Media coverage of Volunteer Awareness Week

Much of the 2009 publicity focused on how young people are involved in volunteering, but it was pleasing to see volunteers of all types highlighted in a broad range of media – including daily profiles in Wellington’s Dominion Post, and finalists in the National Volunteer Awards featured in Good magazine. A number of news articles recognised the increased importance of volunteers during the recession and happily noted that people are continuing to offer their services during these hard economic times.

Volunteering NZ focused the week on youth to recognise the long-term (often life-long) benefits of early involvement in community work, and celebrate the positive contributions young people are already making on their marae, in their communities and to society.

• Inaugural National Volunteer Awards finalists
  Good magazine - June/July issue
• Volunteers band together for island planting
  Whangarei Leader - Jun 30, 2009
  One volunteer organisation in Whangarei has branched out to help another during volunteer awareness week. North Haven Hospice supported Friends of Matakohe...
• Others might help, too  
  Dominion Post – Wellington - Jun 30, 2009
• Kaipara Awards: Volunteer quartet recognised
  Northern Advocate – Whangarei - Jun 30, 2009
• Volunteer gets recognition
  NorWest News – Auckland - Jun 25, 2009
• Big thank you to all volunteers in sport
  Bay of Plenty Times - Jun 23, 2009
• Volunteers do wonderful job
  Gisborne Herald – Jun 23, 2009
  The articles in The Gisborne Herald about volunteers during Volunteer Awareness Week have been great. Without volunteers helping out in the many and varied ...
• Victim Support supported
  Manawatu Standard – Jun 22, 2009
  So, as Volunteer Awareness Week ends, it's fitting to share Victim Support's successful appeal for volunteers. Its July training course is full and people...
• Students have heart
  Times Online - Auckland – Jun 22, 2009
  In her final article on Volunteer Awareness Week, Angela Ioutua talks to some students. Serving community: Volunteer student Monique Tabor....
• Police volunteers
  Bay of Plenty Times -  Jun 22, 2009 
• Recession brings spike in volunteer work
  TV 3 News – Jun 21, 2009
  The economic recession looks to be bringing the best out of New Zealanders with a dramatic increase in the number of people volunteering in recent months. Volunteering NZ has reported a 50 percent surge in registrations...
• Letter: Here’s to volunteers
  Waikato Times – Jun 20, 2009
• Volunteering to save the world
  Waikato Times – Jun 20, 2009
  .....Without our volunteers many of the services Plunket offers - such as parenting education, car seat rental schemes, toy libraries, parent support groups, playgroups, child safety programmes and helping raise funds to assist with the running of the family centres just wouldn't be possible.....
• Speech: Turia - Promoting Generosity
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) – Jun 19, 2009
  Volunteer Awareness Week has focused this year on youth. Our young people do volunteer, and more than that they give. They give of their time – at marae, ...
• Speech: Turia - Nikau Foundation
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) – Jun 19, 2009
  This week, Volunteer Awareness Week, has been a week full of wonder as I think of all of the selfless service and sacrifice demonstrated by so many ...
• Give volunteering a go
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) – Jun 19, 2009
  More than one million New Zealanders annually give their time and skills to make a difference in their communities - and Volunteer Awareness Week (14-20 ...
• Hospice rich with giving
  The Marlborough Express – Jun 19, 2009
  To mark Volunteer Week, Sonia O’Regan spent a morning meeting some of the more than 200 volunteers who help make the Marlborough Community Hospice a success ...
• Helping the disabled ride high – Volunteer Week unsung hero
  Dominion Post – Jun 19, 2009
  While many dream of spending their retirement on the beach watching the sunset, Dorothy Wilkins takes pleasure in helping disabled riders build up their confidence on horses. A former librarian, Mrs Wilkins, 75, of Wellington, has spent the past 15 years volunteering for the Riding for the Disabled Association in Porirua's Kenepuru Hospital grounds….
