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 April 2021
Helping connect people in disaster zones
It was supposed to be a one-off volunteer offer to help people in his local community. Little did Ewan Coldicott know that it was the start of his humanitarian journey which would bring him to different parts of the world.
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23 February 2021
Blog: From Aotearoa to Armenia, face-to-face with the unimaginable
In this blog, New Zealand Red Cross delegate Jessica Timings talks about her time in Armenia, helping the response to the needs of people fleeing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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22 February 2021
A chance to give back
Ten years have passed but Jaki George still vividly recalls 22 February 2011, the day a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit her home in Christchurch.
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22 February 2021
Every family reunited
Forced to flee his family and everything he'd ever known, Ali Mashal's story is one of survival, hope and determination.
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21 February 2021
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons enters into force: It’s time to join the right side of history
New Zealand Red Cross’ International Humanitarian Law Advisor, Rebecca Dudley, and Youth Activator, Sakhr Munassar co-author this editorial to mark this historic event.
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