Volunteer of the Year Awards
WM New Zealand Volunteer of the Year Awards
Nominations for the 2025 WM New Zealand Volunteer of the Year Awards are now open! Netball New Zealand and WM are pleased to be acknowledging the very best of our Community Netball volunteers.
Who at your Netball Centre has really stepped up? Who has a positive attitude and really understands what volunteering is all about? We know volunteers don’t do it for recognition however, nominating a volunteer is the perfect way to acknowledge the work that they do and to say thank you.
There are five categories a volunteer can be nominated for:
- Volunteer Coach of the Year
- Volunteer Official of the Year
- Volunteer Administrator of the Year
- Youth Volunteer of the Year
- Community Volunteer Champion of the Year
The full ‘Category Descriptions & Judging Criteria’ (including the definition of a volunteer and the age limits for the youth category) can be found here.
Nominate on the official form here.
Entries open: Mon, 18 Aug (for 2 weeks) and close Sun, 31 Aug at midnight.
Volunteer of the Month
Nominations for the Volunteer of the Month (VOM) Awards are now closed for 2025. They will open again for the winter playing season in May 2026.
The Volunteer of the Month Awards encourage our local communities to nominate their netball volunteers. These awards aim to acknowledge and thank volunteers for their support, time and effort they put into running and organising community netball. All affiliated Centres across New Zealand are eligible to participate
If you have any questions about VOM, please email Jenna at
Volunteer Resources
Netball New Zealand has created a range of Volunteer resources to help you support and facilitate netball in our community. Some of the available resources include information about how to recruit volunteers, a volunteer culture check, inducting your volunteers, role descriptions including examples for you to use, the importance of a Volunteer Manager and support around how to safeguard children. There are more editable resources available on Netball New Zealand’s Sport Tutor.
Join the Netball Whānau
Do you want to:
- Give back to your local community and make a difference?
- Belong to something and feel valued?
- Socialise with others and make new friends?
- Have fun and gain some new skills?
- Share your knowledge to enable others to have a great experience?
- Support your kids?
- Just have more Netball in your life?
If the answer is YES to any of the above, come and join the Netball whānau!
Many volunteers choose to coach, manage or umpire for a Club or School Team. There are also of volunteers that develop the skills of our coaches and umpires. Other volunteers get involved in running Netball by working in administrative or governance roles within Centres. Volunteers can also be part of specific project or helping out with one-off events or tournaments.
Find out how you can make a difference in your community. You will be able to share how you think you might be able to help and what skills you bring. We encourage these roles to be flexible so you can volunteer in your own way at a time that suits you.
To be connected to your local Centre, please email Jenna