VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad)

10/10/2026

That's a wrap for Fijian Language Week 2026!

Farewelling the week we have Katie and her team from Model Towns Charitable Trust (Koroipita) 🏡

Bula vinaka and thanks for joining along in celebrating Fijian Language this week!

09/10/2026

Happy Fiji Day 💙🩵❤️

Today we're spotlighting two very special people from our VSA Fiji programme. Lavenia, who works as our Country Programme Coordinator and Emma, who is our Country Programme Manager.

Together these two work to build partnerships within the local Fiji community and make sure our volunteers have everything they need to do their mahi.

Bula vinaka to Lavenia and Emma, and happy Fiji Day to everyone!

09/10/2026

O sa kana?? 🐟🥥🍲

Here's Julie with here favourite Fijian phrase. Daru lai kana - lets go eat!

Julie is currently on a VSA assignment as a Regional Governance Advisor with International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)

09/10/2026

On October 15th, VSA kaimahi will be taking part in UNICEF's Pacific 'Fits Day campaign 🌺💃🌴

On this day, we'll wear our favourite Pacific-inspired 'fit and raising money to support UNICEF's water, sanitation and hygiene programmes in Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

This is a chance for us to celebrate the beauty of Pacific culture, whilst also raising awareness and helping to support access to safer water today and for generations to come.

To learn more, head to https://pacificfitsday.org.nz/volunteer-service-abroad-te-taau-tawahi-vsa

Stay tuned for our OOTD (outfit of the day) next Thursday!

08/10/2026

Ni sa bula vinaka and welcome to Fijian Language Week! 💙🩵💙

For the past eight months, Cushla has been volunteering with Live and Learn as a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor.

Here she is with her favourite Fijian phrase!

07/10/2026

Heads up to our Tasman whanau📣

Nelson will be holding their first Pasifika Festival on Saturday 17 October. Head along to Founders Heritage Park to experience amazing entertainment, dance, and kai!

07/10/2026

📢 The October edition of our monthly newsletter, Ngā reo o VSA, is out now!

In this edition, we celebrate Macawa ni Vosa vakaViti - Fijian Language Week 🇫🇯 and share a family reflection from Timor-Leste 🇹🇱. You'll also find updates on VSA membership, what international volunteering brings to NZ, our recent CID Collaboration Award 2026 🏆, our partnership with Safewill, and we highlight some volunteer opportunities for those ready to make a meaningful difference in the Pacific and beyond 🚀

👉 Read the full newsletter here: https://ow.ly/kMwF50ZVBqE
👉 Sign up to the mailing list: https://ow.ly/JpOO50ZVBqz

06/10/2026

Ready for your next adventure?

Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is looking for an Occupational Therapist who specialises in mental health services to work alongside the Cook Islands Te Marae Ora - Ministry of Health in Rarotonga. 🌸

In this 12-month role, you'll support the Cook Islands' Mental Health team in strengthening the community's wellbeing, from new mums with postnatal depression through to older people with dementia and everything in between.

To help you along the way, VSA provides:
✈️ Return flights
🏡 Secure accommodation
🧾 Comprehensive insurance
🤝 A monthly living allowance

Sound like you? Head to https://vsa.org.nz/jobadder-1124994/ to learn more, or contact us at [email protected]

Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand
Occupational Therapy New Zealand - Whakaora Ngangahau Aotearoa

05/10/2026

Who uses Google Maps to plan their travel? 🙋

Solomon Star News has recently written an article about the lack of tourism information on Google Maps about Gizo, the capital of the Solomon Islands' Western Province.

Hanne Van Beek has been volunteering with the Western Provincial Government as a Culture and History Research Advisor and spoke to the Solomon Star about the work the Government is doing to promote tourism in the region.

Read the article here: https://www.solomonstarnews.com/local-tourism-operators-urged-put-gizo-on-google-map/

Photo credit: Solomon Star

03/10/2026

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Thank you to all those who continue to support the work of VSA.

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