Opportunities for Youth

Napier Community Emergency Hubs: A Call for Empowering Hub Champions!

Community Emergency Hubs (CEHs) are a community-led initiative that brings residents together to support each other following an... Read more

The HB Cancer Society is holding its inaugural indoor Relay for Life on 6 June 2026 and we need you  to help on our organising committee !

.As a committee member, you might be involved in:
• Event Planning - Help design the... Read more

Volunteer for the Child Cancer Foundation Street Appeal!

Our Street Appeal is back on Friday 13th & Saturday 14th March 2026, and we’re looking for groups to adopt a site in your... Read more

What roles are available with Surf Life Saving:

Patrol Support

Our Patrol Support members play just as vital a role as our lifeguards in our patrol teams. Patrol Support award encompasses the... Read more

Banded Dotterels / Pohowera nest all along Napier’s beaches from August to February – their threat status is At Risk / Declining.... Read more

Volunteers are the backbone of our SPCA Op Shops! We are in desperate need of helping hands in our Napier Op Shop. If you are 16 years or older, have some spare time or want to gain some retailer customer experience – we'd love to hear from you!... Read more

Join our Disaster Welfare Support team!

Meet new people, gain a range of new skills and be there for your community. Join our team and be part of something great!

You could be deployed to assist in a... Read more

Tutor English and help a migrant learner gain the skills and confidence they need to settle successfully in Aotearoa New Zealand.

With over 1,000 volunteers tutoring our learners in English in their own homes across the country, you’re in good company. You might be... Read more

The Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank digitally records written, oral and pictorial history donated or loaned to us.

Our role is to preserve and digitally store the history for future generations. 

Once a document or book has been transcribed it... Read more

The Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank digitally records written, oral and pictorial history donated or loaned to us. Our role is to preserve and digitally store the history for future generations.

We require volunteers to transcribe these documents. Everything we... Read more

Join our Disaster Welfare Support team!

Meet new people, gain a range of new skills and be there for your community. Join our team and be part of something great!

Role description

Disaster... Read more

We are urgently looking for friendly and reliable volunteers for our new Napier Carlyle Street Red Cross Shop during shop hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri and 10am-3pm Sat. The shop on Dalton Street has moved to bigger premises on Carlyle Street. We need four volunteers every morning... Read more

Tamatea High School is looking for volunteers to help look after the native bush we planted. The area is about the size of a football field. 

It would be great if... Read more

We are looking for volunteers to help with the daily work of caring for our cats and kittens.

Tasks may include:

  • Cleaning animal areas, litter trays and bowls

  • Socialising and cuddles with the cats and kittens

  • Feeding... Read more

Do you have an hour a week you could spare to help a child develop confidence with reading?

About Us...

Pānui Mai | Read to Me is a registered charitable trust. Our purpose is to inspire a passion for reading in tamariki,... Read more