Hokonui TimeBank - where your time counts
How to visit Hokonui TimeBank
You are welcome to visit Hokonui TimeBank at the Community Connections Centre, 1 Charlton Lane, Gore. It is a good idea to phone for an appointment before visiting as the office is not always open.
You can also contact our Hokonui TimeBank coordinator on (03) 208 8480 during office hours or 0220 482 050 after hours; alternately you can leave a message or send a text.
TimeBank facts
TimeBank was created and developed as a community based, shared help scheme in the U.S.A. and has spread to 50+ countries. TimeBank has evolved into several slightly different forms of organised give-and-receive networks that provide local services and help build community ties.
New Zealand’s first TimeBank, the Lyttelton TimeBank, was established in 2001 and today has 250+ members. Other TimeBanks operating in New Zealand include: East Bay TimeBank in Whakatane has 156 members, Kaitaia TimeBank in Northland has 15 members, New Brighton Timebank in Christchurch has 35 members, Roimata Timebank in Christchurch has 28 members, and Otaki Timebank has 7 members (all as of late 2010).
For further information:
National Radio This Way Up by Simon Morton, Time Banks weave community one hour at a time - TimeBanks USA, Time to give and take and Guide to UK Time Banking - Time Banking UK, and Wales’ very successful Spice community development project.
What is a TimeBank?
TimeBank is a community system in which a person who volunteers one hour of their time helping someone, is rewarded with a one-hour time credit. They can then use that time credit or their accrued time credits to receive help from someone else.
Everyone’s time is equal no matter what each hour is spent doing!
1 hour of you helping someone else = 1 hour of time to your credit.
You can spend your time credits on other people helping you, or you can donate them to friends or worthy causes that need help.
It costs nothing to join Hokonui TimeBank - so why are you waiting?
Hokonui TimeBank is based in Gore and serves local communities throughout the Eastern Southland and South Otago region of New Zealand.
Follow the TimeBank cycle below to see examples of how Hokonui TimeBank can work for you, and more importantly - how you can help others.
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