VNZ has collated in one place information about relevant research on various aspects of volunteering, including policy research, social psychological aspects of volunteering, gender,ethnicity and disability as well as more practically focussed research.  Click on the headings below to read more:

Research in Progress
Volunteering and the needs of community organisations in our region/Volunteering Wellington

Title: Not determined but subject is an exploration of current trends, issues and needs of and for volunteers with volunteer involving service in greater Auckland/ Volunteering Auckland

Title: Not determined. Two Masters students undertaking research on motivations of volunteers under supervision of Jan Charbonneau at Massey University.

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Managing Volunteers
Managers Matter, Who Manages New Zealand's Volunteers?
Authors: Smith, K. A., Cordry, C. and Dutton, N.
Publisher: Victoria University of Wellington, 2010
Summary: This report offers NGOs and community sector agencies a demographic profile of who manages volunteers in New Zealand. Responses to questions on the management role indicate a huge variety of job titles and a range of employment conditions (a complex continuum between being paid/unpaid, a part-time/full-time dedicated position, or managing volunteers as part of a number of other responsibilities) - not unexpected in a sector that is so widely varied in focus and size of organisation.

Conflicts and challenges : an exploration of the Board/Manager relationships in small community organisations
In: Social Work Review, Mar/Jun 1997; 9(1/2):27-30
Journal Article
Author: Brosnahan, Neil
Subject (Primary): Voluntary workers
Social welfare


Management
Subject: Social work; Community involvement; Human relations
Abstract: Examines the roles and inter-relationship of the two parties in voluntary welfare organisations, particularly where recruitment, selection, maintenance/development, motivation and rewards are concerned.


The use and management of volunteers in public libraries in the Manawatu- Wanganui region
submitted to the School of Communications and Information
Management Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Library and Information Studies / by Heather Jean Hurrell. Author: Hurrell, Heather Jean.
Publisher: 2000.
Description: 52 leaves ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteer workers in libraries--New Zealand.
Public libraries--New Zealand--Personnel management.

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Government Policy
Volunteers and volunteering policy project
Company: New Zealand. Ministry of Social Development
Imprint: Wellington : Ministry of Social Development, 2002
Description: 1 v.
Format: Book
Abstract: This Project, completed in December 2002, took an in-depth look at how government legislation, policy and practice impacts on volunteering. In the first phase the project team requested submissions from individuals and organisations involved in volunteering across New Zealand. This also included papers summarising what the project team heard from tangata whenua (Maori), Pacific and ethnic peoples.

The second phase of the project involved exploration of the issues raised in submissions, and the development of policy advice.
Subjects: VOLUNTEERS; MAORI; PACIFIC ISLANDERS; NEW ZEALAND; GOVERNMENT POLICY; COMMUNITY ACTION
Class: SSC 361.37 VOL

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Volunteering in Particular Localities
Transition in the Hawkes Bay labour market : unpaid work and paid work
Author: Shirley, Ian F. (Ian Francis)
Company: Massey University. Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme
Imprint: Palmerston North : Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme, Massey University, 2002
Description: 128 p.
Format: Book
Abstract: The research programme on Labour Market Dynamics and Economic Participation, is funded by the Foundation for Research Science and Technology, and has been specifically designed to study labour force dynamics and transitions. The study was divided into two distinct phases. The first phase involved the administration of a structured questionnaire which was designed to gather basic household data. The second phase was a series of interviews with individuals drawn from a smaller random sample of the households involved in the initial survey. This report details the findings of the qualitative analysis of the interviews conducted in the Hawkes Bay region. It covers chapters on: unpaid work, including voluntary work and unpaid domestic work; and paid work, including self employed, part-time, casual, seasonal and full time permanent work.
Subjects: LABOUR MARKET; REGIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; NEW ZEALAND
Class: 331.11 TRA

Rebuilding Bougainville and the role of New Zealand VSA Volunteers
Author: Dr Peter Swain
Publisher: Te Tūao Tāwāhi Volunteer Service Abroad, Wellington
Year: 2006
Summary:  The case study investigates the first seven years of VSA's engagement in post-conflict Bougainville. Local Partner Organisations, stakeholders and returning volunteers participated in this qualitative research project.  The report reviews VSA's work in post-conflict Bougainville, identifies lessons learned and provides direction for future work.  These lessons include:
• The importance of understanding the nature of violence and conflict
• Understanding VSA’s role in the overall task
• Understanding the nature of societies in conflict
• One size does not fit all
• Recognising the role of ‘outsiders’
• Understanding that Social Capital is the glue that holds societies together

