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.
19 May 2025
Delivering kindness – teen serves community during gap year
Just one day after turning 18, Grace Gunn did her first shift as a Meals on Wheels delivery driver. By eagerly stepping into the role as soon as she was eligible, she’s become one of our youngest Meals on Wheels volunteers.
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30 October 2024
We need more people like Samuel
Samuel Parkinson first went into the Frankton Red Cross Shop as a volunteer 12 years ago, “I think I was at the point where, apart from looking for work, I had nothing else to do so I decided to volunteer.”
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2 June 2023
Spreading kindness through the New Zealand Disaster Fund
After Cyclone Gabrielle and severe weather events, the Kindness Collective committed everything they could to help affected families and communities. To support their incredible work, we provided a $100,000 grant from the New Zealand Disaster Fund.
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