Connecting with your community
We all have many different types of communities we interact with. Below are links to information about some of these communities. Please note that this is not meant to be a comprehensive list of community groups, but can be used as a guide to what may be available in your region. Contact the Citizens’ Advice Bureaux for information about groups in your local area.
A search tool of volunteer jobs available in your area.
U3A offers a range of lively and stimulating activities for members in their 'third age' - the age of retirement.
Reasons to become a volunteer, the benefits of volunteering, how to become a volunteer, volunteer rights and responsibilities, valuing and supporting volunteers, and the value of older volunteers
About volunteering for the CAB, and how to get involved.
Description of the SAGES programme, and what volunteers do. For information about how to become a SAGES volunteer, contact your local Family and Community Services regional office.
How to become a conservation volunteer, and an overview of the projects that you could be involved in.
Research and notices of relevance to older people. Click on the Tower link at the top of the page to access the Programme of Public Presentations.
The aims and objectives of Grey Power.
Services provided by the trust board to enhance the positive social and functional activities of kaumatua and kuia in society.
An online resource for New Zealand citizens of Chinese origin.