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Transitions in the South Waikato labour market : an ethnographic study
Author: Shirley, Ian F. (Ian Francis)
Company: Massey University. Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme
Imprint: Palmerston North : Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme, Massey
University, 2001
Description: 57 p.
Format: Book
Abstract: The research programme on Labour Market Dynamics and Economic Participation, is funded by the Foundation for Research Science and Technology, and has been specifically designed to study labour force dynamics and transitions. The study was divided into two distinct phases. The first phase involved the administration of a structured questionnaire which was designed to gather basic household data. The second phase was a series of interviews with individuals drawn from a smaller random sample of the households involved in the initial survey. This report outlines the perception of those interviewed regarding the South Waikato economy during the study period and the effects of the economic climate on people's work experience. The report covers: education and training; welfare; unpaid work, including both domestic and voluntary work; paid work, including self- employment, full-time work, part-time and casual work; and relocations.
Subjects: LABOUR MARKET; NEW ZEALAND; EDUCATION; TRAINING; WELFARE; EMPLOYMENT
Class: 331.11 TRA

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Transitions in the Waitakere labour market : an ethnographic study
Author: Shirley, Ian F. (Ian Francis)
Company: Massey University. Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme
Imprint: Palmerston North : Labour Market Dynamics Research Programme, Massey University, 2001
Description: 92 p.
Format: Book
Abstract: The research programme on Labour Market Dynamics and Economic Participation, is funded by the Foundation for Research Science and Technology, and has been specifically designed to study labour force dynamics and transitions. The study was divided into two distinct phases. The first phase involved the administration of a structured questionnaire which was designed to gather basic household data. The second phase was a series of interviews with individuals drawn from a smaller random sample of the households involved in the initial survey. This report details the findings of the qualitative analysis of interviews conducted in West Auckland. The socio-economic mix varies from affluent commuter suburbs to areas containing semi and unskilled workers with moderate to high levels of unemployment. The report covers chapters on: welfare and unemployment; education and training; unpaid work, including domestic and voluntary work; paid work; and relocations, including immigration, emigration and domestic relocation.
Subjects: NEW ZEALAND; LABOUR MARKET; WELFARE; UNEMPLOYMENT; EDUCATION; TRAINING; SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION; COMMUNITY WORK
Class: 331.11 TRA

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Nature and Extent of Volunteering  

The New Zealand Non-profit Sector in Comparative Perspective
Johns Hopkins University & Office for Community and Voluntary Sector (2008)
New Zealand Non-profit Sector in Comparative Perspective is produced as a part of the international study comparing 41 countries across the world. The New Zealand data based on the 2007 satellite accounts of the not-for-profit sector also builds a very interesting picture about volunteering and volunteers in New Zealand.

NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations (Sept 2004).
Counting for Something: Value Added by Voluntary Agencies (the VAVA Project).
Study of 10 major social service providers to estimate the value added by volunteers.

Around the clock : findings from the New Zealand time use survey 1998-99
Company: Statistics New Zealand; New Zealand. Ministry of Womens Affairs
Imprint: Wellington : Statistics New Zealand, 2001
Description: 91 p.
Format: Book
Abstract: This survey took place between July 1998 and June 1999 with a sample of about 8,500 people aged 12 and over. The survey records how people spend their days, providing information on the amount of time spent on different activities such as paid work, voluntary community work, household work, caring and leisure. The results are of general interest in their depiction of the way we organise our lives and the activities we participate in, but they also have more specific policy applications. In particular, the survey provides valuable information about the amount of unpaid work that is undertaken and the contribution this makes to the economy and society. The survey also identifies factors influencing participation in paid employment; the extent of participation in health-related activities, both in terms of caring for others and in maintaining one's own health; the use of time by recipients of income support; how much education and training is being undertaken and by whom; and participation by Maori people in various activities and how this differs from the rest of the population.
Subjects: TIME MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; DATA ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND
Class: 300.72 ARO

Unpaid work in New Zealand : what can the official statistics tell us?
In: New Zealand Sociology, Nov 1995; 10(2):155-181
Journal Article
Author: Callister, Paul
Davey, Judith (Victoria University of Wellington)
Subject (Primary): Labour; Childcare; Women; Men
Subject: Employment; Ethnic groups
Abstract: Examines census data relating to unpaid work of household duties and child care. Analyses differences in work at home by age, gender, labour force status, ethnicity and educational levels.

More than a Labour of Love / A report on the work of Citizens Advice Bureau volunteers.
1993 -Margy-Jean Malcolm and other students of the Master in Applied Social Science Research (need more details).

Aroha poha tikanga : volunteering in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Produced for the Community Employment Group of the Department of Labour by Tim Barnett.
Author: Barnett, Tim, 1958Publisher:
[Christchurch, N.Z.] : The Group, [1996]
Description: 29 p. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteers--New Zealand; Voluntarism--New Zealand--Management.

Volunteering overseas : a career episode
In: New Zealand Journal of Counselling, 2004; 25(1):9-17
Journal Article
Author: Hudson, Sheena
Subject (Primary): Voluntary workers; Careers; Globalisation
Subject: International aid; Research
Subject (Name): Volunteer Service Abroad (N.Z.)
Abstract: Focuses on the effect of a voluntary overseas aid assignment on career development. Compares voluntary assignments with company expatriate assignment and the traditional overseas work experience. Reports the findings of a longitudinal study of 48 volunteers recruited by VSA. Considers careers within the 'New Careers' paradigm of career development theory, in particular the effects of individual self-direction, across international boundaries.


