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An organisation offering volunteer work abroad says New Zealand's tight job market is fuelling interest in its assignments and it has plenty on offer.
Some local charities are turning away people wanting to volunteer amid a flood of interest they say is linked to the high rate of unemployment.
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) chief executive Kate Wareham has noticed an increase in people applying who were out of work.
"It could be triggered by a redundancy or just a challenge in the job market here in New Zealand, but often it's something people have been thinking about for quite a while," she
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