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.
9 February 2024
A year on: Full $28.5 million committed to community disaster relief
Update 15: A year after Cyclone Gabrielle and other severe weather events in early 2023 we’ve committed the entire New Zealand Disaster Fund to helping people and communities affected.
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8 February 2024
How Home Bundles Help – Hend’s Story
We met up with Hend Selim and Laila Abd El Gawad, just two of more than 1,000 Home Bundles recipients who have already received their delivery, to hear their story about the severe weather events of 2023.
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30 January 2024
National Awards recognise exceptional service in Cyclone Gabrielle response
It’s pretty hard to mobilise the power of humanity without human beings. That’s why every year we recognise the service of our people through national honours and awards.
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29 January 2024
Six decades of service recognised
Napier local Joan Cockburn received a Service Award which recognises her 60 years of service to Red Cross.
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16 January 2024
Southland’s hospitality helps new Kiwis to settle well
Southland community has welcomed former refugees with warmth and kind hearts as they rebuild their lives in Aotearoa New Zealand. Samuel, Nelson, and Leudy are just three of the 353 former refugees who have come to Southland since New Zealand Red Cross began providing settlement services in Invercargill in 2018.
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