• A 'constant inspiration'
  North Harbour News – Jun 19, 2009
• Bathroom taps and sea welcome change
  Nelson Mail - Jun 19, 2009
• Doing something for others
  Wanganui Chronicle – Jun 18, 2009
  ... those who repeatedly give up their spare time for somebody else's sake - because from Sunday June 14 to Saturday June 20 it's Volunteer Awareness Week. ...
• All are welcome in John's Kitchen
  The Marlborough Express – Jun 18, 2009
  To mark Volunteer Week, reporter Rachel Young spent an afternoon at John's Kitchen helping prepare and serve meals to the community. ...
• Mysteries keep Tom on the trail – Volunteer Week unsung hero
  Dominion Post – Jun 18, 2009
  Tom Clarkson says an inquiring mind has kept him searching for missing people for more than 40 years. A retired Niwa scientist with a love of problem solving, Dr Clarkson, 63, is a volunteer for Land Search and Rescue…….
• Editorial: Smacks of bias
  Wanganui Chronicle - ‎Jun 18, 2009‎‎
  It's Volunteer Awareness Week, and, let's face it, if anyone deserves an awareness month, let alone a week, it's this lot. Time is precious, and as such is ...
• Top volunteer slogs away for asthma group
  Stuff.co.nz - ‎Jun 18, 2009‎‎
  The awards, held at Waikato Stadium, coincide with volunteer awareness week, which runs until Saturday. Frankie Letford was the runner-up in the excellence ...
• Speech: Turia - To The National Council of Women
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) - Jun 18, 2009‎‎
  That concept of volunteering to make a better world is of course all the more pointed in this, Volunteer Awareness Week. ...
• Sharing the Kiwi way
  Aucklandstuff.co.nz - NorWest News – Auckland – Jun 18, 2009
  During this week's Volunteer Awareness Week and World Refugee Day, there will be displays at Waitakere libraries and Citizens Advice Bureaus. ..
• Volunteers driving force behind Motat
  Aucklandstuff.co.nz - Western Leader – Auckland – Jun 18, 2009
  The museum is celebrating Volunteer Awareness Week to highlight the important role people like Albert and his sons have played at Motat since it first ...
• Volunteer thanked for 25 years of help
  Aucklandstuff.co.nz - Manukau Courier - ‎Jun 18, 2009‎‎
  The awards events were held in conjunction with national Volunteer Awareness Week. Seventy-six volunteers and 28 organisations turned out in Mangere while ...
• Coastguard thanks volunteers
  NorWest News – Auckland – Jun 18, 2009
• Top volunteer slogs away for asthma group
  Waikato Times  – Jun 18, 2009
• Banking on people's generosity
  Marlborough Express – Jun 17, 2009
  To mark Volunteer Week, reporter Jo Gilbert spends a morning at the Marlborough Community Foodbank. Light rain dances on the corrugated iron roof of the ...
• Making a difference in Jacob's life – Volunteer Week unsung hero
  Dominion Post – Jun 17, 2009
  University student Casey James, 21, wants to become a fulltime youth worker and Wellington boy Jacob Warren, 11, is not a big fan of school. This explains why the unlikely pair regularly hang out together in the playground after school even in a howling southerly….
• 'Mars' stars as children reach for the sky
  The Bay  of PlentyTimes - ‎Jun 17, 2009‎
  To mark this week's national Volunteer Awareness Week, the centre's operations manager, Kat Macmillan, said from 8.30am to 10.30am daily past and present ...
• A mix of young and old
  Aucklandstuff.co.nz - ‎Jun 16, 2009‎
  The befriending programme is one of the programmes being celebrated by Volunteer Awareness Week, which began on Sunday. Nick is one of many young volunteers ...
• An ear for tragedy and triumph  - Volunteer Week unsung hero
  Dominion Post – Jun 16, 2009
  Every day that volunteer Penny Brander spends at Mary Potter Hospice she hears the story of a lifetime. Some tell of their tragedies, their triumphs and tales they want to leave for the next generation.….
• A mix of young and old
  East & Bays Courier – Auckland – Jun 17, 2009
• Letter: Volunteers lauded
  Manawatu Standard – Jun 17, 2009
• Letter: Volunteers
  Timaru Herald – Jun 17, 2009
• Letters to the Editor: Here's to volunteers
  Northern Advocate – Jun 17, 2009
• Standards NZ salutes its committee volunteers
  Scoop Media – Jun 17, 2009
• Ready with a helping hand
  Nelson Mail – Jun 16, 2009
• Letter: Volunteers
