This important contribution to the New Zealand literature on volunteering is a report written by Volunteering New Zealand and the Department of Internal Affairs.

The report contains:

• Recommendations
• The current state of volunteering and volunteer-involving organisations
• Issues affecting volunteering in New Zealand
• The decline in volunteer hours
• Other observations about changes to the nature of volunteering
• Issues/barriers for volunteer-involving organisations and volunteers
• Issues/barriers for volunteer-involving organisations
• Issues/barriers for volunteers
• Looking to the future: possibilities for support, and other opportunities
• Proactive responses
• Better support for volunteering
• The need for Government to lead by example
• Improved Research

To download the full report, click here. 

This article was sourced from Volunteering New Zealand.