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.
29 May 2023
The Auckland floods – Rahul’s story
Rahul’s home is one of 200 destroyed and declared uninhabitable in Auckland after the flooding in late January.
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3 February 2023
Dropping everything to help out in Auckland
Last Friday, Stuart Whelan and his family were at the airport ready for their 6pm flight to attend his mother in laws’ 80th birthday. Then, the airport began to flood.
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15 November 2022
"He just loved meeting people" – Soni’s story
We pay tribute to Wiremu Soni Rogan (known as Soni), veteran Auckland Meals on Wheels driver who brightened everyone’s lives. Soni died in August, but his legacy lives on.
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22 August 2022
First anniversary of Afghan evacuees arriving in New Zealand
A year ago today (23 August 2021) the first Afghan evacuees arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand. Many arrived with just the clothes they were wearing when they fled their country as the Taliban took-over rule.
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21 June 2021
Red Cross responds to weather events across the North Island
New Zealand Red Cross’ disaster response team members have been supporting people affected by the tornado which hit South Auckland on Saturday 19 June, while volunteers across the North Island are on stand ready to assist people affected by the wild weather.
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