  Southland Times – Jun 16, 2009
• Mentors invaluable  
  Manawatu Standard – Jun 16, 2009
• IBM staff find lots to talk about during Corporate Challenge  
  Dominion Post – Wellington – Jun 16, 2009
• Forums aid volunteers  
  Dominion Post – Wellington – Jun 16, 2009
• Young people keen to help
  Dominion Post – Wellington – Jun 16, 2009
• Lend a hand
  The Press – Christchurch – Jun 16, 2009
• Letter: Volunteers
  Timaru Herald – Jun 16, 2009
• Dedicated fire volunteers recognised
  The Daily Post – Rotorua - Jun 16, 2009
• A home in times of direst need - Volunteer Week unsung hero
  Dominion Post – Jun 15, 2009
  Fiona Crocker gives up a night every two weeks to stay over at Ronald McDonald House in Newtown, Wellington, welcoming new families and liaising with the hospital…..
• Buddy scheme makes a difference
  MarlboroughExpress - ‎Jun 15, 2009‎
  Yesterday marked the beginning of Volunteer Awareness Week. Those involved in IHC's friendship programme are marking the week with coffee, cake and a movie ...
• Community service calls for volunteer super heroes
  Gisborne Herald - ‎Jun 15, 2009‎
  New co-ordinator Diana Neru from Tawatapu (Bartletts) is making the call for more help during the annual Volunteer Awareness Week, which started yesterday. ...
• Various volunteer vocations valued
  Voxy - ‎Jun 15, 2009‎
  Corrections is this week marking Volunteer Awareness Week with events around the country to recognise the importance of volunteering,...
• Apples! And crazy animal videos! Yay BATS!
  Scoop Media - Jun 15, 2009
• Marj, 95, has just the right spirit
  The Daily Post - ‎Jun 14, 2009‎
  The St Luke's Church Shop volunteer is one of tens of thousands of New Zealanders being celebrated during this week's Volunteer Awareness Week....
• Civil-defence volunteers: give us a call
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) - ‎Jun 14, 2009‎
  This is Volunteer Awareness Week (until 20 June) – and it's an opportunity for Wellingtonians to think about taking a role as a civil-defence volunteer – or ...
• Sticking it for the local community
  Times Online - Auckland - ‎Jun 14, 2009‎
  To mark Volunteer Awareness Week, which runs from June 14-20, Angela Iotua talks to someone who's just mad about hockey. A young woman loves hockey so much ...
• Every week should be Volunteer Awareness Week
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) - ‎Jun 14, 2009‎
  Volunteer Awareness Week is an important event, and it highlights how we need to show volunteers each day throughout the year just how important and ...
• “Show your aroha” – volunteer one hour, says Turia
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) - ‎Jun 14, 2009‎
  Volunteer Awareness Week begins today and Tariana Turia is encouraging people who have never done voluntary work to seriously consider doing so for at least ...
• The ball is in Bill's court
  Sunday News – Jun 14, 2009
  West Coast legend Bill Kennedy has represented his province in eight sports. He has spent 63 years playing and coaching basketball. But Bill, 78, gets twitchy when you ask him about his passion for the game. Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) is using Bill as a poster boy for National Volunteer Week. Each year 1.1 million Kiwis give their time to help make ...
• The joy of helping out – Volunteer Week unsung hero
  Dominion Post – Jun 13, 2009
  Volunteer Week, which starts tomorrow, celebrates more than one million people who help others each year. While others rejoice in weekend brunches, Delwyn Monk is mucking in, sacrificing her spare time for the decidedly unglamorous task of scooping up animal manure without pay…
• Good deeds uncovered
  Manawatu Standard – Jun 13, 2009
• Cancer Society Volunteer Awareness Week: Many ways to lend a hand
  Daily Post – Rotorua – Jun 13, 2009
• Crisis helper is tops in NZ
  Aucklandstuff.co.nz - ‎Jun 12, 2009‎
  ... includes Voluntary and Community Sector Minister Tariana Turia. It was held last night ahead of Volunteer Awareness Week, which runs from June 14 to 20.
• Volunteer of the Year is one in a million…
  Scoop Media - Jun 12, 2009
• Volunteer Awareness Week – Anyone can volunteer
  The Press – Christchurch - Jun 12, 2009
• Volunteer Awareness Week – Youth contributions
  The Press – Christchurch - Jun 12, 2009

