Be a volunteer

Unfortunately there are no more volunteer opportunities available this season as all the spots are full. Please keep an eye out on our Facebook and Instagram for updates.

The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust is a community-based organisation dependent on volunteers. We are tremendously grateful to all the volunteers for their valuable contributions to our work since the Trust’s inception in 1987.

Volunteer opportunities include:

• Become a trustee and assist in the governance of this long-established and respected conservation NGO.
• If you are aged between 18-25, you could become an Emerging Leader trustee. This is a one-year appointment where you will be taught about governance while offering a younger voice at governance level.
• ‘Wednesday Volunteers’ help in the nursery, raising seedlings and planting trees.
• ‘Habitat Volunteers’ volunteering to help in the habitats with the Trust involves many different types of work, including planting, trap checking and weed control.
• Groups (e.g. tertiary institutes, social clubs, corporates) are welcome to contact the Trust about opportunities to volunteer.

Please note that the Trust’s volunteer work does not involve handling penguins as that work requires a special wildlife handling permit from the Department of Conservation. For more information, please contact the Trust Office