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.
15 June 2023
$10 million in grants made from the New Zealand Disaster Fund
Fortnightly update 8: This week we reached the $10 million mark for grants given to help communities affected by the floods and cyclone. Recent grants include ones to support hardship, run counselling services, provide baby supplies and support clean-up.
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2 June 2023
Spreading kindness through the New Zealand Disaster Fund
After Cyclone Gabrielle and severe weather events, the Kindness Collective committed everything they could to help affected families and communities. To support their incredible work, we provided a $100,000 grant from the New Zealand Disaster Fund.
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1 June 2023
Fostering community connection after a disaster
Fortnightly update 7: We’ve been delivering dozens of clean-up kits, and made grants to support mental health, volunteers working in rural communities, doctor’s visits and many other activities.
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29 May 2023
The Auckland floods – Rahul’s story
Rahul’s home is one of 200 destroyed and declared uninhabitable in Auckland after the flooding in late January.
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25 May 2023
One Voice amplified by funding support
The New Zealand Disaster Fund has provided a grant of $50,000 to Lynsey’s organisation, One Voice Charitable Trust, to support their ongoing work helping those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke’s Bay.
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