Volunteer
Fire damaged farmland gets native plant makeover
The Port Hills are still scarred after devastating fires burned across 2000 hectares of bush and farmland in 2017. But every year, volunteers head up into the hills to replant them with native bush. Audio, Gallery
Fire damaged farmland gets native plant makeover
The Port Hills are still scarred after devastating fires burned across 2000 hectares of bush and farmland in 2017. But every year, volunteers head up into the hills to replant them with native bush.
AudioVolunteers needed for refugees arriving in New Zealand
Red Cross is asking people in regional New Zealand to step up by volunteering in their refugee re-settlement program. About 100 refugee support volunteers are needed in Blenheim, Timaru, Levin… Audio
Protecting wildlife on the Ashley-Rakahuri river
Lynn Freeman talks to members of the Ashley-Rakahuri Rivercare Group, who are working to protect endangered wildlife living on the braided river.
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Time's up for volunteering
Volunteering is facing a crisis. Teresa Cowie investigates how essential services can survive as more and more people decide they can't make on going commitments to help out.
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Volunteers help drive support for mosque victims
In this episode of Voices, we meet a former refugee heading up an organisation specifically supporting families affected by the Christchurch mosque attacks. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
Volunteers help drive support for mosque victims
In this episode of Voices, we meet a former refugee heading up an organisation specifically supporting families affected by the Christchurch mosque attacks. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu.
AudioMeet Geoff, the oldest Walking School Bus volunteer in Auckland
Every Monday morning, a group of kids wait with their parents at the first walking school bus-stop for volunteers to walk them to Birkenhead Primary, on Auckland's North Shore. Walking with them is… Video, Audio
Flowers, messages begin to be cleared from Botanic Gardens
Work has begun on carefully removing the oldest flowers, pictures, toys and messages of love which were laid in front of the Botanic Gardens following the Christchurch terror attacks. Video, Audio
Huge clean up underway after landfill spills into river
Hundreds of volunteers hit the beaches of the West Coast today in a bid to clean up what's been described as one of the biggest ecological disasters since the Rena oil spill. Audio
Hundreds more Bryans
Tim Watkin looks at a new initiative to create a hybrid workspace – somewhere between the market economy and the volunteer sector – where people get something in return when they volunteer. Audio
ACC court decision could set a major precedent - lawyer
A lawyer says a District Court ruling could set a precedent for hundreds of people with PTSD. The ruling directs ACC to cover the medical costs of a Christchurch builder who volunteered in the… Audio
Chirstchurch earthquake rescuer wins landmark court case
Chch builder Bill Toomey was originally turned down by ACC for a claim of post-traumatic stress disorder after helping rescue trapped earthquake survivors in 2011; he's just won a landmark court case… Audio
Chirstchurch earthquake rescuer wins landmark court case
Chch builder Bill Toomey will originally turned down by ACC for a claim of post-traumatic stress disorder after helping rescue trapped earthquake survivors in 2011; he's just won a landmark court case… Audio
Chch quake rescuer wins landmark ACC case over trauma
Builder Bill Toomey who was struck with post traumatic stress disorder two years after pulling quake victims from Christchurch's shattered PGC building is elated to have won a long running battle for… Audio
Free as a bird
The Wildlife Veterinary Trust in Christchurch has established a small hospital dedicated to treating and rehabilitating sick and injured wild birds. Audio
Free as a bird
The Wildlife Veterinary Trust in Christchurch has established a small hospital dedicated to treating and rehabilitating sick and injured wild birds.
AudioUke can do it too!
Mary Cornish discusses the tenth anniversary of the Ukelele Festival being held today at Vector Arena and why ukelele's have become so important for primary shcool kids. Audio
Bird Rescue
Dawne Morton is "The Bird Woman of Whanganui". She's been part of the Bird Rescue Centre near the city for nearly thirty years. Every year over a thousand mainly native birds are nursed back to full… Audio
Bird Rescue
Dawne Morton is "The Bird Woman of Whanganui". She's been part of the Bird Rescue Centre near the city for nearly thirty years. Every year over a thousand mainly native birds are nursed back to full…
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