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.
10 September 2025
Red Cross Movement mobilises urgent aid after devastating Afghanistan earthquake
A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on 31 August, causing widespread destruction across Kunar, Nangarhar, and Laghman provinces.
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2 July 2024
Life in Afghanistan as a health programme coordinator
International delegate Gail Corbett just managed to get her home heating fixed in Horowhenua in time before returning to Kabul in Afghanistan.
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20 December 2021
A bittersweet escape from Kabul
Amid the chaos of Kabul in August, Afghan pharmacist Zamir waited outside the airport wondering if he would ever safely make it out of Afghanistan to be with his fiancé on the other side of the world. Read about his courageous journey to a new life in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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