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.
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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23 February 2023
Cash assistance provides vital, dignified support for Ukrainians
Red Cross cash assistance is providing much needed support to the people of Ukraine affected by conflict.
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17 February 2023
Dallas Roy, our international delegate, leaving for Türkiye
As part of our response to the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes, our first international specialist delegate, Dallas Roy, leaves for Türkiye this Friday.
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3 February 2023
Dropping everything to help out in Auckland
Last Friday, Stuart Whelan and his family were at the airport ready for their 6pm flight to attend his mother in laws’ 80th birthday. Then, the airport began to flood.
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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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