• Volunteer Awareness Week – Recognition awards
  The Press – Christchurch - Jun 12, 2009

• Volunteering by youth will be highlighted during volunteer ...
  Voxy - Wellington - Jun 11, 2009
  Youth volunteering is the key theme for Volunteer Awareness Week 2009 which begins on Sunday 14 June and runs through to Saturday 20 June....
• Speech: Turia - National Volunteer Awards
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) - ‎Jun 11, 2009‎
  ....Next week, Volunteer Awareness Week, is a chance for all of us to look around at the often hidden workforce, making such a huge impact in health, education, ...
• Volunteers fired up by variety
  Aucklandstuff.co.nz - ‎Jun 11, 2009‎
  Volunteer Awareness Week runs from Sunday to June 20, encouraging first-time volunteers to try something new. "I have been involved for 30 years....
• Cooking for volunteers
  Bayof Plenty Times - Jun 11, 2009
• Events celebrate volunteers
  Manawatu Standard – Jun 10, 2009
• Volunteering by youth to be highlighted
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) - ‎Jun 10, 2009‎
  Youth volunteering is the key theme for Volunteer Awareness Week 2009 which begins on Sunday 14 June and runs through to Saturday 20 June....
• MOTAT offers free interactive fun for Rodney residents
  iworldpeople - ‎Jun 9, 2009‎
  MOTAT is celebrating Volunteer Awareness Week from 14 – 21 June, with a photographic display highlighting the important role volunteers have played at MOTAT ...
• Singing the praises of the unsung
  Gisborne Herald - ‎Jun 8, 2009‎
  By Tamsin Maclean. Activities galore are on the cards to celebrate and recognise Gisborne's army of unsung heroes during Volunteer Awareness Week. ...
• Volunteers are passionate people
  Gisborne Herald - ‎Jun 8, 2009‎
  Gisborne Volunteer Centre manager Jenny Greaves says this is an encouraging trend because the focus for this year's Volunteer Awareness Week is youth. ...
• Giving up time to help others
  Times Online - Auckland - ‎Jun 3, 2009‎
  In the first of three articles for Volunteer Awareness Week, which runs from June 14-20, Angela Iotua talks to some schoolgirls who are making a difference....
• Rural Bulletin June 2009
  Scoop Media –Rural Bulletin - Jun 3, 2009
  Published by Rural Women NZ
• Volunteer Awareness Week 2009 count down
  Scoop Media – May 30, 2009
• Five finalists for New Zealand's top volunteer
  Scoop.co.nz (press release) - ‎May 26, 2009‎
  The awards are being held in the lead-up to Volunteer Awareness Week (June 14-20), which aims to highlight volunteering and the wide range of volunteering...
• Help choose New Zealand's top volunteer
• Scoop Media – May 11, 2009
• Volunteer your votes
• Scoop Media – May 10, 2009
• Youth volunteering crucial to country's future
  Scoop Media – May 6, 2009
• Volunteering Unleashed - new times new approaches
  Scoop Media – May 1, 2009
• Youth focus for Volunteer Awareness Week
  Scoop Media – April 25, 2009

A number of newspaper supplements also appeared in daily newspapers around the country.  These included editorial about volunteering and were supported by advertisements from a range of voluntary organisations.

In 2008, SPARC erected billboards featuring special volunteers who played key roles supporting eight high profile sports stars from a variety of sports and representing different regions of the country. SPARC also ran radio advertisements featuring four sports stars telephoning their volunteer to say thank-you.

A number of volunteer centres were featured in radio interviews, many daily newspapers featured stories about volunteers and the week, and more than a dozen newspapers ran special Awareness Week features/advertorials/advertising supplements.

A selection of news stories is featured below.

