A look back on our 2023/24 year

New Zealand Red Cross is always here and part of our communities. Over this past year, we have continued to support vulnerable communities at home and overseas, while making measured progress to ensure our 10-year strategic plan – Strategy 2030 – is achieved.

Annual Report 2023/24

Throughout the 2024 Annual Report, you will see the stories of those that we have helped, or those who have helped others. We appreciate the sharing of their stories with us, to help everyone understand that New Zealand Red Cross is ready and prepared to support when needed.

View the full Annual Report 2023/24 (PDF, 22MB)

A snapshot – by the numbers

The work of New Zealand Red Cross, and the wider Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, is only made possible by the significant time and effort put in by members volunteering their time here and across the world. Everyone is welcome to find their place with us and join good people making a difference to humanity.

Migration

Our migration programmes support vulnerable migrants across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Sophia - warm Kiwi welcome and essential homewares

Former refugee arrivals were supported through our Pathways to Settlement programme.

Refugee background people were supported through our Pathways to Employment programme.

Convention refugees were supported through our Pathways to Protection programme.

A man and woman sitting next to each other.

Trained volunteers provided support to former refugees, asylum seekers, or other vulnerable migrants.

Emergency management

We work to help New Zealanders prepare for disasters and we support them during and after an event.

Disaster Welfare and Support Team volunteers.

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Responses to new domestic emergency events.

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Hours logged by DWST volunteers responding to emergencies.

International

In times of disasters, conflict, and other emergencies, we respond to the needs of vulnerable people around the world.

Countries were supported by our International programmes.

International Delegate Gail Corbett in Kabul, Afghanistan 2024

International delegate deployments.

Of international delegate deployments were in support of international humanitarian crises.

International delegate Dallas Roy leaving for Turkey - Feb 2023

Trained delegates were available for international deployment, ready to support as and when needed, across the globe.

Restoring Family Links

Our Restoring Family Links service reconnects families across the world that have been separated by armed conflict, disaster and migration.

New Restoring Family Links enquiries received.

New Restoring Family Links cases opened.

Restoring Family links cases closed.

Community programmes

We offer a range of nationally organised programmes, delivered straight to our local communities.

Cities and towns had Red Cross volunteers delivering Meals on Wheels.

Meals were delivered by our volunteers.

Volunteers delivered Meals on Wheels.

Red Cross Shops

We provide quality pre-loved items and promote sustainability in our Red Cross Shops, to raise essential funds for New Zealand Red Cross.

Nationally managed Red Cross Shops.

Woman holding a box of donated items for the Red Cross shop

Items diverted from landfill every year.

Volunteers supported our nationally managed Red Cross Shops.

First Aid

We aim to enhance Aotearoa New Zealand’s community resilience by delivering high-quality First Aid training courses, and supply and support Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and other First Aid products.

First Aid courses delivered.

People in Aotearoa New Zealand trained in our First Aid courses.

A volunteer demonstrates first aid to a group of students

Of training participants rated our First Aid courses as good or better.

AEDs supplied.

More information

To request a copy of the full financial statements, you can contact us on 0800 RED CROSS (0800 733 2766) or email hello@redcross.org.nz.