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.
11 August 2023
Creative ways to find new volunteers
The Queenstown Disaster Welfare Support Team (DWST) gained five new volunteers from a speed dating event held in Wakatipu by Volunteer South as part of 2023 Volunteer Week.
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10 August 2023
Six months on: Red Cross commits $20 million in disaster relief
Update 12: We’ve now committed more than $20 million in support to disaster-affected communities following Cyclone Gabrielle and other severe weather events. In this update, we look back at what’s been achieved over the last six months.
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27 July 2023
Lending a hand in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Fortnightly update 11: More than half the New Zealand Disaster Fund has now been committed to helping people and communities. This fortnight, we focus on our support in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
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13 July 2023
Helping out in Hawke's Bay
Fortnightly update 10: We have now committed a total of $13.7 million to help communities respond, recover and prepare for the future. In this update we focus on our support for Hawke’s Bay.
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12 July 2023
World Refugee Day events across the country
Around the country, our staff, volunteers, members and whānau marked World Refugee Day and the contributions former refugees make to their communities. This is a snippet of some of these events.
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