• Volunteer wins recognition
  Timaru Herald  - July 9, 2008
• See something, say something
  Bay of Plenty Times - July 2, 2008
• Hutt News - week after VAW
  Story and photo about Volunteer Wellington’s publication: The first door that opened: Experiences of migrants in Wellington’s volunteer sector
• The Hamilton Press - week after VAW
  Article about Volunteering Waikato’s youth awards.
• It's about valuing our volunteers
  Bay of Plenty Times - Jun 26, 2008
• Bravery award twice earned
  Dargaville News - Jun 25, 2008
• Kaipara honours community service
  Dargaville News - Jun 25, 2008
• Migrants benefit from English tutors
  Western Leader - Auckland - Jun 24, 2008 
• Behind every champ is a team of volunteers
  Bay of Plenty Times - Jun 24, 2008
• Kiwis feast on volunteering
  Scoop Media - Jun 22, 2008
  Media release from ComVoices about the success of the week.
• Tri Club excels in two categories
  Manawatu Standard - Jun 21, 2008
• Is this you? …You said it
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 21, 2008
• Waikato Times (with photo)
  Focus on three teen volunteers.
• Nelson Mail
  List of all young volunteers nominated for Youth Volunteer Awards.
• It's time to volunteer our thanks
  Marlborough Express - Jun 20, 2008
• Volunteers making vital community contribution
  Hawkes Bay Today - Jun 20, 2008
• Helping hands feel pinch
  Bay of Plenty Times - Jun 20, 2008
• Stimulation and friendship a bonus – Local heroes
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 20, 2008
• Questions And Answers - Wednesday, 18 June 2008
  Scoop Media - Jun 19, 2008
  Question to Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector: What reports has she received on the contribution to New Zealand made by volunteers?
  Government Support for Volunteering 2002-2008 report tabled in the House.
• Volunteer support for Maori prisoners appreciated
  Scoop Media - Jun 19, 2008
  Department of Corrections press release.
• New Zealand leads the world in prison volunteering
  Scoop Media - Jun 19, 2008
  Prison Fellowship press release
• Volunteers vital to the blind
  Manawatu Standard - Jun 19, 2008 
• Hearts of gold
  Hawkes Bay Today - Jun 19, 2008
• Peters' tar baby no act of charity
  Hawkes Bay Today - Jun 19, 2008
  Praise for work of Cystic Fibrosis Association volunteers
• Raewyn lends a helping hand – Local heroes
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 19, 2008
• Volunteer fireman's sense of duty shines
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 19, 2008
• Big thanks to bunch of good sports
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 19, 2008
• Prison to recognise volunteers’ work
  Otago Daily Times- Jun 19, 2008
  Prison to recognise volunteers’ work.
• Kiwis generous with time and money
  TVNZ: One News - Jun 18, 2008
  New research suggests around 60% of New Zealanders have donated money or goods in the past year.
• Awesome volunteer driven by love - Local heroes
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 18, 2008 
• Local heroes take pride of place with us – Our view
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 17, 2008
• Almost 80 percent of volunteers also give
  Scoop Media  - Jun 17, 2008
• Local volunteers recognised at award ceremony
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 17, 2008
  Promotion of Volunteer Canterbury’s Volunteer Recognition Awards (with photo).  
• Much to be gained by giving a little
  Dominion Post – Wellington - Jun 17, 2008
• Voluntary voice
  Dominion Post   – Wellington - Jun 17, 2008
  Photo of Wellington Community Choir, MP Marian Hobbs and MP Charles Chauvel singing in the Railway Station at launch of Volunteer Awareness Week.
• Pair never too busy to help those in need – Local heroes
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 17, 2008
• More volunteers welcome
  The Gisborne Herald  (with photo) - Jun 17, 2008
  General coverage of the volunteer centre and its work.
• Helping others - 'priceless' says Jim
  Manukau Courier  - Jun 17, 2008
  Rising petrol prices have not stopped 81-year-old Jim McGeachen from doing something useful for cancer sufferers 
• Go further - Volunteer
  Scoop Media  - Jun 16, 2008
• The Press  - Jun 16, 2008
  Volunteer Canterbury's two-page advertorial supplement and a half page article about Employee Volunteering in the business pages.  
• Benefits and challenges
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 16, 2008
• Honouring Canty volunteers
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 16, 2008
• Where everyone benefits
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 16, 2008
• Volunteers honoured as lifeblood of Kiwi sport
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 16, 2008
• Mum's time out saving others
  Dominion Post – Wellington - Jun 16, 2008
  Coverage of a Mum who volunteers with St John (with photo). 
• Bob's a man with a driving ambition – Local heroes
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 16, 2008
• Breakfast TV (TV One)  - Jun 16, 2008
  Weather presenter Tamati Coffee interviewed a volunteer and volunteer co-ordinator from the SPCA who emphasised the importance of enabling volunteers to give their time when they can.
• Radio NZ: Morning Report - Jun 16, 2008
  Coverage of sports volunteers.  
• Emergency services hit by soaring bills
  NZ Herald (with photo) - Jun 16, 2008
  Coverage of rising costs and how that’s effecting volunteers.
• Business Feature   
  The Waikato Times - Jun 16, 2008
  Coverage of corporate volunteering: Opus staff build a pest proof fence.
• Radio Waatea - Jun 16, 2008
  Coverage of volunteering as a normal part of Maori life (using facts and figures provided to them), and promotion on their blog:
  VOLUNTEERING PART OF MAORI LIFE
  “It's Volunteer Awareness Week, but that's not something a lot of Maori would notice. More than one in four people in New Zealand contribute time to non-profit organisations. The proportion is higher among Maori, with rangatahi maori in particular putting more time into their communities than other young people. Daveena Neilson from Volunteer Wanganui says contributing to whanau and hapu activities is a natural part of the Maori world, and there is no expectation of acknowledgement.”
• Radio NZ: Checkpoint - Jun 16, 2008
  Tim Burns speaks about Volunteer Awareness Week.
• Radio NZ: Waatea News - Jun 16, 2008
  Coverage of the role of Maori in volunteering.
• Radio NZ: Afternoons with Jim Mora - Jun 16, 2008
  Auckland Cancer Society spokesperson speaking about rising petrol costs and how it is effecting volunteer numbers.
• Good better business
  Dominion Post - Wellington - Jun 16, 2008
  Profile of volunteering being good for business in Business section.
• Channel 9  - Dunedin television - Jun 16, 2008
  This week is Volunteer Awareness Week, and those who give freely of their time are being celebrated throughout the country. However, Science Festival organisers are among those currently calling for volunteers.
• A big thanks to half million sports volunteers
  Scoop Media - Jun 15, 2008
• Mini Guide
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 14, 2008 
• Focus on volunteers next week
  Manawatu Standard - Jun 14, 2008 
• Celebrating Rotorua's volunteering community – Local heroes
  The Daily Post - Rotorua - Jun 14, 2008 
• Volunteering a great way to contribute and benefit
  Scoop Media - Jun 13, 2008 
• Volunteer for St John this Awareness Week
  Scoop Media - Jun 13, 2008 
• A well-deserved day off for Red Cross volunteers
  Scoop Media - Jun 13, 2008 
• IHC volunteers are gold
  Scoop Media - Jun 13, 2008 
• The Weekend Sun - Western Bay of Plenty community paper - Jun 13, 2008
  Coverage on pages five, 14, 15 and 37.
• Volunteers hear from the top for Volunteer Week
  Scoop Media - Jun 9, 2008  
• Wanted: citizens of honour
  Northern Advocate - April 28, 2008

