Red Cross stories
Red Cross stories
Read our stories filled with humanity, resilience and the spirit of volunteering. They show how your support is helping vulnerable people in New Zealand and around the world.
4 November 2024
Help for those less mobile in Dunedin floods
October 2024 was the third time Sandra Williams' house in South Dunedin had been flooded, but last time she’d been more mobile and able to take care of herself.
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8 October 2024
Safe haven from flooding with toys and a view
Mark Wills was in Dunedin for a couple of hours with his two children to meet friends when the road closed behind them and left them stranded.
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7 October 2024
Warm smiles and a dry roof for flood-affected people in the South
Two of the wettest days in over a hundred years left a number of Dunedin and Otago people without safe homes or stranded away from home last week.
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21 December 2023
Balclutha Branch recognised for over 80 years of service to the community
The entire Red Cross Balclutha Branch received a National Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of their 84 years of service. The award recognises people who’ve made a special and noteworthy contribution to Red Cross.
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26 January 2023
Orchard work provides stepping stones for new Kiwis
At the beginning of December 2022, a group of 10 people from Southland headed to Central Otago to start seasonal jobs – their first taste of work experience in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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