26 November 2025
Webinar - voices of volunteer leaders
Volunteering New Zealand are hosting this webinar to celebrate volunteers and volunteering on International Volunteer Day.
Date: Friday 5 December 2025
When: 11am to 12:30pm NZDT
Where: Online event
Hear from a range of thought leaders:
- Louise Upston, Community and Volunteer Sector Minister,
- Matthew Biddington, Volunteer Wellington youth lead
- Ron Rowe, who has almost 60 years of active leadership in community organisations
- Ryley Webster, Manager Volunteerism, FENZ
This year’s International Volunteer Day theme is Every Contribution Matters.
The theme celebrates the power of collective action and acknowledges that every act of volunteering, big or small, contributes to a stronger and more connected world.
Volunteering New Zealand will also share key information on International Volunteer Year 2026 - IVY2026.
You will have the opportunity to put questions to the speakers (ahead of the webinar).
REGISTER HERE: https://events.humanitix.com/kotahitanga-volunteer-celebration-day-2025