• Volunteer Week case study two
  Scoop Media - Nov 27, 2007
• Volunteer Week case study one
  Scoop Media - Nov 27, 2007
• Tough going for volunteers
  RuralNews - July 10, 2007
• Honours for hard-working conservation volunteers
  Dominion Post – Wellington - Jun 30, 2007
• Need help? Call Shane
  Nelson Mail - Jun 23, 2007
• Hospice care for mum spurs help
  Waikato Times - Jun 23, 2007
• SquashGym again features in clubs of the year awards
  Manawatu Standard - Jun 23, 2007
• To the point
  Dominion Post – Wellington - Jun 23, 2007
• Community-Government Forum a positive dialogue
  Scoop Media - Jun 22, 2007
• Newcomers offer time as volunteers
  Nelson Mail - Jun 22, 2007
• Arohanui's volunteers
  Manawatu Standard - Jun 21, 2007
• A big thank-you to all sports volunteers
  Scoop Media - Jun 20, 2007  
• Laban: RMS Refugee Resettlement Volunteers
  Scoop Media - Jun 20, 2007   
• Laban: Volunteering Canterbury - 2007 Awards
  Scoop Media - Jun 20, 2007   
• ANZ National Bank getting out for Volunteer Week
  Scoop Media - Jun 19, 2007
• Increasing volunteer numbers aim of Awareness Week
  Scoop Media - Jun 19, 2007 
• Laban: volunteer awards speech
  Scoop Media - Jun 19, 2007 
• Volunteers
  Southland Times - Jun 19, 2007
• Marking 30 years' hospital support
  Manawatu Standard - Jun 19, 2007 
• Corporate volunteers add diversity
  Dominion Post – Wellington - Jun 19, 2007
• Corporate volunteers add diversity to voluntary sector
  Scoop Media - Jun 18, 2007
• Volunteer Awareness Week 17 - 23 June 2007
  Scoop Media - Jun 18, 2007 
• Dalziel says volunteering benefits all of us
  Scoop Media - Jun 18, 2007 
• Dalziel: Speech for UNHCR World Refugee Day 
  Scoop Media - Jun 18, 2007
• Training, equipment for volunteer firefighters
  Scoop Media - Jun 18, 2007 
• Port Hills chain gang recognised
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 18, 2007
• Playcentre says "Parents are best"
  Scoop Media - Jun 17, 2007 
• Laban: Welcome to Volunteer Awareness Week
  Scoop Media - Jun 17, 2007    
• More volunteers in prison means less corruption
  Scoop Media - Jun 17, 2007   
• Peter Dunne: Volunteers = Great NZers
  Scoop Media - Jun 17, 2007   
• Passionate about ethical trade
  Dominion Post – Wellington - Jun 16, 2007    
• Sallies salute 'army of volunteers'
  Scoop Media - Jun 15, 2007    
• NZ Red Cross vulnerable without volunteers
  Scoop Media - Jun 15, 2007
• Outstanding volunteers to have work recognised
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 15, 2007
• Unpaid helpers widespread
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 15, 2007
• Diversity a key strength of voluntary work
  The Press - Christchurch - Jun 15, 2007
• Firefighters on trip of a lifetime
  Scoop Media - Jun 14, 2007 
• Volunteer Awareness Week
  Scoop Media - Jun 13, 2007   
• Volunteers are the unsung heroes
  Timaru Herald - Jun 13, 2007
• Volunteers celebrated
  Manawatu Standard - Jun 9, 2007 
• Funding Expo
  Nelson Mail - May 25, 2007
• Laban: Strong communities; Strong nation
  Scoop Media - April 16, 2007

