Volunteering Services and Envirohub are running a fundraiser screening of the Rena disaster movie Taking Back Our Beach next month to raise funds for two environmental groups.The screening will be held on Wednesday 11 October at 6.45pm, at United Cinemas Bayfair, and...
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Meet Tracey Christian
Zimbabwe born Tracey travelled extensively until calling New Zealand home some 35 years ago. She has worked in a diverse range of industries, from agriculture, hospitality, vehicle sales and servicing through to Sales, Marketing and Business training to more...
Meet Tracey Christian
Zimbabwe born and bred, Tracey has traveled extensively and worked in a diverse number of industries from agriculture, hospitality, vehicle sales and servicing industry through to Sales, Marketing and Business training.She currently works for Youth Encounter, helping...
Meet Kylie Valentine
Ko tēnei tōku pepeha me tōku whakapapa i te taha o tōku māmā. Ko Taranaki tōku Maunga Ko Te Henui tōku awa Ko Waterman tōku waka Ko Dutch tōku iwi No Tauranga ahau Ko Kylie Valentine tōku ingoa. Kylie is a member of the Tauranga Girls’ College leadership team and has...
Meet Darren Owen
Darren Owen, the Board's Treasurer, is a Chartered Accountant with a broad range of commercial experience. He started in business advisory at KPMG, and gained international experience through various commercial business partnering roles across London, Dublin and...
What is strategic awareness
8 ways you can begin to use it in business and in life Strategic awareness rarely features in modern textbooks on management, yet is something that can fundamentally change conversations and decision-making at the Board level. In essence, strategic awareness is the...
Volunteers care for The Blade
It’s Conservation Week this week, and all over the Western Bay of Plenty volunteers are out in all weather laying traps and ensuring native birds and flora can survive.Conservation volunteer John Rowlandson spends hours each week trapping “the baddies” - stoats,...
Other Resources for Māori
Other Resources There is a range of other resources available on this website. Here are links to a few.He aha te mea nui o te ao What is the most important thing in the world? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata It is the people, it is the people, it is the...
Awhi Te Rito
Awhi Te Rito Rauemi Whakangungu This resource has been developed to help access training to support your professional and cultural development within the social sector. It provides a synopsis of the training and a link to explore further. He aha te mea nui o te ao...
A volunteering challenge for election candidates
SociaLink’s Volunteering Services is throwing down a challenge for election candidates in the Western Bay of Plenty - volunteer a couple of hours for social agencies and see what’s really going on in the city.Volunteering Services manager Angela Wallace says it’s an...