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.
17 August 2023
Giving hope in cyclone-torn Hawke’s Bay communities
Six months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, regional project manager Carol Ball reflects on her time working alongside the ‘phenomenal’ Hawke’s Bay community.
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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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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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29 June 2023
Focusing on our support in Tairāwhiti
Fortnightly update 9: In the last two weeks, we reached $12 million total committed funds from the New Zealand Disaster Fund. Recent grants include ones to support children’s wellbeing, food security, and financial support for farming families.
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15 June 2023
$10 million in grants made from the New Zealand Disaster Fund
Fortnightly update 8: This week we reached the $10 million mark for grants given to help communities affected by the floods and cyclone. Recent grants include ones to support hardship, run counselling services, provide baby supplies and support clean-up.
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