Volunteer centres in Aotearoa/New Zealand / produced for the Community
Employment Group of the Department of Labour by Tim Barnett.
Author: Barnett, Tim, 1958-
Publisher: [Christchurch, N.Z.] : The Group, [1996]
Description: 30 p. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteers--New Zealand; Voluntarism--New Zealand--Management.

Voluntary work that is community learning on the job
In: Lifelong Learning in Aotearoa, May 1995; 10:3-4
Journal Article
Subject (Primary): Voluntary workers; Employment
Abstract: Describes a survey of people who had registered with the Volunteer centre, Wellington.

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Motivations of Volunteers
Committee members of a self-help organisation : a study of their motivations and levels of involvement
In: Social Work Review, Aut 2001; 13(1):25-28
Journal Article
Author: Daniels, Ken (University of Canterbury, Dept of Social Work)
Subject (Primary): Social work; Voluntary workers
Subject: Research
Subject (Name): Christchurch Infertility Society (CIS)
Abstract: Discusses the ecological model of social work and backgrounds the author's study of the Christchurch infertility self help group. Focuses on the formation and operation of the group's committee.


I am only one, but I am still one
In: HER Business, Sep/Oct 1999; 25:14-17
Journal Article
Author: McKay, Vicki
Subject (Primary): Charities
Subject: Voluntary workers
Subject (Name): Geary, Marianne; James, Adrienne; Corbin-Thomas, Jean; Milicich, Christine
Abstract: Investigates volunteers and voluntary organisations. Discusses why people volunteer, their skills and motivation, and the benefits to themselves and society.


Celebrating and supporting our volunteers' work research on volunteer time use, motivation and support needs in ESOL Home Tutor Schemes
researcher, Melanie Martin.
Author: Martin, Melanie (Melanie Jocelyn)
Publisher: Wellington, N.Z. : National Association of ESOL Home Tutor Schemes, c2001.
ISBN: 0958210128 (spiral binding) :
Description: vi, 36 leaves : forms ; 30 cm.
Subject: National Association of ESOL Home Tutor Schemes (N.Z); Tutors and tutoring--Time management--New Zealand; Volunteers--Time management--New Zealand; Time management surveys--New Zealand; English language--Study and teaching--New Zealand—Foreign speakers.


The case of the disappearing tuckshop corps -getting at the truth with focus group market research
In: Education Today, Apr 1998; P.18-20
Journal Article
Author: Vining, Linda
Subject (Primary): Evaluation
Subject: Voluntary workers; Worker participation
Abstract: Offers advice on facilitating focus groups to discuss important issues, looking at the sorts of questions that can be asked. Does so on the basis of a case study in which the decline in numbers of school tuckshop volunteers was addressed.


Harnessing the volunteer force
In: Education Today, 1999; 5:19-20
Journal Article
Author: Vining, Linda
Subject (Primary): Voluntary workers; Schools; Surveys
Abstract: Reports the findings of research into parent volunteering at schools. Finds out what motivates and sustains volunteers and what keeps them from offering their services.


Correlation versus causation and the apparent external benefits of education
In: New Zealand Economic Papers, Jun 1999; 33(1):51-69
Journal Article
Author: Gibson, John (University of Waikato, De; Econometrics
Abstract: Examines the link between education and community participation, specifically the supply of volunteer labour, using data from a specially collected sample of identical twins. Outlines the conceptual framework, which allows the relationship between schooling and volunteer labour supply to be observed without the confounding effect of family unobservables.

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Corporate Volunteering
Corporate volunteering : the potential and the way forward
Author: Quirk, Darren
Company: Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (N.Z.)
Imprint: Wellington, N.Z. : Wellington Volunteer Centre, 1999
Format: Book, 50 p.
Abstract: Corporate volunteering is business supporting and encouraging staff involvement in the community. This report overviews its potential and shows how it can provide a significant positive impact on society, benefiting businesses, employees and the non-profit sector. Examines the experience in the UK where this activity has grown to be a natural part of business practice and presents the way forward to foster its growth in NZ.
Subjects: VOLUNTEERS; COMMUNITY SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; BUSINESS
Class: 361.37 COR


Corporate Volunteering: Ad-hoc or route to dialogue and partnership?
Lee Lee, L and Higgins, C 2001 Journal of Corporate Citizenship 1
pp.79-90
Paper presents findings of case-study research with EDS (NZ) Examining the experience of corporate volunteering from a variety of perspective – business, employee volunteers, and the community groups involved.

Employee Volunteering Observations from the Front-line
A report on community & business perspectives on employee volunteering in New Zealand
Author: Dr Luise Lee
Publisher: Department of management, College of Business, Massey University, 2008
Subject: The research examines how employee volunteering programmes and projects are organised and managed. It explores benefits and challenges faced from both business and community management perspectives and investigates the role of Volunteer Centres in fostering and facilitating employee volunteering.

