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.
19 December 2024
Boxing Day Tsunami – memories from the Maldives
When the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami reached the Maldives the waves drove thousands of tonnes of sand and 37,000 cubic metres of dangerous waste through communities.
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5 December 2024
Volunteers are the heart of the Red Cross Movement
Kiwi John Entwistle has worked for the Red Cross in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe and says volunteers are the lifeblood of the Movement.
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25 November 2024
A look back on our 2023/24 year
New Zealand Red Cross is always here and part of our communities. Over the 2023/24 year, we have continued to support vulnerable communities at home and overseas, while making measured progress to ensure our 10-year strategic plan – Strategy 2030 – is achieved.
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21 October 2024
New Zealanders’ support helps thousands of people affected by the conflict in Ukraine
The generosity of New Zealanders means we have raised just over NZD$5 million to help people affected by the conflict in Ukraine.
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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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