Project Costs
The cost for the main volunteer programme is £875 for 2 weeks, 3 weeks is £1225, 4 weeks is £1395, and every extra week beyond 4 weeks is £300. The cost for the Forest Conservation Internship is £3195 for 10 weeks and £3795 for 12 weeks.
These costs cover all food, accommodation, excursions in the surrounding area, night safaris, pick up & drop off in Dargaville, all training and supervision by instructors, and WorkingAbroad Projects backup and placement support. Your airfare to and from New Zealand, transport to and from the project start location in Dargaville, travel/medical insurance and personal expenses are not included within this price. It is mandatory for you to take out travel and medical insurance for the duration of the project.
Payment Terms
To secure your placement on the Volunteer in New Zealand project, you will need to complete and submit the online application form with your application payment of £195 (included in the total project costs listed above). If for some reason, your application is not accepted, we will reimburse this payment fully. However, for those who are accepted, you will be required to pay the remaining balance 2 months before arrival. Once we have confirmed your place, you will receive an information package on the programme background, your role as a volunteer, the work you will do, suggested items to bring, how to travel there and so on.
Project Dates
Volunteers can stay for 2-week durations and longer, on the start dates listed below, where you can add on an extra week if you wish.
Forest Conservation Interns can join on any Monday between November and the end of January, for a minimum 10-week duration.
| Start | End | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| December 29th 2025 | January 12th 2026 | |
| January 5th 2026 | January 19th 2026 | |
| January 19th 2026 | February 2nd 2026 | |
| February 2nd 2026 | February 16th 2026 | |
| February 16th 2026 | March 2nd 2026 | |
| March 2nd 2026 | March 16th 2026 | |
| March 16th 2026 | March 29th 2026 |