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Health and Social Servies
'Lady bountiful' and the 'virtual volunteers' : the changing face of social service volunteering
In: Social Policy Journal of New Zealand / Te Puna Whakaaro
Dec 2001; 17:124-146
Journal Article
Author: Wilson, Carla (Ministry of Social Development, Knowledge Management Group)
Hendricks, Anne Kerslake (Ministry of Social Development, Knowledge Management Group)
Smithies, Rachel (Ministry of Social Development, Knowledge Management Group)
Subject (Primary): Voluntary workers; Charities; Social change; Working conditions
Abstract: Presents the results of a review of literature relating to the voluntary social service sector and focussing on volunteers and volunteering in medium-to-large social service organisations. Examines how the introduction of the 'contract culture' has influenced volunteering in voluntary organisations and other economic, demographic and social influences on volunteering. Identifies the changes that have occurred in the level (number) and nature (types of activities undertaken) of formal social service volunteering in the last two decades. Considers possible reasons for and potential consequences of any changes and the future role of volunteers within voluntary social service organisations.


The changing face of social service volunteering : a literature review
Author: Wilson, Carla
Imprint: Wellington : Ministry of Social Development, 2001
Description: 71 p.
Format: Book
Abstract: The review focuses solely on volunteering that takes place within voluntary social service organisations. The main focus of the review is on changes over the past two decades since the widespread introduction of contracting for social services. The review also considers how a number of wider economic, demographic and social changes over the past 50 years (post World War II) have affected the level and nature of volunteering.
Subjects: VOLUNTEERS; SOCIAL SERVICES; NEW ZEALAND
Class: MSD 361.37 WIL


Good work and no pay : ten years of volunteering in Wellington
Author: Derby, Mark
Imprint: Wellington : Steele Roberts, 2002
Description: 64 p.
Format: Book
Abstract: This book explores the past, present and future of volunteering in New Zealand. It is based on interviews with people involved in some aspect of the life of Volunteer Wellington's first ten years.
Subjects: COMMUNITY CARE; NEW ZEALAND;
Class: 361.37 GOO


Making a contribution : COGS volunteers in your community
Author: Leigh, Jennifer
Company: New Zealand. Dept. of Internal Affairs. Policy Research
Imprint: Wellington : Department of Internal Affairs, 1997
Format: Book, 64 p.
Abstract: A survey of the Community Organisation Grants Scheme's (COGS) local distribution committee memberrs and national advisory committee members. Collection Series published by Policy Research Unit, Local Government and Community Policy Unit.
Subjects: COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS; FUNDING; NEW ZEALAND; COMMUNITY SERVICES
Class: 361.8 LEI


The hard end of community care / Helen Barbara Warren
edited by Charles Crothers.
Author: Warren, Helen (Helen Barbara)
Publisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Dept. of Sociology, University of Auckland, 1996.
Description: 88 p. : ill. ; 22cm.
Subject: Psychotherapy patients--Care--New Zealand; Caregivers--New Zealand; Women volunteers in social service--New Zealand.
Series: Working papers in sociology (University of Auckland. Dept. of Sociology) ; no. 30.


Placing health organisations in New Zealand's third sector / Susan Owen.
Author: Owen, Susan (Susan Diana), 1972
Publisher: 2005.
Description: xii, 309 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteer workers in medical care--New Zealand Health care reform--New Zealand. Medical policy--New Zealand.


Thinkers at the coalface
In: Stimulus : the New Zealand Journal of Christian Thought and Practice, May 1994;
2(2):13-16 Journal Article
Author: Duncan, Michael
Subject (Primary): Voluntary workers; Christianity; Religious education; Theology; Poverty;
Abstract: Considers the problems involved in effective ministry to the poor and needy without critically thinking through the issues involved in empowering them. Outlines how a more balanced approach towards these issues is available at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS) in the form of a post graduate course in theology and development studies.


Power, knowledge and reflexivity : learning "from experience" in a women's refuge : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosopy at the University of Canterbury / by Lesley MacGibbon.
Author: MacGibbon, Lesley.
Publisher: 2002.
Description: 283, [22] leaves : ill., forms ; 30 cm.
Subject: Women's shelters--New Zealand--Christchurch; Volunteer workers in social service--Education--New Zealand--Christchurch; Volunteer workers in social service--Training of--New Zealand--Christchurch; Volunteer workers in social service--New Zealand --Christchurch--Attitudes; Experiential learning--New Zealand--Christchurch.


Sperm donor recruitment: self efficacy and market segmentation : a thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Science of the University of Otago, Dunedin,New Zealand / Anna Davies.
Author: Davies, Anna (Anna Marie)
Publisher: [2001]
Description: v, 134, [70] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteers--Recruiting--New Zealand--Dunedin City; Semen; Donation of organs, tissues, etc.--New Zealand—Dunedin City.

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Conservation / Environment
Building relationships with participants in Department of Conservation programmes : effective management of experiential groups in the outdoors / Martin Ringer and Margaret O'Brien.
Author: Ringer, Martin.
Publisher: Wellington, N.Z. : Dept. of Conservation, c1997.
ISBN: 0478019459 (pbk.) :
Description: 28 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteers--Management; Volunteer workers in environmental protection--New Zealand; Volunteer workers in national parks and reserves—New Zealand.
Series: Department of Conservation technical series ; no. 12.


