Volunteers

Do you love the Dunedin Botanic Gardens? Want to join our fun, dynamic & friendly volunteer team? Volunteering at the Botanic Garden Information Centre is a great way to meet new people, gain work experience, interact with our overseas visitors, practice skills relating to customer service, retail and tourism & to promote the garden we all love so much.

We welcome enquiries – 03 471 9275, friends@friendsdbg.co.nz. Claire van Loon Sim, Coordinator.

The Dunedin Botanic Garden Information Centre has volunteer opportunities /work experience available 363 days a year.

• Shifts available are 10-1 and 1-4, 7 days a week excluding Christmas Day and Good Friday.
• Tour guiding opportunities within Botanic Gardens also available.
• Enjoy fun, interactive newsletters.
• Learn about the history of New Zealand’s oldest Botanic Garden.
• Join our prestigious team & be one of the “faces” of the Garden, the first point of contact for most visitors.
• Gain new skills, confidence & friends.
• Discover our Garden’s history.
• Learn about the plants, the seasons, the birds.
• Meet our wonderful team of curators.
• Swap stories with our overseas visitors, hear about their travels.
• Enjoy surprise treats & fun tasks designed to make your work more enjoyable.
• Get to know our regular visitors, watch the children grow, keep the ducks happy!
• Receive 1 year complimentary membership in the Friends of Dunedin Botanic Garden.
• Be the first to hear the plans & dreams for the future of our lovely garden.
• As a member, have a say in future developments by voting at AGMS.
• Learn alongside skilled members of the team.