Community Leaders Mentoring Programmes

Mentoring Foundation of New Zealand joins up with community partners across Aotearoa New Zealand to bring mentoring to community sector leaders - providing support and leadership development

2026 Community Leadership Programmes

In 2026 the following programmes are on offer to community leaders

Taranaki Community Leaders Mentoring Programme

Once again, we've teamed up with long-time community partner, The Wheelhouse, to offer the Taranaki Community Leaders Mentoring Programme for community leaders in Taranaki.

This is a six-month mentoring programme, aimed at supporting community leaders through focused mentoring relationships.

The programme is running between April and October 2026.

Registrations for this programme have now closed.

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Southland / Invercargill Community Leaders Mentoring Programme

Greenlight Innovations and Mentoring Foundation are teaming up to offer another community governance and leadership mentoring programme.

The programme begins late July 2026.

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Central Lakes Leadership in Governance Mentoring Programme -

Volunteer South and community focused organisation, huddl, are partnering with Mentoring Foundation to provide a mentoring programme for community leaders in governance, in the Central Lakes area.

This mentoring programme will be running from March to November 2026.

Registrations for this programme have now closed.

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Wilberforce Foundation Leadership Mentoring Programme -

Wilberforce Foundation is partnering with Mentoring Foundation to provide a mentoring programme for community leaders, in the Auckland area.

This mentoring programme will be running from June to December 2026.

Registrations for this programme are now closed.

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Kāpiti Leadership Mentoring Programme

Once again, we've teamed up with our community partner, Volunteer Kapiti, to offer the Kapiti Leadership Mentoring Programme for community leaders in Kapiti.

This is a six-month mentoring programme, aimed at supporting community leaders through focused mentoring relationships.

The programme is running between July and December 2026.

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Other Programmes

Mentoring Foundation have partnered with many community organisations.

This includes Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand; Volunteering New Zealand; Community Waikato; Volunteering Northland, Volunteer Central, SociaLink, Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa, Gisborne Volunteer Centre, Volunteer Marlborough, Waiora House (Taupō), Volunteer Wellington, Sport Canterbury, Community Governance Aotearoa, Volunteer South and many more community sector organisations. Keep an eye out here for new programmes, or connect directly with your community support organisations to find out what's on near you.