Critical analysis of obtaining desired outcomes from voluntary programmes / Martin Ringer.
Author: Ringer, Martin.
Publisher: Wellington, N.Z. : Dept. of Conservation, c1996.
ISBN: 0478017901 (pbk.) :
Description: 51 p. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteers--New Zealand; Volunteer workers in national parks and reserves—New Zealand; Volunteer workers in recreation--New Zealand.
Series: Science for conservation ; 28.


What makes a New Zealand Conservation Corps project successful : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Social Science Research / by Anne Broome.
Author: Broome, Anne.
Publisher: 1999.
Description: ii, 79 leaves ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteer workers in conservation of natural resources—New Zealand; Youth--Services for--New Zealand.

Assessing the benefits for conservation of volunteer involvement in conservation activities / Karen Bell.
Author: Bell, Karen (Karen Sarah)
Publisher: Wellington, N.Z. : Dept. of Conservation, c2003.
ISBN: 0478224397 (pbk.) :
Description: 56 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteer workers in conservation of natural resources--New Zealand; Conservation of natural resources--New Zealand; Wildlife management--New Zealand; Nature conservation--New Zealand; Environmental protection--New Zealand; Voluntarism--New Zealand--Evaluation.
Series: Science for conservation ; 223.


Achieving additional conservation work through volunteer involvement : a research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Postgraduate Diploma of [i.e. in] Wildlife Management / by Merryn Bayliss.
Author: Bayliss, Merryn.
Publisher: [2000]
Description: 66, 4, xxvii leaves ; 30 cm.
Subject: Nature conservation--Citizen participation--New Zealand; Volunteers--New Zealand; Voluntarism--New Zealand; Conservation of natural resources--New Zealand—Citizen participation; Historic sites--Conservation and restoration—Citizen participation.
Series: University of Otago wildlife management report ; no. 118

Valuing community group contributions to conservation
Author:  Ned Hardie-Boys
Publisher: Department of conservation
Journal:  Science for Conservation 299. 68 p.  2010
Summary: 201 community partners of the Department of Conservation participated in a survey investigating the types and benefits of their partnership arrangements, and the value of the resources they contribute to conservation activities. The groups contributed approximately $15.8 million over the 12 months surveyed, representing a return of $3–$4 for every $1 of government funding.  Groups were making the greatest contribution to increasing community participation and the least contribution to improving historic/cultural heritage. The report identifies recommendations to support improvements in policy making and planning, and service delivery when working with the community and voluntary sector.

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Emergency Services
Value of the Contribution from the Volunteer Fire Brigade
Author: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Publisher: NZ Fire Service, 2010
Subject: The paper examines the economic and social value of volunteer fire brigades (VFBs) in small remote communities in New Zealand. Based on desk research, a survey and interviews, it describes and measures the non-monetary benefits that a VFB contributes to these communities and estimates the economic value added to them.

 The New Zealand volunteer fire service in 3 rural communities in Northland / University of Auckland ;Wayne Johnstone.
Author: Johnstone, Wayne.
Publisher: [Wellington, N.Z.] : New Zealand Fire Service Commission, [2002]
ISBN: 0908920938 (pbk.) :
Description: 41 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteer fire fighters--New Zealand--Northland; Fire departments--New Zealand--Northland. Maori (New Zealand people)--New Zealand-Northland.
Series: New Zealand Fire Service Commission research report ; no. 34


Developing a strategy to nurture, enhance, and expand the volunteer fire brigade / UMR Research.
Publisher: [Wellington, N.Z.] : New Zealand Fire Service Commission, [2001]
ISBN: 0908920776 (spiral binding)
Description: 92 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteer fire fighters--New Zealand; Volunteer fire fighters--New Zealand--Attitudes.
Series: New Zealand Fire Service Commission research report ; no. 23


Emergency services in Australia and New Zealand : problems and prospects for volunteer ambulance officers : report of the Stand Up and Be Counted Project : a national strategic planning framework for recruitment, retention and training for volunteer ambulance officers.
Author: University of Tasmania. Dept. of Rural Health.
Publisher: Launceston, Tas. : University of Tasmania, 2002.
ISBN: 1862950342
Description: vii, 76 p. : tables ; 30 cm.
Subject: Ambulance service--New Zealand.Ambulance service--Australia; Volunteer workers in ambulance service--New Zealand--Statistics; Volunteer workers in ambulance service--Australia--Statistics; Volunteers--New Zealand--Statistics; Volunteers--Australia--Statistics.


Of bandages and brass bands : class, race and gender in St. John Ambulance, Christchurch, 1885-1987
In: History Now, May 1996; 2(1):17-22
Journal Article
Author: Rice, Geoffrey (University of Canterbury, Dept of History)
Subject (Primary): Voluntary workers; Christchurch; Social history; Organisations.
Abstract: Analyses the history of the St John's Ambulance in Christchurch, focusing on the dual organisational structure of the Assn and the brigade, the religious and military ethos of administration, and its make up in terms of class and gender.


