Apply for 2027

Before you start, please read the Terms and Conditions. If you are approved for the programme, we will provide you with a participation handbook a few weeks before your departure. You need to be aged 20 to 30 on the departure date, and you can apply before you turn 20.

If you are accepted, you will receive a participation handbook before you travel. It sets out emergency contact details, and the processes and protocols to follow in situations that are unlikely but could happen. Volunteers aged 18 and over receive these details themselves. We strongly advise sharing them with family, but as adults it is their choice whether to do so. We also keep an emergency contact database for volunteers in China, based on the information each volunteer provides to us. We do not publish a 24-hour emergency number on this website.

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Your name *

First

Last

Email *

relationship we so

Mobile *

Town or city you live in *

Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) *

You need to be 20 or over by the departure date. You can apply before you turn 20.

Are you a New Zealand citizen? *

• Yes
• No

Do you have a passport valid until at least June 2028? *

• Yes
• No
• I'm applying for one

Your connection to the programme area *I live in the Whakatāne, Ōpōtiki, Kawerau or South Waikato districtI'm affiliated to Whakatōhea, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe or Ngāti Kahungunu (Heretaunga)BothNeither (my council or iwi may get in touch)

Which intake could you do? *

• March to June 2027
• September to December 2027

Can you attend all 180 hours of preparation training, including 80 hours in person (Ōpōtiki/Whakatāne and Napier)? *

• Yes
• I'd like to talk about it

Highest qualification, and the year you gained it *

Work and volunteering history (a few lines is fine) *

Languages you speak, and how well (English, Chinese, te reo Māori, others)

Age groups you'd like to teach

• Primary school
• High school
• University
• No preference

Any part of Chinese culture you're especially interested in?

Is there anything about your health or wellbeing we should know so we can support you? *

• No
• Yes
• I'd prefer to talk about it

Details are collected confidentially after an offer.

Do you have any criminal convictions? *

• No
• Yes

A police check is part of the process.

Why do you want to take part, and what do you hope to get out of it? *

What strengths and skills would you bring? *

Emergency contact: name *

Emergency contact: relationship to you *

Emergency contact: phone *

How did you hear about the programme?My councilMy iwiMy school or universityA friend or past volunteerSocial mediaOther

Declaration *

• I have read the Terms and Conditions and the Volunteer Handbook, the information I've given is true, and I agree to Eastern Bridge storing my details to assess my application, as set out in the Privacy policy.

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