Centenary

From the role of women in the war to the use and misuse of the Red Cross emblem, read the stories about our involvement in the war.

Read about some of our early peacetime activities - from first aid training to reuniting families.

Young people are an important part of our organisation, and have been since the early days of the Junior Red Cross.

The Hawke's Bay earthquake shook the country in 1931. Read about how we responded.

From sending Red Cross parcels to the birth of Red Cross messages, we played an important role in World War II.

Read about the first refugee camps our aid workers were sent to, as well as our first welfare team in Vietnam in 1967.

When disaster has struck over the last 100 years, we've been there - from the Wahine Disaster to the Pike River mine explosion.

Read stories about our early involvement in the Pacific, a region that we continue to support today.

Read stories about the first aid workers that we sent overseas.

Read about our early community programmes, helping out people with Meals on Wheels and being good neighbours.

Read stories about the beginning of our refugee resettlement programmes and services.

Read stories about the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, and how we responded to one of New Zealand's biggest disasters.