Recruitment and retention of women volunteers within the Fire Service / UMR Research ; Alice Kan.
Author: Kan, Alice.
Publisher: [Wellington, N.Z.] : New Zealand Fire Service Commission, [2003]
ISBN: 0908920962 (pbk.)
Description: 89 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Women fire fighters--New Zealand; Women fire fighters--Recruiting--New Zealand; Volunteer fire fighters--New Zealand. Volunteer fire fighters--Recruiting--New Zealand. Series: New Zealand Fire Service Commission
research report ; no. 36

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Maori and Pacific Perspectives 

A Qualitative Study into Pacific Perspectives of Cultural Obligations and Volunteering
Authors: Taimalieutu Kiwi Tamasese, Tafaoimalo Loudeen Parsons, Ginny Sullivan & Charles Waldegrave
Publisher: The Family Centre, 2010
Subject: The research involved an in-depth exploration into conceptions of cultural obligation, unpaid work and volunteering amongst Pacific people living in New Zealand and looked to resolve longstanding issue about how to describe the unique social obligations, the dynamics of reciprocity, which connect the Pacific peoples.

Community development journal : Special issue, Vol 37, no 4, Oct.2002
Company: International Association for Community Development
Imprint: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002
Description: 135 p.
Format: Book
Abstract: This Special issue contains a selection of papers presented to the ICDC conference in April 2001.


Maori volunteers : finding a voice for the voiceless / Fiona Te Momo (p.362) Empowering women through income generating projects : evidence from Indonesia / Tri Lisiani Prihantinah, Dora Marinova and Laura Stocker (p.365) Empowering Kenyan youth through African culture / Lydiah Mumbi Muchira (p370)
Subjects: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; NEW ZEALAND; MAORI; EMPOWERMENT; AUSTRALIA .
Class: 307.14 COM


Maaori voluntary work in the development of Maaori communities : a synopsis
In: Te Taarere aa Tawhaki : journal of the Waikato University College, 2001; 1:157-160
Journal Article
Author: Te Momo, Fiona
Subject (Primary): Voluntary workers; Mäori; Mäori communities; Research.
Abstract: Provides a summary of a research study on the Mäori voluntary community and Mäori voluntary workers. Explains techniques used and experiences gained while gathering research.


Demystifying a relationship between voluntary work and Måaori
by Oliver Helena Fiona Te Momo.
Author: Te Momo, Oliver Helena Fiona.
Publisher: 2003.
Description: x, 331 leaves ; 30 cm.
Subject: Voluntarism--New Zealand; Volunteers--New Zealand; Volunteer workers in social service--New Zealand; Maori (New Zealand people)--Economic conditions; Maori (New Zealand people)--Social conditions; Social service--New Zealand; Community organization--New Zealand.

Tohu Aroha, Maori Perspectives on Volunteering and Cultural Obligations
Published: Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector, 2006

Subject: A review of literature both nationally and internationally and information collated from interviews with Maori. Its contents show that Maori volunteer in order to maintain mana (prestige) and embrace whakawhanaungatanga (family connection) within the extended and immediate whanau (family).

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Ethnicity
Volunteering and ethnic communities: a dialogue with ethnic communities.
Publisher: Wellington, N.Z. : New Zealand Federation of Ethnic Councils, [2005?]
Description: 30 p. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Voluntarism--New Zealand; Minority volunteers--New Zealand.


Making social capital work for nonprofit organizations in New Zealand in terms of the retention of volunteers and cross-cultural recruitment / by Yan Yu.
Author: Yu, Yan.
Publisher: 2003.
Description: vii, 130 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Social capital (Sociology)--New Zealand; Nonprofit organizations--New Zealand--Personnel management; Volunteers in community development--New Zealand.


The first door that opened: Experiences of Migrants in Wellington’s Volunteer Sector, Rebecca Gray, MA Thesis, 2005 (more detail needed)

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Youth
Youth participation case studies: a collection of six case studies highlighting the benefits of youth participation to organisations across sectors / by Cathy McGachie and Kirsten Smith.
Author: McGachie, Catherine Ellen.
Publisher: Wellington, N.Z. : Ministry of Youth Affairs, c2003.
ISBN: 0478250150 (spiral binding) :
Description: 68 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Young volunteers in social service--New Zealand—Case studies.; Young volunteers in community development--New Zealand--Case studies; Social participation--New Zealand--Case studies; Youth--Government policy--New Zealand.


Youthful volunteers : patterns of participation in youthful work volunteering in Christchurch, New Zealand / Ginny Baker, Greg Newbold ; [commissioned by the Youth Volunteer Programme, Canterbury Volunteer Centre].
Author: Baker, Ginny.
Publisher: Christchurch, N.Z. : The Centre, [1996]
Description: 49, 16 p. : form ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteers--New Zealand--Canterbury--Statistics; Youth volunteers in social service--New Zealand—Canterbury --Statistics; Voluntarism--New Zealand--Canterbury--Statistics.

