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.
6 August 2024
Responding to Papua New Guinea’s landslide disaster
The landside, approximately the size of 18 football pitches, which swept through Enga province in the highlands of Papua New Guinea in late May, is no longer front-page news - but Red Cross have not forgotten the people affected by the disaster.
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11 July 2024
On the ground in Wairoa
When Wairoa flooded for the second year in a row last month, our Disaster Welfare Support Teams were soon there to help.
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8 July 2024
Marking World Refugee Day across the country
We share snippets from events around New Zealand, as our people and local communities marked World Refugee Day and celebrated the successes and contributions former refugees make.
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2 July 2024
Life in Afghanistan as a health programme coordinator
International delegate Gail Corbett just managed to get her home heating fixed in Horowhenua in time before returning to Kabul in Afghanistan.
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21 June 2024
Volunteering on Waiheke Island
Waiheke Branch President Jill Caughley on the island’s dedicated Red Cross volunteers, unique community needs, and how she keeps track of all the information that comes her way.
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