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.
27 March 2023
New Zealand Red Cross announces major contribution to Wairoa recovery effort
Over $1 million from the New Zealand Disaster Fund is being provided to people living in Wairoa to help them to recover from the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
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21 March 2023
How our Red Cross Shops are helping after Cyclone Gabrielle
At Red Cross, our power is our people, who live in the communities they serve and understand what their neighbours need. Our Napier Red Cross shop volunteers have been helping out however they can.
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26 February 2023
Preparing for and responding to Cyclone Gabrielle
Preparing for and responding to disasters is what we do. Even so, the scale of the devastation caused by recent weather and Cyclone Gabrielle is enormous.
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