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Older Volunteers
Implications of New Zealand's ageing population for human support and health funding
Author: Zodgekar, Arvind
Source: NZ Population Review 26(1) 2000
Description: 99-113
Format: Article
Abstract: This paper explores the implications of New Zealand's ageing population for future family support, community (voluntary) services and health care facilities and health services funding. It examines the impact of demographic changes on the family's ability to provide support, the probable extent of disability, the potential level of volunteering, and the implications for health service.
Subjects: OLDER PERSONS; FAMILY SUPPORT; VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS; COMMUNITY SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES; NEW ZEALAND


Experience of a lifetime : older New Zealanders as volunteers
Author: Gee, Susan
Company: 40+ Project
Imprint: Wellington, N.Z. : Victoria University of Wellington, 2001
Description: 64 p.
Format: Book
Abstract: A report from the 40+ Project supported by the Foundation for Research Science and Techology. Contents. Examples -Business mentor scheme: sharing knowledge and skills, John Probert--Volunteer community co-ordinators, Jane Yoong--Age Concern: working together to promote the quality of life of older New Zealanders, Kathy Glasgow and Susan Gee--Supergrans, Mamari Stephens. Perspectives - Kaumatuatanga reciprocity: Maori elderly and whanau, Mason Durie--Action research at Mana College: intergenerational contact in the Year of the Volunteer, James H. Liu--"Those who help others help themselves": who helps and what might they gain? Susan Gee--What can the census tell us? Judith Davey.
Subjects: OLDER PERSONS; RETIREMENT; NEW ZEALAND; VOLUNTEERS; VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS; POSITIVE AGEING
Class: 361.37 EXP


An investigation into the economic contribution of senior citizens in the New Zealand economy
Author: Kelleher, Ben
Company: University of Waikato
Imprint: Hamilton, N.Z. : University of Waikato/Grey Power, 1999
Description: 34 p.
Format: Book
Abstract: Considers the economic contribution of senior citizens to the New Zealand economy using an expenditure approach. Concludes that senior citizens are important contributors in the economic sense, as their spending and voluntary work creates jobs and income for many New Zealand households.
Subjects: OLDER PERSONS; NEW ZEALAND; ECONOMICS; ECONOMY
Class: 362.6 KEL


Experience of a lifetime : older New Zealanders as volunteers / edited by Susan Gee.
Publisher: Wellington [N.Z.] : 40+ Project / 30 Tau Neke Atu, Victoria University of Wellington, 2001.
ISBN: 0475110943 (pbk.)
Description: 64 p. : ill. ; 21 x 30 cm.
Subject: Older volunteers--New Zealand.


Managing an ageing third sector workforce : international and local perspectives
Author: Steinberg, Margaret; Cain, Lara
Source: Third Sector Review 10(1) 2004 : 7-26
Format: Article
Abstract: Australia, like all developed and most developing countries, is facing major contextual changes, one of which is an ageing population, largely through declining fertility and increasing longevity. With the population ageing, the non-profit sector will face changes in the availability, work requirements and age management of both paid and voluntary staff. In this article, data and directions for work and workforce planning and related discussions are presented in order to assist the Australasian non-profit sector explore contemporary and future age management.
Subjects: NONPROFIT ORGANISATIONS; POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; AGEING; AUSTRALIA; VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS; CHARITIES; VOLUNTEERS


Half a million dollars a year: voluntarism within New Zealand Universities of the Third Age
In: New Zealand Journal of Adult Learning, May 2000; 28(1):23-31
Journal Article
Author: Swindell, Rick (Griffith University, Brisbane)
Subject (Primary): Voluntary workers
Continuing education
Subject: Wages; Older people; Retirement; Surveys; Research
Abstract: Outlines a study that quantifies the extent of voluntary service within NZ Universities of the Third Age (U3A) and proposes a dollar value for this service. Explains that the study was part of a large survey that examined 3 different aspects of U3A life in Australia and NZ : voluntarism, management and future visions. Discusses the findings.

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GLBT
Calling for help: who's at the end of the line?
In: Man to Man, 13 Apr 1995; P.4
Journal Article
Author: Gummer, Claire
Subject (Primary): Homosexuality; Counselling; Voluntary workers; Auckland Gay/Lesbian Welfare.
Abstract: Talks to Neville Creighton, Richard Huntingdon, Jan Tulloch and Rob Grant about the work of telephone counsellors staffing Gayline and Lesbianline.


Gender Aspects
False economy : New Zealanders face the conflict between paid and unpaid work
Author: Anne Else


Having it both ways? Social policy and the positioning of women in relation to men
In: Social Policy Journal of New Zealand / Te Puna Whakaaro,
Nov 1997; 9:16-26
Journal Article
Author: Else, Anne
Subject (Primary): Social policy; Sex role; Women; Women and employment;
Abstract: Examines the different perceptions of the sameness and difference of socio- economic roles of men and women and how these shape social policy. Looks at issues raised by the gendered division of labour, including the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB), income and responsibility gaps, superannuation and paid and unpaid work. Identifies inherent contradictions and the resulting weaknesses in social policies that are built upon them.