• Helpers needed for information service
  Eastern Courier - Auckland - April 5, 2006
• Kihikihi Waikato Eventing Inc Wins Community Award 
  Scoop Media - March 20, 2006
• Foundation for the Blind volunteers awards
  Timaru Herald - March 18, 2006
• Maxim Institute - Real issues - No 196
  Scoop Media - March 17, 2006
  Volunteers - The glue of civil society
• Questions and Answers for Oral Answer 16 March 2006
  Scoop Media - March 16, 2006
  What is the Government doing to support volunteers?
• Staged strike call for one million volunteers
  Scoop Media - March 15, 2006
• Three cheers for all the helpers
  Nelson Mail - March 15, 2006
• Hands up to help
  Dominion Post – Wellington - March 15, 2006
• Volunteers make a difference to the environment
  Scoop Media - March 14, 2006
• 640 people we couldn't do without
  Scoop Media - March 14, 2006
• Lots of reasons to volunteer in Whangarei
  Whangarei Leader - March 14, 2006
• Minister encourages Kiwis to 'put your hand up'
  Scoop Media - March 13, 2006
• Legal responsibilities covered at free forum
  Dominion Post – Wellington - March 13, 2006
• Monday March 13 - Sunday March 19
  The Press - Christchurch - March 13, 2006
• Our million-dollar volunteers
  Dominion Post – Wellington - March 11, 2006
• How to volunteer
  The Press - Christchurch - March 10, 2006
• Who is a  volunteer?
  The Press - Christchurch - March 10, 2006
• Family day of free fun
  Timaru Herald - March 8, 2006
• Volunteering can improve your love life!
  Scoop Media - March 8, 2006
• Home saved from flames
  Eastern Courier - Auckland - March 8, 2006
• Nominations Open For Ashburton Community Awards
  Scoop Media -Jan 30, 2006
• Volunteer efforts rewarded
  Manukau Courier - Jan 26, 2006

