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 May 2024
A little bit about the Florence Nightingale Medal
The Florence Nightingale Medal is the highest Red Cross award for nurses and voluntary nursing aides. Named after the famed British nurse, it honours people who’ve distinguished themselves in times of peace or war.
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13 December 2023
University of Auckland wins 2023 IHL Moot
The University of Auckland won New Zealand Red Cross IHL Moot Court Competition 2023. Future lawyers this year argued on a scenario around alleged war crimes committed by President Cosmo Mosco of the Republic of Canciferous and his military.
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9 December 2022
University of Auckland wins 2022 IHL Moot
Law students from three New Zealand universities recently competed in an International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot competition held in Wellington.
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23 November 2022
IHL Moot – fostering the next generation of law leaders
For nearly a decade, Jane has been a judge of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot competition, which brings aspiring lawyers from around the country together to debate complex issues with real world implications.
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8 November 2022
No one will come to help: why we must keep nuclear weapons unthinkable
There are more than 13,000 nuclear weapons in the world, many on ‘hair trigger’ alert status, ready to be launched at a few minutes notice, writes Dr Rebecca Dudley.
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