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The newest member of Manaaki Tāngata – Victim Support’s National Board is Darren Rewi. He was elected at last year’s annual general meeting as the South Island Māori Representative following nomination by the Queenstown Local Group Committee.

After the loss of her husband, Michelle faced a daunting court process. A process that she isn't sure she would have been able to get through without her Victim Support Worker, Deborah.

It had been a day like any other for 20-year-old student and part-time hospitality worker Annie Mills, when two men rushed into the restaurant where she worked, pushed her colleague to the ground and then went for the till.

The power of volunteering is something that Victim Support’s new Head of Volunteering, Mary Curnow, is very much an advocate of. She’s seen many times the incredibly positive impact it can have on people in need, communities, organisations, and the volunteers themselves.

Victim Support were there for Billy Davis when his wife unexpectedly passed away and now he’s determined to be there for others as a volunteer Victim Support Worker.

You can hear the pride in Lynene’s voice when she talks about her son Cameron.

“He was such an outgoing, loving, caring young man,” she says. “And he was so loved. By so many people.”

It was just over a year ago that Lynene, Simon, and their family had their world turned upside down when their beloved Cameron lost his battle with depression and took his own life.