Get involved

Here’s your chance to get involved and give back to your community! Chuck us a few bucks for our essential mahi if you’re able to, donate your time or check out job opportunities on this page. If you’re looking for other ways to get involved in your community, head over to ‘what we do’, or get in touch.

A group of people are interacting at a repair cafe event in Newtown

Face painting at a Newtown community event

People attending an event in the Newtown Community Centre theatre

People at a repair cafe event in Newtown

How you can contribute

If you appreciate our mahi, we’d love your support. We run primarily on grants which we’re very thankful for, but they don’t always allow us to do all of the community mahi we see is needed. Every donation is appreciated.

If you make a donation, we’d love to say thank you, so feel free to send us an email if you do!

Drop into the office during our office hours with cash or your eftpos card
Donate to our givealittle here
Make a payment directly into our account:
06-0574-0236602-00
Newtown Community and Cultural Centre

Set up an automatic payment to us from your account to ours:
06-0574-0236602-00
Newtown Community and Cultural Centre

Opportunities

Mahi / Paid work

Taituarā o te Kaiwhakahaere / Assistant Manager at Newtown Community Centre
The Newtown Community Centre / Te Whare Hapori o Ngā Puna Waiora (NCC) is looking for a people-person with experience in community development, staff, volunteer and programme management, plus comms experience, in this newly established role as the Assistant Manager / Taituarā o te Kaiwhakahaere. You would be working closely with the Kaiwhakahaere / General Manager at this buzzing, diverse community centre. Check out the full job advert here and apply by end of day Sunday 25th May - send CV and cover letter to ellie@newtowncommunity.org.nz

Volunteer

Newtown News contributors

If you live in or love Newtown, you could be a contributor to the Newtown News, our little zine for Newtown, by Newtowners. We’re always looking for casual writers and artists for this free publication. Email us if you’re interested in being added to the contributors list – you’ll get an email each month with the theme, asking if you’re interested in contributing.

Newtown News deliverers

We distribute around 750 copies of the Newtown News around the suburb each month, so if you’re a keen walker, get in touch! You could deliver your own road, or do a longer trip and explore Newtown – whatever works for your schedule. Contact us if you’re interested.

Newtown Tool Librarians

If you love tools and DIY and are available on occasional Wednesdays 5-7pm or Saturdays 11am-1pm, you could join our Tool Library as a Tool Librarian! Helping our community save money and reduce waste – by fixing things AND by not buying unnecessary tools.

Find out more and apply

Newtown Tool Library ad-hoc volunteers

Can’t make the dates/times above but support the kaupapa of the Tool Library? We run occasional working bees at different times to do odd jobs around the Tool Library – e.g. going through donated tools, repairing broken tools etc. Contact us if you’re interested.

Help your community, join the Wellington Timebank

Timebankers are NOT traditional volunteers, but it’s an awesome way to make an impact in your community. Individuals and community organisations post offers and requests for skills on the Timebank’s online platform and you can respond, offering your time in exchange for time credits – which you can then use in exchange for others’ skills!

Check it out

Start a community event or group

Have an idea for a community event, class or group? We offer a wide range of venues for hire at affordable rates, as well as supporting you to make your event or group successful. Check out our venues for hire here.