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The New Zealand Portrait Gallery- always keen to hear from people interested in becoming a volunteer
The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata
Shed 11, 60 Lady Elizabeth Lane
Wellington
New Zealand
PO Box 25540
Wellington 6140
P +64 4 472 2298
This link takes you to the volunteer application form
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We tell the stories of New Zealanders through the art of portraiture
The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata was founded in 1990 as a charitable trust. We have been in our permanent home in Shed 11 on Wellington’s waterfront since 2010.
We enable audiences to encounter portraits of New Zealanders who, in all their diversity, have shaped our country’s development or influenced the way we think about ourselves. Through portraiture, we offer perspectives on ourselves, our history, our creativity, and our place in the world.
The Gallery relies almost exclusively on donations from individuals and organisations to fund for its ongoing work, and on sponsors to fund its annual portrait competitions – the Adam Portraiture Award and the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award. We would not exist without the hard work and dedication of our many volunteers who serve on our Board of Trustees our committees and as team members.
OPEN DAILY: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Except Christmas Day and Good Friday
FREE ENTRY
Shed 11, 60 Lady Elizabeth Lane
Wellington Waterfront 6011
WELFARE GUARDIAN VOLUNTEERS
Some may remember the talk in November last year by Dr Ben Gray, Associate Professor of General Practice in the Otago Medical School (Wellington) on ‘Adult decision-making as we get older; a review of the law’. This was largely about becoming an Enduring Power of Attorney for a relative or close friend.
Ben raised several dilemmas around these lay roles and outlined some of the complexities. He also mentioned the organisation he works in ‘Welfare Guardian Volunteers’. He hopes that there might be some among our membership who have had experience in such areas, and could help those in poorer circumstances or with limited resources. He is desperate for willing volunteers with a modicum of education and a little spare time. For more information see https://welfareguardians.nz/?wellington or email him at wwgtrust@gmail.com.