Volunteering in Greater Wellington
Here are a small selection of the roles we have listed under ‘Practical Help’ on our website. Volunteering is a great way to get involved in your local community, meet new people and have fun! Don’t forget if these roles don’t suit we have hundreds more available, listed by category (Administration, Animals, Art etc), and location.
⭐ Link to all Practical Help roles: tinyurl.com...
✅ Kitchen Assistant: Join a kitchen team who are providing nourishing meals to elderly residents.
✅ Hospital guides: Meet and greet members of the public and provide directions.
✅ Driver for Meals on Wheels: Deliver meals to elderly, unwell and disabled people living at home who would otherwise struggle to provide healthy meals for themselves.
Give us a call if you want to chat about volunteering, we have offices in Wellington City, Lower Hutt and Porirua.
☎️ Wellington 04 499 4570
☎️ Lower Hutt 04 566 6786
☎️ Porirua 020 4069 3653
Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.
Have you got New Zealand's best shed? Show us and win!
Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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52.3% Human-centred experience and communication
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15.2% Critical thinking
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29.7% Resilience and adaptability
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2.8% Other - I will share below!
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