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.
29 November 2022
January Youth Psychological First Aid courses
We’re hosting Youth Psychological First Aid courses in Ngāmotu | New Plymouth and Tauranga to provide rangatahi with the knowledge and skills to support others in times of crisis.
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23 November 2022
IHL Moot – fostering the next generation of law leaders
For nearly a decade, Jane has been a judge of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot competition, which brings aspiring lawyers from around the country together to debate complex issues with real world implications.
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21 November 2022
Men making a difference helping former refugees settle well
“Quite a number of men are settled here on their own, through the quota system. Often, they’ve been separated from families involuntarily due to conflict – one of the people I am working with has a young son.”
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15 November 2022
"He just loved meeting people" – Soni’s story
We pay tribute to Wiremu Soni Rogan (known as Soni), veteran Auckland Meals on Wheels driver who brightened everyone’s lives. Soni died in August, but his legacy lives on.
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9 November 2022
Helping remote Tongan communities learn life saving first aid
New Zealand Red Cross international delegate Lesley Jacobson has just returned to Aotearoa New Zealand after spending two weeks teaching community first aid to 16 local first aid trainers from four different islands.
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