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 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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3 October 2022
Local community rally to support new Kiwis
Steve, Ute, and Norton are three refugee support volunteers. They are among the twelve fully trained local volunteers with New Zealand Red Cross, ready and waiting to support Levin’s newest residents.
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3 February 2022
Meet DWST Volunteer Kendra Roddis
Our Disaster Welfare and Support Teams (DWST) respond to emergencies throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. Comprising 19 teams of highly committed, multi-skilled volunteers, DWST provides welfare support and psychological first aid to people impacted by disaster – which can be anything from earthquakes, floods and fires, to terrorist attacks.
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25 June 2021
Meals on Wheels: 70 years of love and care across Aotearoa
June 2021 marks 70 years of New Zealand Red Cross Meals on Wheels service. The programme has developed in many ways over time, but the love and care from our volunteers have proven to be the lasting foundation.
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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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