kiwis in the field

Red Cross Humanitarian Aid Workers from New Zealand are deployed across the world to help in times of crisis and in rebuilding efforts once the crisis has passed.  > For information on becoming an aid worker.

New Zealand Red Cross humanitarian aid workers Colleen Clark and Marion Picken.
medals awarded to international aid workers
2010/03/09

Wellingtonian Red Cross humanitarian aid workers Marion Picken and Colleen Clark have each been awarded the New Zealand Operational Service Medal and the New Zealand General Service Medal for their work in Afghanistan.The New Zealand Operational Serv..   read more Read More

Damage in Tonga. Mike Whittle Australian Red Cross.
red cross aid workers return from pacific
2010/02/25

New Zealand Red Cross aid workers sent to Tonga and the Cook Islands following destructive cyclones returned to New Zealand today (Tuesday).Douglas Clark, now back in his home town of Dunedin, said Tonga was fortunate to escape serious damage...   read more Read More

Red Cross aid worker Judy Gilmour with a patient in Peshawar suffering from hand wounds.
red cross aid worker home for new year
2010/01/05

Red Cross aid worker Judy Gilmour will be spending New Year in Auckland with family and friends this year after recently returning from her first mission in Pakistan for New Zealand Red Cross. Based in Peshawar Field Hospital, Judy has spent the l..   read more Read More

An Irish Red Cross water and sanitation team examines the in-ground storage in a high scool in Banda Aceh.
Kiwi leading Red Cross’ tsunami recovery efforts four years on
2008/12/10

The reconstruction and rebuilding in the wake of the 26 December 2004 South East Asia tsunami is on going four years after the disaster, and overseeing the operation is Kiwi Jerry Talbot. Working with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresce..   read more Read More

Rachael Maunsell at the ICRC hospital for the weapon wounded in Peshawar, Pakistan
christchurch red cross aid worker goes back to hospital before christmas
2009/12/10

With her feet barely back on home soil, New Zealand Red Cross humanitarian aid worker Rachael Maunsell is set to deploy to Afghanistan just three months after returning from mission in Pakistan, just in time for a winter Christmas. Rachael returned from her..   read more Read More

New Zealand Red Cross aid worker and Florence nightingale medal recipient Joyce Hood: New Zealand Red Cross
international medal awarded to new zealand red cross aid worker
2009/05/03

While others her age may be slowing down, there is no stopping New Zealand Red Cross aid worker Joyce Hood. Ms Hood has recently been awarded the Florence Nightingale medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Florence Nightingale med..   read more Read More