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 June 2024
Shortages of Meals on Wheels drivers in South Auckland means volunteers are doing multiple shifts a week
Meals on Wheels drivers are needed in South Auckland’s Otahuhu and Mount Wellington suburbs to help volunteers doing multiple shifts a week.
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9 February 2024
A year on: Full $28.5 million committed to community disaster relief
Update 15: A year after Cyclone Gabrielle and other severe weather events in early 2023 we’ve committed the entire New Zealand Disaster Fund to helping people and communities affected.
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16 November 2023
Looking after mental health in recovering communities
Update 14: In this update we focus on our work supporting mental health in recovering communities and check in on three community grant recipients.
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30 August 2023
Long-lost cousins reconnected after 40 years
Red Cross’ Restoring Family Links programme played a crucial role in reconnecting three cousins after more than 40 years.
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28 August 2023
Meals on Wheels volunteering runs through generations
Kay and Karan are among the 3,000 volunteers with New Zealand Red Cross who deliver hot meals to people unable to cook for themselves. Find out about their Meals on Wheels journey.
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