Nicki Turner

Volunteering Support and Engagement Advisor

Nicki was born and bred in Tauranga but has been away for 30 years, working in Pukekohe in the disabled and social service sector. She worked for Blind Low Vision in Needs Assessment for the midcentral area, and for IHC.

She and her husband took off for Australia for five years, working short term and travelling around the country. Her husband, a farmer, decided to semi-retire from farming and Nicki returned to the same job with Blind Low Vision when they returned to Tauranga in November 2023.

“I’ve always been involved in the volunteer space. It’s just what we do, we’re a family of volunteers. I’m looking forward to connecting with the local community and rebuilding networks having been away so long.”
She lives at Pyes Pā, but her favourite thing to do is walk their springer spaniel on the beach at the Mount.

Reach out to Nicki on nicki@socialink.org.nz or 021 225 2994

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Top 10 Star Volunteer: Jean Walters

Introducing Jean Walters, a volunteer with Age Concern Tauranga Inc and one of the Top 10 Star Volunteers! In 2009, Jean began volunteering with Age Concern Tauranga's visiting service. Motivated by her mother's experience with loneliness, she started visiting a new friend weekly, providing companionship for 15 years. Throughout this time, Jean and her

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Top 10 Star Volunteer: Alf Terry

Introducing Alf Terry, one of the Top 10 Star Volunteers! Alf Terry has been volunteering for Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga Trust (BCSS) for over 14 years. He volunteers in the Chemotherapy Ward at the Tauranga Hospital providing morning and afternoon tea to patients having treatment plus their family, friends and whanau. This is

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Top 3 Star Volunteer: Rubirose Russell

Rubirose Russell of Maketū has already made a start on her chosen career at 14. She’s one of three Volunteering Services Bay of Plenty’s Volunteer Stars for her volunteer work making artistic resources for the early childhood centre at Maketū. It will come in handy when she qualifies as an ECE teacher in years

By |2024-09-02T14:55:15+12:00August 23rd, 2024|Volunteer Stories|Comments Off on Top 3 Star Volunteer: Rubirose Russell

Top 3 Star Volunteer: John Bothwell

John Bothwell has a hand in most of the volunteering activities in Katikati. He’s just been named as a Volunteering Star by Volunteering Services Bay of Plenty, and received his award at a Katikati Community Breakfast this week. A former pharmacist, at 74 John hasn’t bothered to retire. “I’ve got the time and plenty of

By |2024-09-02T14:55:33+12:00June 24th, 2024|Volunteer Stories|Comments Off on Top 3 Star Volunteer: John Bothwell

Top 3 Star Volunteer: Scotty Harvey

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By |2024-09-02T14:55:57+12:00June 24th, 2024|Volunteer Stories|Comments Off on Top 3 Star Volunteer: Scotty Harvey

Making a friendly space for elders in Waihī Beach

Trudy Van Stee is in her happy place - behind the drums at a music afternoon with about 20 members of A Friends Place. She’s surprised to be Volunteering Services’ Volunteer of the Month, but the many older people living at the beach aren’t. They know about the many activities and connections she’s developed. Trudy

By |2024-09-02T14:56:31+12:00June 10th, 2024|Volunteer Stories|Comments Off on Making a friendly space for elders in Waihī Beach

Get to know neighbours for a safer, friendlier city

Want to get to know your neighbours - and your city - better? Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood Support is keen to find more volunteer Area Coordinators, and help make the city more friendly, connected and safer. It has about 14,500 member families around the city, but needs more people to volunteer to take

By |2024-09-02T14:58:17+12:00June 9th, 2024|Volunteer Stories|Comments Off on Get to know neighbours for a safer, friendlier city

A new tool to support volunteer engagement

Volunteers | tūao give their unpaid time and skills to communities and causes they believe in. This volunteering action needs to be nurtured and enabled. Our Guidelines are based on what volunteers need and offers easy steps for you to meet their needs. Seven practice areas, based on the volunteering lifecycle journey have been identified. How

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Alzheimer’s Tauranga urgently needing volunteers

What have you got planned for 2024? Could you help by volunteering with Alzheimer’s Tauranga to make life more rewarding for the more than 600 families across the Western Bay of Plenty living with dementia? Alzheimers Tauranga is urgently looking for volunteers to help support the growing number of families affected by dementia. Many

By |2024-08-23T16:41:56+12:00February 8th, 2024|News, Updates, Volbop News, volunteer news|Comments Off on Alzheimer’s Tauranga urgently needing volunteers

Volunteering Services manager wins Local Hero medal

Tauranga Volunteering Services manager Angela Wallace is a finalist in the national Local Hero awards for her work founding Awhina House, a transitional housing residence for women.She says her nomination came as a complete surprise a couple of weeks ago when she received a medal in the mail. She is one of 100 finalists

By |2023-12-18T11:14:51+13:00November 29th, 2023|News, organisation news, Uncategorised, Volbop News|Comments Off on Volunteering Services manager wins Local Hero medal
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