrow. Influence the next generation of changemakers, community-centric leaders, and help to shape the minds of girls and young women across New Zealand. If this speaks to you, please read on!

• Wanganui Central Manawatu
• Young People
• Arts, Craft & Photography, Childcare, Fundraising & Events, Tour Guides, Information & Heritage

Become a GirlGuiding Leader and help shape the resilient women of tomorrow. Influence the next generation of changemakers, community-centric leaders, and help to shape the minds of girls and young women across New Zealand. If this speaks to you, please read on!

• Over four weeks away
• 29 Aug 2025

• Wanganui Central Manawatu
• Community Services
• Fundraising & Events

Let us come together to raise much- needed funds to support people facing Cancer. We will be having our collection booths at various locations around the city again this year and are looking for volunteers to help on the Friday 29th August. If you are able to help or know of someone who might be able to, we would love to hear from you. As always your support is hugely appreciated

• Wanganui Central Manawatu
• Health
• Driving & Transportation

If you are a people person, great listener and enjoy driving, this is the role for you! Supporting clients who would otherwise struggle to get to their treatment, you will help by transporting clients from their homes in Whanganui to either the local hospital, Mid Central Hospital or Hutt Hospital.

• Wanganui Central Manawatu
• Community Services
• Fundraising & Events, Retail & Sales, Trades & Maintenance

Hospice Whanganui is only partially funded by government, over 20% of our funding comes from the income we raise through our retail shops, our retail volunteers are all contributing to providing palliative care to the wider Whanganui community.

• Wanganui Central Manawatu
• Education & Training
• 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.

• Palmerston North Central Manawatu
• Community Services
• Retail & Sales

Become a Stock Coordinator and contribute to raising vital funds through our book shops

• Palmerston North Central Manawatu
• Community Services
• Retail & Sales

This opportunity is a great fit for volunteers who are able to work well in a team and follow instructions, have a love of books, are honest, cheerful and happy to work with the public. Whanganui shop has two volunteer shifts each weekday, 10am to 1pm and 1pm to 4pm. Saturday shift is from 10am to 1pm. For more information, please contact [email protected] You can do regular shifts, or casual shifts to fill in for when people are away.

• Palmerston North Central Manawatu
• Community Services
• Retail & Sales

Become a Book Shop Sales Coordinator and help raise funds to support our services

• Palmerston North Central Manawatu
• Refugee and Migrant Support

We are looking for more volunteers to join our team to support the arrival of former refugee families to Papaioea | Palmerston North. We’re welcoming new families and are looking for volunteers to join us in Palmerston North, we offer a mixed-model training, combining self-paced learning at home with in-person sessions at the Service Centre.

• Levin Manawatu
• Refugee and Migrant Support

We are looking for more volunteers to join our team to support the arrival of former refugee families to Levin. We’re welcoming new families and are looking for volunteers to join us in Levin, we offer a mixed-model training, combining self-paced learning at home with in-person sessions at the Service Centre.

• Palmerston North Central Manawatu
• Community Services

Become a curtain bank volunteer. Your time and skills could make a huge difference.