Ways to volunteer

Our volunteers support blood donors.

Blood service support volunteer

We support the New Zealand Blood Service by caring for donors during drives.
Customers browse at a Red Cross book fair

Book fair volunteer

Take your love of books to the next level - help out at a Red Cross book fair.
Whanganui Bookshop
Flexible hours

Bookshop volunteer

Do you have a love for books and want some retail work experience? Volunteer at your local Red Cross Bookshop!
Become a Breakfast Club mentor
1.5 hours a week

Breakfast club mentor

Join a Red Cross breakfast club and become a positive role model for children.
A curtain bank volunteer mends a curtain.

Curtain bank volunteer

Our curtain banks help families keep their houses cozy, improving their health and well being. Want to help?
DWST member Gypsy responds during the Whanganui floods in 2015.

Disaster response team volunteer

Our disaster response teams respond to emergencies, helping Kiwi communities get through.
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Good and Ready volunteer

Join us in supporting whānau in your community to be Good and Ready. Volunteers work together with local New Zealand Red Cross teams to support and encourage their own communities to be Good and Ready.
Magazines and treats on a hospital trolley

Hospital services volunteer

Make a difference for those in hospital. Provide a friendly welcome to patients or take the Red Cross trolley for a tour of the wards, offering drinks, snacks, books and magazines.
A Red Cross knitting group in action in Auckland

Knitting group volunteer

Love to knit - and to natter? Join one of our social knitting groups and support those in need in your community.
meals on wheels

Meals on Wheels driver

We're looking for friendly volunteer drivers to deliver meals in neighbourhoods across New Zealand.
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1 hour per week

Meals on Wheels lead volunteer

We're looking for reliable and energetic lead volunteers to help schedule volunteer drivers for Meals on Wheels deliveries across New Zealand.
Mary Thayaparan

Office support volunteer

Support your local Red Cross by volunteering to help out with administrative work.
Volunteer retail store
4 hours a week

Red Cross Shop volunteer

Do you have a love for fashion and want some retail work experience? Volunteer at your local Red Cross Shop!
Volunteering can give you a sense of pride, purpose and identity.

Refugee support volunteer

Our refugee support volunteers do an extraordinary job and are a core part of the services we offer to former refugees.
Bedding packs help those living in cold homes.

Winter warmer pack volunteer

Help us help people who are suffering from living in cold houses.