• Blooming helpers
  Dominion Post – Wellington - March 14, 2005
• Vital volunteers
  The Press - Christchurch - March 12, 2005
• Parkinsons Society says thank you
  Timaru Herald - March 11, 2005
• Letters
  WaikatoTimes - March 10, 2005
• Celebration of volunteerism - 500 people in a week
  Scoop Media - March 9, 2005
• St John volunteers
  Timaru Herald - March 9, 2005
• Volunteers add real value to health services
  Scoop Media - March 7, 2005
• All winners
  The Press - Christchurch - March 4, 2005
• Awards hailed as good for profile
  The Press - Christchurch - March 4, 2005
• Recognition a boost for workers
  The Press - Christchurch - March 4, 2005
• Volunteering and ethnic communities
  Scoop Media - March 3, 2005
• More to life than just making money
  Whangarei Leader - March 1, 2005

• Palmerston group's hard work rewarded
  Marlborough Express - March 15, 2004
• Volunteer opportunities online
  Scoop Media - March 9, 2004
• Cancer Connect volunteers offer peer support
  Scoop Media - March 8, 2004
• Enhancing the common good
  The Press - Christchurch - March 8, 2004
• Volunteers recognised at award ceremony
  The Press - Christchurch - March 8, 2004
• Employers encouraged to recognise staff efforts
  The Press - Christchurch - March 8, 2004
• Community calendar
  The Press - Christchurch - March 8, 2004
• Volunteering often begins with Plunket
  Scoop Media - March 4, 2004
• The gift of time
  Dominion Post – Wellington - March 4, 2004
• In 2004 Volunteer Awareness Week is 7 to 13 March
  Scoop Media - March 2, 2004

• Volunteer awards
  The Press - Christchurch - March 10, 2003
• Informal volunteers lauded
  The Press - Christchurch - March 10, 2003
• 0800 line boosts resources
  The Press - Christchurch - March 10, 2003
• Volunteers celebrated
  Scoop Media - March 4, 2003

• Volunteers get thanks and a laugh
  Marlborough Express - March 21, 2002
• Minister re-launches Senior Achievers' Awards
  Scoop Media - March 14, 2002
• Inspirational challenges
  The Press - Christchurch - March 12, 2002
• Making a better place
  The Press - Christchurch - March 12, 2002
• Call for MPs to support Volunteer Awareness Week
  Scoop Media - March 11, 2002
• Community calendar
  The Press - Christchurch - March 11, 2002
• A week to say thanks for a good job well done
  Evening Post - Wellington - March 7, 2002

2001 was the  International Year of Volunteers – and marked a turning point in New Zealand’s recognition of volunteers.

• Need to know
  NZ Herald - Auckland - 13 March, 2001 
• Honouring the work of volunteers
  Evening Post - Wellington - 13 March, 2001
• Volunteers come out
  Evening Post - Wellington - 12 March, 2001
• Valuable volunteers
  The Press - Christchurch - 10 March, 2001
• Praise for vital volunteers
  The Press - Christchurch - 9 March, 2001
• Increase benefits to 'shut foodbanks'
  The Press - Christchurch - 9 March, 2001
• $20 in the bank better than a foodbank
  Scoop Media - 8 March, 2001
• Community calendar
  The Press - Christchurch - 8 March, 2001
• Touch of muck-raking
  The Press - Christchurch - 7 March, 2001
• Green MPs Volunteer Week
  Scoop Media - 6 March, 2001
• Postal bloom
  Daily News – New Plymouth - 6 March, 2001
• Politicians lead way for volunteer awareness
  The Dominion - Wellington - 6 March, 2001
• Politicians agree to work for free
  Evening Post - Wellington - 6 March, 2001
• Politicians volunteer for duty
  The Press - Christchurch - 6 March, 2001
• Volunteer camellia
  Daily News – New Plymouth - 6 March, 2001
• MPs Set For Volunteer Duties
  Scoop Media - 2 March, 2001
• Community calendar
  The Press - Christchurch - 19 Feb, 2001

Note:

The lists on the page above DO NOT represent ALL media coverage of VAW, but only that captured through various media monitoring activities.  It is likely that television, radio and community newspaper coverage is under-represented in these summaries.  Stories and publications are listed to give a 'flavour' of the media coverage, rather than provide a comprehensive collection of all news.

The individual story links originally connected to various media websites, however over time the original stories are likely to be deleted from their host sites as they become out of date. We apologise for any inconvenience, however this is beyond our control, and we cannot update broken links. (Many stories can still be accessed via the Newstext knowledgebase if your organisation subscribes to that service.)