Rural women's self-concepts and aspirations as members of selected voluntary organisations in New Zealand, Australia and Canada
In: New Zealand Geographer, Oct 1996; 52(2):35-45
Journal Article
Author: Teather, Elizabeth K (University of New England, Dept of Geography and Planning, Armidale, Australia)
Abstract: Evidence from questionnaires completed by members of five rural women's organisations in 1994 and 1995 (3 traditional and 2 younger organisations) clarifies the motives women have, and the identities they assume, in joining these organisations. The older organisations attract women who wish to make a commitment to their community but newer organisations attract women who see themselves as farmers, or as employees and professionals in the agricultural industry. This represents a major shift in gender dimensions of rurality that has taken place during the last 20 years or so. Indicates a 'mobilisation' of rural and farm women who seek to participate fully -in their productive role and in the public sphere -in the attempt to maintain the viability of family farms and rural communities. Discusses the role that organisations for men and women play in constituting the meaning of gender.


Recruitment and retention of women volunteers within the Fire Service / UMR Research ; Alice Kan.
Author: Kan, Alice.
Publisher: [Wellington, N.Z.] : New Zealand Fire Service Commission, [2003]
ISBN: 0908920962 (pbk.) :
Description: 89 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Women fire fighters--New Zealand; Women fire fighters--Recruiting--New Zealand. Volunteer fire fighters--New Zealand; Volunteer fire fighters--Recruiting--New Zealand.
Series: New Zealand Fire Service Commission research report ; no. 36


Altruistic leaders : voices of women in voluntary organizations / Patricia Anne Hanlen.
Author: Hanlen, Patricia Anne.
Publisher: 2002.
Description: 146 leaves ; 30 cm.
Subject: Leadership in women--New Zealand; Women volunteers in social service--New Zealand.


Dominance or difference: an exploration of the intersection between colonialism and feminism in the work of volunteers abroad: a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Social Work / by Susan Smith.
Author: Smith, Susan,
Publisher: 1997.
Description: vi, 92 leaves ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteers--New Zealand--Attitudes; Voluntarism--New Zealand--Case studies.


The perceived value of women's unpaid work : as experienced by eight New Zealand women born between 1922 and 1946 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Women's Studies at Massey University / June Cave.
Author: Cave, June.
Publisher: 1998.
Description: vii, 191 leaves ; 30 cm.
Subject: Housewives--New Zealand; Women volunteers in social service--New Zealand; Women--Employment--New Zealand; Middle aged women--Employment--New Zealand.

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Disabilities
Promoting and supporting friendships with people with disabilities: a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Social Science Research / by Alison Robins.
Author: Robins, Alison.
Publisher: 2002.
Description: v, 87 leaves ; 30 cm..
Subject: Citizen Advocacy Wellington; People with mental disabilities--Services for--New Zealand--Wellington; People with disabilities--Services for--New Zealand--Wellington; Volunteer workers in social service--New Zealand--Wellington; Interpersonal relations.

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Early Childhood
The workload of volunteers in early childhood services /[written by Rachel Brown].
Author: Brown, Rachel.
Publisher: Wellington, N.Z. : NZEI, [2000]
ISBN: 0908579578 (pbk.) :
Description: iii, 36 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Volunteer workers in education--New Zealand; Child care workers--New Zealand; Early childhood education--New Zealand; Day care centers--New Zealand.

Janis Blong Toktok: Pri-Skul Asosiesen Blong Vanuatu and the role of New Zealand Volunteers
Author:  Dr Peter Swain, Jennifer James & John Schischka
Publisher:  Te Tūao Tāwāhi Volunteer Service Abroad, Wellington
Year:   2008
Summary: Janis Blong Toktok, a “chance to talk”, is a qualitative analysis of the contribution of VSA volunteers to the development of early childhood education through partnership with the Pri-Skul Asosiesen Blong Vanuatu (PSABV).  Janis Blong Toktok tells the story of the development of vilij kindi and the impact of the VSA volunteers, in partnership with PSABV, on the development of educational opportunities and on the local children and their communities.  This case study gives voice to the aspiration of Ni-Vanuatu for quality education, and identifies a recent shift towards an indigenous approach to education in Vanuatu. 

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Agriculture
Willing workers on organic farms: a case study: a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Social Science Research / by Kathryn Nimmo.
Author: Nimmo, Kathryn.
Publisher: 2001.
Description: vii, 205 leaves ; 30 cm.
Subject: WWOOF New Zealand.

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Sport and Recreation
Valuing the volunteer : a case study of volunteer management at the New Zealand Masters Games (Wanganui) : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Recreation & Leisure Studies / by Ian Douglas Barlow.
Author: Barlow, Ian Douglas.
Publisher: 2000.
Description: 132 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: New Zealand Masters Games (Wanganui)


Developing Sport Volunteering in New Zealand – Prepared for Sport and Recreation New Zealand.
Author: Gravitas Research and Strategy Ltd.
Publisher: 2006.
Description: 60 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Developing and implementing a comprehensive volunteer strategy, to recruit, manage and retain volunteers.